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Celebrating 30 years of fruitful partnership
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Celebrating 30 years of fruitful partnership
-Give praise and credit where it is due
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May 27, 2022
THIS WEEKEND, the Government and people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and their counterparts in Cuba jointly celebrate three decades of the establ...
Resisting external pressures
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Resisting external pressures
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May 13, 2022
Whilst the principle of the sovereign right of each independent country to make decisions of its own choosing is considered inviolable, in practice sm...
Rejecting colonial rule
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Rejecting colonial rule
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May 6, 2022
There are many, many good and sound reasons why small countries like ours in the Caribbean voluntarily join together to establish regional bodies such...
Royal protests welcome; now hard part
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Royal protests welcome; now hard part
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April 29, 2022
I was heartened by the protests staged by conscious brothers and sisters against the visit of the British representatives of the real Head of State of...
Play One For Kitch Centennial
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Play One For Kitch Centennial
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April 14, 2022
Easter Monday is the public holiday which culminates the biggest weekend in the Christian calendar, starting with the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on G...
Calder Williams: A champion of working people
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Calder Williams: A champion of working people
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April 8, 2022
Although I had not met him in person for some time now, it saddened me to hear of the passing of Bro. Calder Williams, for more than four decades the ...
The NDP: a credible alternative?
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The NDP: a credible alternative?
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April 1, 2022
In spite of the fallout which affects governments and leaders in office for a long time, the Unity Labour Party (ULP) remains in office, having just c...
FIVE IN A ROW- Both parties need serious reflection
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FIVE IN A ROW- Both parties need serious reflection
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March 25, 2022
As the governing (not “ruling” mind you, an important distinction in the post-colonial world) Unity Labour Party (ULP) celebrates its 21st anniversary...
The National Hero debate: Add or Deepen?
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The National Hero debate: Add or Deepen?
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March 18, 2022
PRIME MINISTER Dr Ralph Gonsalves has again said that it is high time for the designation of additional persons to the hallowed status of National Her...
Powerful call for more support of Women’s Sport
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Powerful call for more support of Women’s Sport
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March 11, 2022
International Women’s Day 2022 meets the women of our planet and their precious children closer to a nuclear Armageddon than the world has been for si...
Ukraine: Overshadowing all else
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Ukraine: Overshadowing all else
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March 4, 2022
The world, still reeling from the crippling effects of the Covid pandemic, has been thrown into a further tailspin as a result of the Russian military...
Rememebering “Bung Sukarno”
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Rememebering “Bung Sukarno”
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February 25, 2022
In beginning this tribute to Basil “Bung Sukarno” Cato, who died in the USA three weeks ago and is due to be buried today, my condolences go out to th...
When you slip …
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When you slip …
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February 18, 2022
Let me take a break from my 50th anniversary journey as relayed in this column these past two weeks, to share some reflections on local developments w...
A 50th Anniversary – Collective rewards
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A 50th Anniversary – Collective rewards
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February 11, 2022
Last week when I began on this theme, I did not hesitate to ask the question, what have been the rewards for the struggle and hardships endured over t...
A fiftieth Anniversary struggle
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A fiftieth Anniversary struggle
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February 4, 2022
Dear Readers, I crave your indulgence and understanding as I mark with reverence what is a very special landmark for me, the 50th anniversary of my en...
No longer ‘discovered’
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No longer ‘discovered’
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January 28, 2022
January 22nd passed uneventfully in St Vincent and the Grenadines as many others before it, with many Vincentians praying for the “end ah month” to co...
In parliament dey kicksing
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In parliament dey kicksing
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January 21, 2022
A lifelong friend of mine who shares my love for calypso resorted to that art form in describing the happenings in last week’s parliamentary debate on...
Dramatic reminder of Covid danger
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Dramatic reminder of Covid danger
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January 14, 2022
The drama which has unfurled in Parliament around the spread of covid contamination, leading to the suspension of the 2022 Budget debate is a poignant...
Race and Genocide…Again!
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Race and Genocide…Again!
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January 7, 2022
I find it hard, in fact almost hypocritical to wish a Happy New Year, not just to friends and family but to people in general, knowing that 2022, like...
Twenty – Two – Too
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Twenty – Two – Too
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December 31, 2021
It is with a great sense of relief that we mark the end of a most tortuous year. Fifty-two weeks ago, how many of us could have imagined that at year ...
Christmas amidst challenges
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Christmas amidst challenges
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December 23, 2021
  It is heartening to note that despite all that we have gone through these past two years, it has not dampened the enthusiasm for Christmas and our C...
The ‘Son’ ain’t gonna shine anymore
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The ‘Son’ ain’t gonna shine anymore
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December 17, 2021
ANOTHER CHAPTER in the political history of St Vincent and the Grenadines will be officially closed tomorrow when former Prime Minister Sir James Mitc...
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Covid spurring political and personal battles
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December 3, 2021
When first the impact of the COVID pandemic hit us over two years ago, there were few among us that thought we would still be grappling with it today,...
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Teachers Solidarity Week, a commendable feat
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November 19, 2021
My commendations go out to the St Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union (SVGTU) and to the teachers of this country as they enter the concluding a...
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Ralph, ULP and leadership succession
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November 12, 2021
The governing Unity Labour Party (ULP) last weekend celebrated, albeit in subdued circumstances due to COVID restrictions, its historic election victo...
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The shame of Grenada 1983
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October 29, 2021
Each year at this time my reflections on our reclamation and use of national independence are tempered by the painful memories of the tragedy in neigh...
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The 1935 Rebellion and the role of Sheriff Lewis
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October 15, 2021
Next Thursday, October 21, will mark the 86th anniversary of one of the most important chapters in our history; the rebellion of 1935. Unfortunately, ...
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The Caribbean’s 9/11- how many know?
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October 8, 2021
It is taken for granted that anytime you hear or read about 9/11, the reference is to the terrorist attack on New York and Washington on Sept.1a1, 200...
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Sound Judgement essential for national leadership
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October 1, 2021
“I cannot understand a politician who is lukewarm about vaccination or not prepared to take a stand. Are they not aware that they are going against th...
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Yo’ gotta pay-ay-ay
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September 24, 2021
The 1960s marked the rise in consciousness, anti-colonialist sentiment and nationalism all around the world. It was reflected in the popular music of ...
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To protest or to protect? The pros
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September 17, 2021
The Caribbean is not immune from the onslaught of the Covid -19 virus which continues to create so much havoc and damage to life and limb over the wor...
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Africa-Caribbean relations: A good start
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September 10, 2021
It is my fervent hope that all who listened to the First African Union- Caricom Summit on Tuesday of this week would, like me, have been filled with h...
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Cut this **** out
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September 3, 2021
There is a global pandemic affecting not just the health and safety of hundreds of millions of people all over the world, but posing a more lasting an...
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Caribbean gone mad? On a protest fad?
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August 27, 2021
When I went to school we were taught about deltas, triangular masses of land at the mouth of large rivers formed by sediments brought down by the rive...
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Svg needs a reality check
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August 20, 2021
Whatever one thinks of the motives for persons engaged in weekly protests and picketing, primarily around the Parliament building, it is at least a we...
Olympic watching
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Olympic watching
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August 6, 2021
Like hundreds of millions of other human beings on planet earth, black and white, red and brown, rich and poor, male, female or otherwise, I find myse...
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Emancipate ourselves
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July 30, 2021
There is an old saying which warns us to “Be careful what you wish for....” In real life it has a lot of significance for us because often, wishes do ...
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