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September 1, 2023
EDITOR: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) as a practice, seems to be advocated by many of our political leaders. Recently, our Prime Minister was appare...
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August 30, 2023
by Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland I am extremely fortunate. I was born in Dominica to a father who was part of a generation of grea...
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August 25, 2023
EDITOR: Global warming is the number 1 existential threat to mankind’s survival... We all need to become acutely aware of the mitigating measures that...
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August 25, 2023
Editor: The University of the West Indies (UWI), originally called The University College of the West Indies, celebrates 75 years of existence this ye...
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August 25, 2023
EDITOR: Making adequate provision to make the pension fund solvent requires all hands on deck. Increasing contributions and reducing benefits is not t...
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August 18, 2023
Editor: The situation at the prison where there is shortage of staff and officers calling in sick is not a comfortable one and should be addressed in ...
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August 18, 2023
Editor: My father was a sailor, and during the years he spent with the Harrison Lines, he was very generous, especially to those whom he perceived to ...
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August 18, 2023
by Li Junhua The world’s small island developing States (SIDS) are among the most vulnerable countries on the planet. And they are in trouble. Some of...
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August 11, 2023
Editor: The Citizen by Investment (CBI) programme has been a big money earner for some countries. St Kitts we know was amongst the first and much of i...
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August 11, 2023
Editor: “Let not then your good be evil spoken of.” Romans 14:16 The Home Economics Centre was designed to operate independently and provide for the s...
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August 11, 2023
Editor: “In recent years, the production sector of St Vincent and the Grenadines has been vulnerable to the effects of climate change, tropical storms...
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August 4, 2023
Editor: Wednesday 19th July, 2023 will go down in history as the bloodiest day in this country. Some five persons died by the bullet of the gun- and t...
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August 4, 2023
Making adequate provision to make the pension fund solvent requires all hands on deck. Increasing contributions and reducing benefits is not the only ...
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August 4, 2023
Editor: Of late, social media is replete with memes depicting disconnections, and ‘warnings’ from Vinlec; even a cartoon in one local newspaper recent...
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July 28, 2023
Undoubtedly, there is a need for employment agencies across this country. Those in need of work would contact the agency, pay a fee to secure the job,...
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July 28, 2023
Several weeks ago, the weekly column “On Target”, highlighted the relationship between academics and sports. The writer focused on how sports has been...
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July 25, 2023
A series of consultations are being executed with respect to the production of agricultural commodities in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. I attended ...
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July 25, 2023
Ruth Ferary Mitchell recently celebrated her 103rd birthday. Many relatives and friends gathered to celebrate with her. It was a nice occasion but I w...
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July 21, 2023
Editor: Technology is on the rise and many of us older ones sometimes are not able to keep up with the pace of which things are changing technological...
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July 21, 2023
Editor: This is the time of year when many young persons are graduating from various institutions. I would like to congratulate them all for not only ...
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July 14, 2023
EDITOR: Graduation season is almost over. Many got a glimpse of what our schools were doing for the entire school year. Participation of the school in...
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July 14, 2023
EDITOR: West Indies cricket team has broken the hearts of many loyal cricket fans. Many have cried and feel saddened. It was indeed a sad day when Wes...
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July 14, 2023
EDITOR: Approximately three years ago import businesses across St Vincent and the Grenadines were loudly crying out about the costs of sea freight. Th...
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July 7, 2023
EDITOR: The appointment and subsequent swearing-in of former Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mr. John Alvin Ballah to the post of Magistrate...
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July 7, 2023
EDITOR: I was invited to attend my niece’s graduation from the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College on Thursday, June 27 at the Victoria P...
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July 4, 2023
Editor: Since Bible times, the importance of proper disposal of human waste was recognized. This single act has contributed to the prevention of some ...
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July 4, 2023
EDITOR: Should we keep a special day of the week holy to worship Almighty Yahweh? If we do, which day is it? How much does it matter? One only needs t...
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July 4, 2023
EDITOR: It’s time for St Vincent and the Grenadines to give serious consideration to moving Vincy Mas to a less inhospitable time of the year. Current...
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June 30, 2023
by Eddy Smith Unfaltering passion, unyielding dedication, and an unrivaled commitment to education - these are the hallmarks of Dr. Urica Corselle Smi...
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June 27, 2023
EDITOR: Trees are like the human heart that circulates blood throughout the body.Without it, we are “doomed”.Trees provide a habitat for a variety of ...
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June 27, 2023
EDITOR: For the longest while now I have been trying to get a hold of the Grenadines Declaration. I have an idea of its contents but I want to be sure...
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June 24, 2023
by the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC In 1967, American civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King said in a speech, "we a...
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June 23, 2023
EDITOR: The prison authorities must be complimented for their efforts in allowing programmes to be carried out to rehabilitate the prisoners and prepa...
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June 23, 2023
EDITOR: Each year in July our country celebrates a unique festival, described as the “hottest carnival” in the world. It is composed of Pan, Mas, and ...
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June 23, 2023
EDITOR: The time has come when we must make a stand to improve the arts. For far too long the arts have been neglected, ignored, dismissed and placed ...
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June 20, 2023
EDITOR: The preliminary results of the 2023 Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA) have filled us with immense pride and optimism for the future. To...
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June 16, 2023
EDITOR: The abundance of agricultural products coming out of neighbouring Carriacou caused me to wonder why Union Island has fallen so far behind. Alt...
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June 16, 2023
EDITOR: There are many adults today who have excelled and are living decent lives, while some are still struggling with self worth and other various p...
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June 16, 2023
EDITOR: The Bank of St Vincent and the Grenadines (BOSVG) truncated their opening hours by an hour, with good reason, when the COVID pandemic was upon...
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June 16, 2023
EDITOR: My name is Mark Williams, I am a proud Vincentian and founder of Pink Thursday an anti-bullying initiative. I will like to take this opportuni...
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June 13, 2023
by KATHY BADENOCK MEMORIES OF childhood include hearing the pronouncement after an especially hard fall “She bottom peak drop”. What followed was my f...
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June 9, 2023
EDITOR: The Good Book states that if you are faithful with little, then you will also be faithful with plenty. The opposite is also true, when you are...
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June 9, 2023
EDITOR: The lighting of fire of a school dorm in Guyana by a school child, and other instances of heinous crimes committed here in SVG by persons clai...
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December 23, 2025
by JADA CHAMBERS AN 85-YEAR-OLD RILL HILL resident who has competed in the Best Lit House competition for almost two decades, is preparing to compete ...
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December 23, 2025
OPPOSITION LEADER Dr. Ralph Gonsalves’ current security arrangement may be a main issue in the veteran politician not attending the first sitting of t...
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December 23, 2025
THREE LAWYERS WILL make up the opposition in Parliament when the legislative body meets after today, December, 23 2025. Yesterday, Monday, December 22...
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December 23, 2025
ABOUT 1,000 PERSONS from 50 countries who participated in ‘The Assembly of the Peoples for the Sovereignty and Peace of Our America’ have denounced US...
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December 23, 2025
OPPOSITION LEADER, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, delivered a Christmas message to the nation via Facebook on December 22, 2025 extending season’s greetings and...
