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Every member has special value
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March 2, 2012
Fri, Mar 2. 2012 Editor: Congratulation to the organising IYY committee for the activities thus far to mark international Year of the Co operatives.{{...
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Let’s make better use of our time
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March 2, 2012
Fri, Mar 2. 2012 Editor: I often wonder what kind of society we are trying to create or maybe we really do not know what we are really working towards...
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Doc, we need your help with Little Tokyo!
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February 28, 2012
Tue, Feb 28. 2012 Editor: Have you ever roasted the best breadfruit in the heap only to find a BIG BLOW in the center, or rented a house only to have ...
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Ranzetta’s search for Basil
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February 28, 2012
Tue, Feb 28. 2012 Editor, I am looking for some information. I was born in Kingstown, St Vincent in 1962, a daughter of Dudley and Sally Ranzetta. Sad...
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Of Race, Politics, and Racial Politics
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February 28, 2012
Tue, Feb 28. 2012 “Once you begin to explain or excuse all events on racial grounds, you begin to indulge in the perilous mythology of race.” - Ja...
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Vincentians should embrace their culture
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February 28, 2012
Tue, Feb 28. 2012 Editor: Sometimes I wonder if we, as a people, love our country and are happy to be Vincentians. We seldom appreciate what is local ...
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Exposing the one- eyed view on media legislation
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February 28, 2012
Tue, Feb 28. 2012 Editor: In your February 14, 2012, SEARCHLIGHT Midweek edition, I took Jeanell James to task for attempting to stir fear in the hear...
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The Madeiran Portuguese of St Vincent – Part 1
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February 28, 2012
Tue, Feb 28. 2012 by Oswald Fereira madungo@shaw.ca This series attempts to unravel the details surrounding the Portuguese migrants who came to St Vin...
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PM, Carlyle Dougan deserves better
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February 24, 2012
Fri, Feb 24. 2012 Dear Prime Minister Gonsalves: I write this short note to request that you intervene and help save Carlyle Dougan’s property. Toda...
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We are all Vincentians – black or white!
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February 24, 2012
Fri, Feb 24. 2012 Editor: Maia Eustace’s article in last Friday’s paper provides evidence of desperation in her household about her father’s dwi...
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Let God’s love reign in our hearts
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February 24, 2012
Fri, Feb 24. 2012 Editor: A couple days ago we celebrated Valentine’s Day. We know that Valentine’s Day is debatable as to its origin. However, wh...
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Nurse’s recognition
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February 24, 2012
Fri, Feb 24. 2012 Editor: I read with great appreciation an article by Ken Wyllie which appeared in your midweek edition of 24th Jan, 2012, and which ...
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Reshuffle or transfer of problems?
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February 24, 2012
Fri, Feb 24. 2012 Editor: The recent announcement by the Prime Minister to reshuffle his Cabinet has left many of us wondering if it may be a transfer...
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Wake up, young ladies, from your destructive sleep!
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February 24, 2012
Fri, Feb 24. 2012 Editor: “..The son of man (Christ) is as a man taking a far journey….. Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of th...
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Arnhim Eustace could be right
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February 24, 2012
Fri, Feb 24. 2012 Editor: Luke V. Browne, rather than the Opposition Political Party leader—Hon. Arnhim Eustace, was bamboozled. “Arnhim Eustace i...
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In defence of the traffic cop
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February 24, 2012
Fri, Feb 24. 2012 Editor: The Mighty Sparrow has a song which deals with an old man, a little boy and a donkey. I have also read about that story in a...
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Opt to study Chinese
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February 24, 2012
Editor: It is that time of year when Vincentians are being invited to apply for scholarships to study in Taiwan. I would like to encourage my fellow V...
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SVGAA not in support of unauthorized motor racing
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February 24, 2012
Fri, Feb 24. 2012 Editor: It is the aim of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Automobile Association to promote better and more considerate driving th...
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Nine mornings in SVG
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February 24, 2012
by: Oswald FEREIRA Fri, Feb 24. 2012 Another Christmas Season has passed, and with it another season of Nine Mornings revelry. And while we claim that...
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Hypocrite or ingrate?
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February 21, 2012
Tue, Feb 21, 2012 Editor: According to a Caribbean News Now (CNN) news story (February 18, 2012), the Grenada Prime Minister, Tillman Thomas advised C...
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That thing called love
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February 21, 2012
Tue, Feb 21, 2012 Editor: The definition of love is still a mystery to many people today. The word ‘love’ has meant so many things to so many peop...
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Is the Black Man the White Man’s burden?
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February 21, 2012
Tue, Feb 21, 2012 by Nilio Gumbs The month of February is celebrated as “Black History Month” in the United States and increasingly in the Caribbe...
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Maia’s article is most timely
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February 21, 2012
Tue, Feb 21, 2012 Editor: “Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.” - James Baldwin Maia Eustac...
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Are religions that important?
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February 21, 2012
Tue, Feb 21, 2010 Editor: Many of the conflicts that are raging throughout this world are as a result of differences in religious beliefs. This has be...
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Arnhim Eustace is still wrong about the NIS
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February 21, 2012
Tue, Feb 21, 2012 Editor: The Honourable Arnhim Eustace said on Monday, February 13, 2012 - during NDP’s New Times programme on Nice Radio - that I ...
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The Barrouallie Sports Association – Insolence
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February 17, 2012
Fri, Feb 17, 2012 Editor: Please permit me a space in your weekly news paper to comment on an issue that I consider to be against the norms and good p...
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Traffic cops, get your act together!
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February 17, 2012
Fri, Feb 17, 2012 Editor: I want to ask the Traffic Branch of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force a pointed question. Are drivers be...
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MYTH vs REALITY
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February 17, 2012
Fri, Feb 17, 2012 Editor: I had the opportunity to listen to part of an inspiring lecture delivered by our eminent jurist and Queen’s Counsel P.R. C...
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Move motor racing from Pembroke area
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February 17, 2012
Fri, Feb 17, 2012 Editor: Please allow me a space in your paper to express my dissatisfaction with some of the slackness happening in this country. It...
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Can we talk about race in SVG, please?
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February 17, 2012
Fri, Feb 17, 2012 Editor: Last month, a colleague closed our meeting by stating in reference to two potential clients that he would “send the two mo...
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Gardens a World Heritage Site
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February 17, 2012
Fri, Feb 17, 2012 Editor: It is with pleasure that I read of the launch of ‘the launching ceremony for the restoration of the Gardens for its 250th ...
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Our dead relatives never really leave us
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February 17, 2012
Fri, Feb 17, 2012 Editor: Many of us hold a simple outlook of life in that we go through our lives trying to achieve our goals, then hope to go to Hea...
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Reminiscing about first love
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February 14, 2012
by: Loren “Leddie” Da Breo Tue, Feb 14. 2012 “You are the only woman who truly loved me, in spite of...”. He held her hand and looked at her a...
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We should look at widening the scope of sentencing
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February 14, 2012
Tue, Feb 14. 2012 Editor: Alternate sentencing is a good way of dealing with crime and its punishment. It is my personal view that different sentencin...
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I have my own individuality
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February 14, 2012
Tue, Feb 14. 2012 Editor: It is unfortunate that in such a small society as ours, and the fact that we claim to possess intellect within our populace,...