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Hanging in there
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March 28, 2013
The great economist, Kenneth Galbraith, long ago pointed out that according to the laws of thermodynamics, the bumblebee is not supposed to fly, but i...
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The abused need to emerge from their silence
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March 22, 2013
Fri Mar 22, 2013 Dear ST Vincent: International Women’s Day triggered a rash of public discussions and writings about violence and abuse, women’s ...
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Treat precious women better!
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March 22, 2013
Fri Mar 22, 2013 Editor: I commend the men of today’s society who treat women properly. Congrats! Keep it up! How great it will be if other men, who...
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The dyad of “Comrade” & “Son”
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March 22, 2013
Fri Mar 22, 2013 Recently, in this newspaper my article titled: “Greek Mythology and Vincy Politics” was published. Subsequent to the publication ...
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We will remember Hugo Chávez
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March 22, 2013
Fri Mar 22, 2013 Editor: I saw Hugo Chávez in action when I visited Venezuela in April 2010 for the ninth ALBA summit and to participate in that coun...
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Economic sustainability – SVG – Part 3
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March 19, 2013
Tue Mar 19, 2013 Editor: To further elaborate on the previous points made, if a country’s economy cannot find its head above water, one can be sure ...
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Commissioner, let your conscience be your guide
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March 19, 2013
Tue Mar 19, 2013 Editor: “Let your conscience be your guide, boy.” Even as I am now a man, I can still hear my mother’s words ringing in my ears...
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A very frightening development
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March 19, 2013
Tue Mar 19, 2013 Editor: I read with interest in the weekend’s newspaper that some eight girls between the ages of 11- 14 gave birth to babies durin...
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Our garbage problem is becoming a menace
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March 19, 2013
Tue Mar 19, 2013 Editor: I stand to be corrected, but I feel strongly that the day is fast approaching when all we will have to contend with here is G...
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A prayer for our Prime Minister
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March 19, 2013
Tue Mar 19, 2013 Editor: Father, I come before you because you are omnipresent. I am extremely glad that no power can exceed your power. You are omnip...
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A tribute to the late Mrs Norma Keizer
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March 15, 2013
Fri Mar 15, 2013 Editor: When I reminisce on my youthful, inspiring, secondary school years of 1965-1970, I wish today were that time, way back at St ...
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Consider Dr J. P. Eustace for National Hero
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March 15, 2013
Fri Mar 15, 2013 Editor: March 14th is National Heroes Day in St Vincent and the Grenadines and the government some time ago appointed a National Hero...
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Lower airfares coming soon
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March 15, 2013
Fri Mar 15, 2013 Editor: On Thursday, 17 January 2013, a signature agreement for the purchase of a total of three 48-seat ATR 42-600s was signed. The ...
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Where does SVG stand?
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March 15, 2013
Fri Mar 15, 2013 Editor: They say when America catches a cold the Caribbean gets pneumonia. Can the same be said for progress? While the United States...
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Demagoguery sinks to a new low
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March 8, 2013
Fri Mar 08, 2013 Editor: Just when I thought I will not be submitting another article any time soon, another local politician performed an acrobatic p...
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Teachers call for help
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March 8, 2013
Fri Mar 08, 2013 Editor: To the Ministry of Education, I say thanks for the recent efforts in sending out representatives to help primary school teach...
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Christanity, homosexuals’ worst nightmare!
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March 8, 2013
Fri Mar 08, 2013 Editor: While some in our Vincentian society appear indifferent to the growing influence of homosexuality, there is an agenda being p...
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Christians and party politics
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March 8, 2013
Fri Mar 08, 2013 Editor: Christians and party politics will always remain a debatable subject. We have seen, in recent times and over the years, perso...
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North Leeward needs a gas station!
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March 8, 2013
Fri Mar 08, 2013 Editor: Who will help us? Will someone please do? North Leeward is a pretty large section of our beloved country, spanning from Richm...
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The FSA, inside the BLA
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March 8, 2013
by G.E.M. Saunders Fri Mar 08, 2013 Several important regulatory, governance and management issues have come to the fore with the recent turn of event...
National Properties
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National Properties
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March 8, 2013
National Properties (NP) has recently been in the news. Attention has focussed on its agricultural operations. The organisation has two farms, one at ...
The Norma Keizer Secondary School
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The Norma Keizer Secondary School
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March 8, 2013
by Patmos Richards Fri Mar 08, 2013 There is a sombre mood engulfing the educational landscape here in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Our nation has l...
Remembering Norma Keizer
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Remembering Norma Keizer
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March 8, 2013
by Donald De Riggs Fri Mar 08, 2013 There are several more eminent persons whose lives the late Norma Keizer would have impacted on positively, but I ...
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A tribute to my teacher
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March 8, 2013
by Gail Diamond Fri Mar 08, 2013 You passed the baton with the highest trust In what we, in time, would achieve You saw our gifts, caught a whiff of o...
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Economic sustainability – SVG – Part 2
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March 5, 2013
Tue Mar 05, 2013 Editor: As highlighted before, an international airport is promised to bring faster and easier air travel. With this in mind, wouldnâ...
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Divorce, then remarriage
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March 5, 2013
Tue Mar 05, 2013 Editor: This is the final article. I hope for Luke chapter 24:45: "Then opened he their understanding that they might understand the ...
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Should Queen Elizabeth II resign?
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March 5, 2013
Tue Mar 05, 2013 Editor: The recent illness of Queen Elizabeth II has sparked off discussions whether the 86-year-old monarch should step down and all...
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My response to Cedric Harold
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March 5, 2013
Tue Mar 05, 2013 Editor: Mr Harold’s response to me on 1st March is just repetitive nonsense, which shows an arrested mental growth in his speech. Y...
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What is NDP’s policy on gender equality?
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March 5, 2013
Tue Mar 05, 2013 Editor: I asked the following question to the New Democratic Party on their website on 1/6/13 and I am still waiting for a response:"...
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Are criminals born or made?
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March 5, 2013
Tue Mar 05, 2013 Editor: In St Vincent and the Grenadines, and the Caribbean to a larger extent, crime and deviant behaviour is no doubt on the increa...
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Fallacy of the principles of ‘leacock-ism’
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March 1, 2013
Fri Mar 01, 2013 Editor: Some years ago, there was a soca song with a chorus ‘mash up and buy back’, which mimics to an extent, the economic notio...
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SVG attacking itself from within
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March 1, 2013
Fri Mar 01, 2013 Dear St Vincent, I have been diagnosed with an autoimmune illness, caused by an overload of chronic stressors. The body attacks its o...
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Response to Karima Parris
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March 1, 2013
Fri Mar 01, 2013 Editor: I start with a quote from my letter: "I do not think the debate should be based on religion. It should not be decisive what L...
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Norma Keizer touched many lives
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March 1, 2013
Fri Mar 01, 2013 by Francine McDonald It is with great sadness that I write this message. I join with so many others who knew Mrs. Keizer in offering ...