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Friends of Poverty Eradication Policies
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November 19, 2004
Editor: While addressing the nation on matters of social and economic concerns at a press conference recently, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves warn...
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May God bless you, Sister Patricia Caruth
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November 19, 2004
Editor: This is to commend the work of a nursing veteran, Senior Nursing Officer (SNO) Community Sister Patricia Caruth. “You are an outstanding per...
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Rural areas need more doctors
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November 19, 2004
Editor: Why are medical graduates not working in the rural areas? In reference to the article "Doctors At Large" in your last edition, please help me ...
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Seeking solutions to violence
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November 12, 2004
Editor: It is evident that most people are concerned about the violent trends plaguing the nation, and the suffering experienced by the victims of vio...
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NDP attacking Taiwanese
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November 12, 2004
After 17 years in which the NDP destroyed most of the industries – sugar, coconut oil, Diamond Dairy and stone crushing – they are now in the oppo...
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Why no challenge from revolutionaries?
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November 12, 2004
EDITOR: It is important that we examine the term “revolution”, especially since there is so much claim to revolutionary ideas as we begin our 26th...
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Being relevant in a constantly changing world
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November 12, 2004
Editor: As globalisation continues to affect our tiny nation, permit me to ask if our leaders see the need for the country to move to a knowledge-base...
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Political mudslinging in SVG must stop now
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November 12, 2004
EDITOR: My concerns about partisanship in this country is not so much about the level of tribalism that it is said to generate, but the lack of profou...
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Crime within the police force?
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November 5, 2004
Editor: We have to be careful, in reacting to the escalating crime situation, not to allow individual and collective freedom to be eroded under the gu...
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Put country before party
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November 5, 2004
Editor: The letter carried in last week’s edition by Francis Periera on the controversial cross-country road makes interesting reading, since the wr...
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Postal Service making strides
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November 5, 2004
Editor: I wish to respond to a letter appearing in the October 22, 2004 edition of your paper, under the caption "St Vincent postal service behind tim...
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Why we must build the cross country road
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October 29, 2004
by Dr. Jerrol Thompson Minister Telecoms, Science Technology and Industry. "The majority of those who live in our cities today originate from rural co...
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Church must take some responsibility
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October 29, 2004
EDITOR: Many pertinent points were addressed by the students at the Lions Club South Public Speaking Finals concerning the issue of crime in our socie...
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Cross country road debate too political
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October 29, 2004
EDITOR: I write with some concern that the present debate on the proposed cross country road (CCR) is now unfortunately degenerating into a political ...
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Why rush to build cross country road?
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October 29, 2004
Editor: I find it somewhat disturbing the way that my government has been dealing lately with anyone who raises any question surrounding the proposed ...
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It is serious!
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October 29, 2004
Stalking the Land While we slumber, violent crime keeps unmasking its ugly visage throughout our land. Yes, slumber indeed, for as our consciences res...
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Big up Vincie mas makers
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October 28, 2004
Editor: Well the last carnival in North America (Miami) is over and I have finally disciplined myself to the keyboard to write this. I have toyed with...
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When will our leaders begin to lead?
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October 22, 2004
Editor: To build or not to build the cross country road has been the political debate occupying the political divide and ripping at the core of the na...
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Proud to be a Vincie
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October 22, 2004
Editor: As we celebrate our 25th year of independence, I cannot help but reflect on those memorable years I enjoyed at the Diamond Government School w...
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Congrats from Vincies in Barbados
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October 22, 2004
Editor: The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Association of Barbados extends congratulations to the people and Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadi...
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Grocery costs keep rising each month
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October 22, 2004
Editor: We're a group of concerned citizens who would like someone to tell us why grocery costs keep rising each month. Why can we no longer afford to...
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Proud to be Vincentian
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October 22, 2004
by Michael S. Peters SVG became independent, it was a grand time no more colonialism, no more foreign domination. We became a new nation with our own ...
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Off to jail handcuffed
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October 22, 2004
Since the beginning of time, stories abound of the mighty sinking to ruins by their own self-inflicted wounds. Last Saturday's happening in San Jose, ...
Thanks to Mrs. Keizer for her lessons in history
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Thanks to Mrs. Keizer for her lessons in history
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October 22, 2004
Editor: My husband, Dr. Baldwin King, and I visited St. Vincent and the Grenadines this summer for our usual vacation in the land of our birth. We sta...
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St. Vincent postal service behind time
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October 21, 2004
EDITOR: It seems peculiar that one has to write a letter to a newspaper in order to buy postage at the post office. St. Vincent is a member of the Int...
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Have we lost our sense of reasoning?
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October 15, 2004
Editor: Murder is fast becoming a norm in this country. Every week in our newspapers we read about someone being murdered. What is happening to this o...
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7-0 drubbing was no surprise to me
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October 15, 2004
EDITOR: Anyone who has been following international sports would know that the altitude of Mexico City poses severe problems for athletes and that the...
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You are taking wrong road
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October 15, 2004
EDITOR: It might be true to say that there have been more than a few instances when men had, with enthusiasm, embarked on a journey, but after having ...
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Fearing the unknown
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October 15, 2004
Editor: I have noticed within recent times that a number of our intellectuals have allowed themselves to become engulfed in a cloud of negativism and ...
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Congratulations to Kamal Woods
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October 15, 2004
Editor: I wish to express, through this medium, my heartfelt congratulations to Kamal Woods for his award of excellence in this year's CXC General Pro...
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No backing down
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October 15, 2004
Broad mandate Seeing that the Constitutional Review Commission (C.R.C.) has been given a broad mandate in the exercise of its functions, will it take ...
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Where are the role models?
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October 8, 2004
Editor: As a nation we need to ask ourselves the question, "Where are the role models in society?" There is no doubt that our nation's youths need exa...
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Bomb search not thorough
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October 8, 2004
EDITOR: I am a ten-year-old Grade six student of the C.W. Prescod Primary School. On Thursday, September 23, about 9:55 a.m., the students of this sch...
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Spanish is important
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October 8, 2004
Editor: Students given the opportunity to study in Spanish-speaking countries such as Cuba and Mexico must see themselves as fortunate. Apart from the...
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Independence and social progress
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October 8, 2004
EDITOR: SVG is now into its 25th anniversary of independence, which it regained in 1979. There is much to contemplate about this anniversary. In addit...
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ULP managing economy well
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October 8, 2004
The leader of the Opposition, Arnhim Eustace, on Wednesday, September 1, 2004, sought to paint a dismal picture of the development of our country. He ...
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National Dance Festival – A Critique
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October 8, 2004
by Kay R. A. Bacchus-Browne The 6th National Dance Festival culminated with the finals on Saturday, 2nd October, 2004, at the Peace Memorial Hall. Jud...
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Making change to shape change
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October 8, 2004
Dr. Gonsalves and constitutional change Time and again, almost like a recitation, Prime Minister Doctor the Honourable Ralph E. Gonsalves has made sev...
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Sardine: why I withdrew
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October 1, 2004
EDITOR: Having listened to certain insinuations and innuendoes made by the President of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation (SVGFF),...
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We all need a shoulder to lean on now
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October 1, 2004
EDITOR: In times of difficulty, we all need a shoulder to lean on. In such times, those of us who are fortunate enough not to suffer hardship and diff...