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Open letter to the Minister of Labour
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March 27, 2012
Tue, Mar 27. 2012 Dear Sir, The labour situation in this country is absolutely atrocious. While unemployment is an issue in this country, there is a s...
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Let abused men come forward too!
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March 27, 2012
Tue, Mar 27. 2012 Editor: Please permit me liberty in your newspaper to express my thoughts on the topic “Partner Abuse”. In recent times in your ...
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What kind of relationship do you have?
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March 27, 2012
Tue, Mar 27. 2012 Editor: Being a player or a genuine individual has much to do with abuse. When we look at the abuse we have to first look at the fou...
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Letter to Maia Eustace
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March 23, 2012
Fri, Mar 23. 2012 Editor: I read with interest a letter written by Miss Maia Eustace captioned “Let’s talk race, please”.{{more}} I found it fri...
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There is nothing to fear
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March 23, 2012
Fri, Mar 23. 2012 Editor: Though we use our minds every day, it is the most underutilized part of us. To be honest, it is not part of our body, but it...
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Race and Class in St Vincent and the Grenadines
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March 23, 2012
Fri, Mar 23. 2012 Editor: Race I must applaud Maia Eustace for dropping the polemic issue regarding race in SVG as though it is “hot.” It is, thou...
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Is the BOX necessary for the BASIC CABLE package?
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March 23, 2012
Fri, Mar 23. 2012 Editor: Digital TV, or DTV, is a new format for broadcast television that allows high-definition video (HDTV) and surround-sound aud...
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Rising above those dead banana bodies
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March 23, 2012
Fri, Mar 23. 2012 Editor: It is often said that the worst situation brings out the best and sometimes worst in humanity. It is with this concept that ...
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The Madeiran Connection – part 5
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March 23, 2012
Fri, Mar 23. 2012 by Oswald Fereira potogeeboy@hotmail.ca Tracing one’s Portuguese lineage is an arduous task. One would think that it should be eas...
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What is the Holy Spirit?
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March 23, 2012
Fri, Mar 23. 2012 Editor: According to the Bible, what really is the Holy Spirit, or Holy Ghost, according to some translations? Is it really a person...
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Who has confidence in the NDP Opposition?
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March 16, 2012
by Dr. Jerrol Thompson Fri, Mar 16. 2012 A Vote of No-Confidence (VONC) is a fundamental principle of the British Westminster type constitutions, wher...
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No Confidence in Arnhim Eustace
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March 16, 2012
by Frank E da Silva Fri, Mar 16. 2012 WHEREAS last Friday, March 9, 2012, I picked up my newspapers at my regular place on Back Street, opposite the o...
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Chris Gayle is a West Indian Champion
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March 16, 2012
Fri, Mar 16. 2012 Editor: Christopher Henry Gayle made his test debut for the West Indies Cricket Team in 2000 (he played his first ODI in 1999) after...
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Did Lara pay tribute to Morton?
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March 16, 2012
Fri, Mar 16. 2012 Editor: We are all saddened by the passing of cricketer Runako Morton under tragic circumstances, and even though he had his shortco...
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Pay tribute to our unsung heroes, too
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March 16, 2012
Fri, Mar 16. 2012 Editor: National Heroes Day allows everyone to pay tribute to St. Vincent’s National Hero Joseph Chatoyer.{{more}} It can also ser...
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Remembering the late Glen Jackson
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March 16, 2012
Fri, Mar 16. 2012 Editor: One week ago was six years since Glen Jackson departed this life. It is so unfortunate that not much is spoken of in remembr...
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The Madeiran Connection – part 4
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March 16, 2012
Fri, Mar 16. 2012 The Portuguese Settlement in St Vincent by Oswald Ferreira madungo@shaw.ca The Madeiran Portuguese settled in tight knit patterns. T...
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Unfairness to our qualified teachers
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March 16, 2012
Fri, Mar 16. 2012 Editor: Let me begin by asking a question. What are the requirements for a qualified teacher to be hired in St. Vincent and the Gren...
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Climate adaption – it’s the way to go
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March 9, 2012
Fri, Mar 9. 2012 Editor: Like it or not, ready or not: global climate is changing. And with it, our environment is changing as well; to the extent tha...
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Rose Bank Development Association celebrates
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March 9, 2012
Fri, Mar 9. 2012 Editor: On June 1st of this year, the Rose Bank Development Association (ROBDA) will celebrate twenty-five years of existence. This i...
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I would like to pose a few questions…
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March 9, 2012
Fri, Mar 9. 2012 Editor: Amen to Kennard King’s last week’s letter. He pointed out that alcohol is used by demons to control a person, much of the...
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Disgraceful! Is this nation not embarrassed?
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March 9, 2012
Fri, Mar 9. 2012 Editor: The SEARCHLIGHT newspaper of 02/03 /2012 front page story captioned: LIME PULLS THE PLUG ON POLICE STATIONS, CLINICS: PHONE S...
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The Madeiran Portuguese of SVG – Part 3
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March 9, 2012
Fri, Mar 9. 2012 by Oswald Fereira madungo@shaw.ca This segment explores the theories that the Madeiran Portuguese were either running away from compu...
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T.I.R.L. condemns death sentence of Iranian Pastor
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March 6, 2012
Tue, Mar 6. 2012 Editor: “The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms reports that Iranian authorities’ reaffirmed a death sentence...
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The Lord moves in a mysterious way
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March 6, 2012
Tue, Mar 6. 2012 EDITOR: It appears that more and more churches are being established in this country at an alarming rate. It seems that many persons ...
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Should Christians eat blood?
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March 6, 2012
Tue, Mar 6. 2012 Editor: The above question is a very serious one for consideration by all who claim to be Christians; even non-Christians would do we...
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Crisis Centre, Crisis Garden and Gender Affairs
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March 6, 2012
Tue, Mar 6. 2012 Editor: For some time now, we have been hearing about the establishment of a crisis centre, which is believed to be a centre for wome...
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The Madeiran Portuguese – Part 2
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March 6, 2012
by Oswald Fereira Tue, Mar 6. 2012 This segment explores the theory that the Madeiran Portuguese were Jews or Protestants who were fleeing religious p...
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The tale of three banks
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March 6, 2012
Tue, Mar 6. 2012 Editor: We hear a lot of noise in the public domain about the effects of the global financial crisis and its attendant effects on sma...
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What will we stand up for?
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March 2, 2012
Fri, Mar 2. 2012 Editor: Three letters in last week’s editions of the SEARCHLIGHT left me disheartened that there is any progress towards healing th...
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Talking about Race!
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March 2, 2012
Fri, Mar 2. 2012 Editor: “We do not always allow ourselves to work through pain. More often than not we think pain is a sign we must stop, rather th...
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LIAT, ease up the pressure!
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March 2, 2012
Fri, Mar 2. 2012 Editor: “People bawling murder. Are we under water? All the pressure come down. How will we travel around?” Why, oh LIAT, do we h...
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What is domestic abuse?
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March 2, 2012
Fri, Mar 2. 2012 by Nailah John Leave Out Violence in S.V.G. Association Domestic abuse is intentional controlling or violent behavior by an intimate ...
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The war-of-words and hypocrisy
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March 2, 2012
by Nilio Gumbs Fri, Mar 2. 2012 Don’t cry for me Argentina was the cry of the British public when Britain found itself at war with Argentina in 1982...