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August 9, 2013
Letter from Bottom Town Resident complaining about neglect in that area (St Vincent Witness, February 2, 1871) "...particularly in the direction of Li...
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Is Public Service Union run by one-man executive?
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August 6, 2013
Tue Aug 6, 2013 EDITOR: I have been a member of the PSU for a number of years and have always held an interest in becoming a member of the executive. ...
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Elevation of perversion is absolutely sick
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August 6, 2013
Tue Aug 6, 2013 EDITOR: I commend Russia for banning all gay propaganda at the Sochi games. The elevation of perversion to the level of a fundamental ...
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Vincentians, beware of Jezebel Spirit!
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August 6, 2013
Tue Aug 6, 2013 EDITOR: I will be very thankful if you publish this letter as a further warning to the nation about the presence of a mighty evil forc...
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Anti-Gonsalves hypocrisy
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August 6, 2013
Tue Aug 6, 2013 EDITOR: I tried to pen an article exposing the lies and deceit of a self-appointed sect that watch over the so-called diminished affai...
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Accident waiting to happen
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August 6, 2013
Tue Aug 6, 2013 EDITOR: On the way to north windward there is a yellow stone almost in the middle of the road with the letters "NDP” painted on it. ...
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Murder spree – a Caribbean concern
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August 6, 2013
Tue Aug 6, 2013 As we sadly reflect on the latest spate of criminal violence and killings right here in our country, it can hardly be of comfort to us...
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Emancipation Day 2013 in Diamond Village
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August 6, 2013
“It is amazing what God can do”. That was one of the themes that Bishop Ishmael Charles thundered in his exhortation at the congregation in Diamon...
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August 2, 2013
"First Bus to Reach Chateaubelair” Messrs Agard and Gabriel drove Chervolet (sic) Bus V146 over Dangerous Roads- "Mr. Arnott Agard accompanied and a...
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Untimely death… is God ignorant?
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August 2, 2013
Fri Aug 02, 2013 EDITOR: It angers me when I hear people saying that someone died an untimely death. Like when people say "if only Miss Trimmingham di...
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Historical Notes St Vincent and the Grenadines
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July 26, 2013
Information at time of Emancipation 1) On August 1, 1834 the total ex-slave population was 22,250. 18,102 slaves became apprentices; 2,959 children un...
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Uniting for the good
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July 23, 2013
Tue Jul 23, 2013 Editor: The Vincentian society, quite unfortunately, is plagued with discord in the many churches that exist within this nation’s b...
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Nelson Mandela – a humble, forgiving man
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July 23, 2013
Tue Jul 23, 2013 Editor: Nelson Mandela, the South African freedom fighter, celebrated his 95th birthday and 15th wedding anniversary on Thursday. The...
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Black people, wake up – Wake up, black people
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July 23, 2013
Tue Jul 23, 2013 Editor: Caspar London in an article entitled “MONSTERS IN PARLIAMENT”, published in THE NEWS of 03/08/2012, wrote: “Perhaps the...
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Calypsonians and the spirit of our times
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July 19, 2013
Fri July 19, 2013 by Maxwell Haywood Vincy Mas 2013 has just ended, and the evaluation of its outcomes is taking place. We must do so since Carnival i...
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July 19, 2013
Electricity for Kingstown "Foretaste of Electric lighting” (The Times, February 12, 1931) "The town folks have had a foretaste of what will soon be ...
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Careful with LIAT travel ‘protection’!
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July 19, 2013
Fri July 19, 2013 Editor: Early November 2011, we had to fly to St Lucia to see after our son who had broken his hand. Anticipating time-consuming pro...
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Freedom and democracy: Two sides of the same coin
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July 16, 2013
Tue June 16, 2013 by DR. THE HON. RALPH E. GONSALVES The public debate which is currently being waged inside the T&T Guardian and between that newspap...
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Serious murder trial reduced to soap opera
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July 16, 2013
Tue Jul 16, 2013 Editor: The much publicized murder trial of George Zimmerman is over and he is acquitted, but Afro-American groups are not satisfied ...
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The outcome of Calypso finals is quite puzzling
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July 16, 2013
Tue Jul 16, 2013 Editor: Since Sunday night last week, I have been trying to figure out how a calypsonian whose song was not considered good enough to...
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May God Bless SVG
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July 16, 2013
Tue Jul 16, 2013 Editor: About 40 yrs ago I told the former Editor of The Vincentian newspaper Mrs Nora Peacock that Ralph Gonsalves is the future of ...
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Exercise this, exercise that, exercise everything
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July 12, 2013
Fri Jul 12, 2013 Editor: Learning new fitness routines or diet programmes is all good. However, we must exercise more mental challenges in order to ac...
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Another high blood pressure elections?
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July 12, 2013
Fri Jul 12, 2013 Editor: On Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at about 9 p.m., I was watching the Unrendered programme on IKTV, hosted by Mr Tony Regisford. The ...
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Who are the truly peaceful ones?
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July 12, 2013
Fri Jul 12, 2013 Editor: A jaundiced view of the history of nations, engendered substantially by colonial brain-washing and on-going imperial propagan...
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Principals, take a hint from student
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July 12, 2013
Fri Jul 12, 2013 Editor: At a recent primary school’s graduation ceremony, a female student did something noteworthy that we all can appreciate.{{mo...
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Discontented with KFC
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July 12, 2013
Fri Jul 12, 2013 Editor: I would like to air my dissatisfaction on the limited and unhygienic services provided by KFC during the Carnival season. I w...
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Let safety be your watchword for Carnival 2013
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July 5, 2013
Fri July 5, 2013 In the midst of all the fun and revelry, SEARCHLIGHT encourages everyone to play it safe as we approach the climax of the 2013 festiv...
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July 5, 2013
Historical Notes this week focuses on 1963 Carnival because of the big hype about the 50th Anniversary of Band of the Year. I was somewhat sceptical a...
Be careful of what you consume for Carnival 2013
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Be careful of what you consume for Carnival 2013
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July 5, 2013
FOOD HANDLERS AND BUYERS, PAY ATTENTION TO THESE TIPS AND YOU SHOULD HAVE AN INCIDENT FREE CARNIVAL. 1. Hot foods need to be sold hot and cold food, s...
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Carnival – whose festival?
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July 5, 2013
Fri July 5, 2013 Editor: The time of year is here which revellers would desire to have all year round. A time of "feting, drinking, masquerading, gett...