Our Readers' Opinions
March 13, 2026
In recent times we have been hearing the curious notion being peddled that it is not necessary for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states to have...
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March 13, 2026
We applaud the Hon. Minister of Family and Gender Affairs, Laverne Gibson-Velox, for her innocent and good intention to address our adolescent sexual ...
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March 13, 2026
By Deodat Maharaj Gebze, Türkiye Multilateralism as we know it is going through a seismic shift. Old alliances are being tested with clearly defined s...
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March 13, 2026
Editor: Roads continue to be a discussion and a talking point. The road leading from the beginning of Peter’s Hope onward to Mt.Wynne has been dug up ...
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March 12, 2026
The tone of Caricom’s 50th Heads of Government Meeting suggested that there is an urgency for greater integration. So far, the US has blown up 43 boat...
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March 11, 2026
What must I do to be saved? As a human being travels along the pathway of life, somewhere along the way he is confronted with this mystery. We ask our...
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March 6, 2026
Editor: Since the establishment of CARICOM on July 4, 1973 by the big four Caribbean countries: Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados, the...
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March 6, 2026
Editor: There continues to be much discussion on sentencing when it comes to young people. When a person is found guilty of a crime, sending the perso...
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March 6, 2026
Editor: The United States and Israel have launched airstrikes on Iran, reportedly to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons. President Trump asser...
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March 5, 2026
The tone of Caricom’s 50th Heads of Government Meeting suggested that there is an urgency for greater integration. So far, the US has blown up 43 boat...
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February 27, 2026
EDITOR: Before I get into my topic for the day, I must say congratulations to the West Indies on their consistently good performances. I am glad I am ...
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February 20, 2026
Editor: Some call it a live sore. It is always being dressed and at times appear to be closing in. It smells from a distance, and some professionals h...
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February 20, 2026
Editor: North Leeward is a constituency that is developing. We have heard and are given the impression that North Leeward (NL) lacks development. We c...
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February 20, 2026
EDITOR: Somewhere along the way, many of us stopped choosing our thoughts and started living inside them. Life happened, responsibilities increased, d...
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February 20, 2026
EDITOR: The Trump administration has repealed the Environmental Protection Agency’s greenhouse gas “endangerment finding.” In 2009, the EPA formally c...
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February 17, 2026
by DAVID COMMISSIONG, Citizen of the Caribbean Community OVERTHE PAST 48 HOURS, the truly heart rending message of an ordinary Cuban woman has gone vi...
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February 16, 2026
By Professor C. Justin Robinson; Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal, The UWI Five Islands Campus My Priest asked to give a talk to the congregations at...
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February 13, 2026
EDITOR: “Roll over, my time to sleep.” Those words took on painful meaning recently when the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security r...
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February 13, 2026
EDITOR: According to a report in the February 7th issue of iWitness News, the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has opted to not host the 2...
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February 13, 2026
EDITOR: West Indies cricket once again. In a matter of days, we would be engaging in the ICC World cup. Most Caribbean cricket loving fans do not have...
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February 6, 2026
EDITOR: You are brilliant, yes, you are. But brilliance alone does not shape destiny; discipline does. The extravagant mind is not defined by random t...
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February 6, 2026
EDITOR: The Caribbean is at an important juncture because of the request, or maybe I should say demand, by America to take deportees and refugees into...
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February 6, 2026
EDITOR: I am writing on behalf of myself and many other displaced citizens of Union Island, with a heavy heart and an urgent plea. This letter is not ...
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February 6, 2026
Editor: Last Sunday, a simple decision to cut down a mango tree in my backyard revealed a deeper truth about leadership and the consequences of overlo...
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January 31, 2026
CARICOM’s Moral Contradiction: Pursuit of Justice Abroad, Perpetuating Injustice at Home A Seven Year Pattern CARICOM Can No Longer Ignore For seven c...
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January 30, 2026
EDITOR: As we begin the new year there are some traffic issues which I recommend be dealt with swiftly. At Paul’s Lot in front of Fly tyre shop some u...
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January 30, 2026
EDITOR: Congratulations to Dr. Friday and his team on their very decisive victory in the November 2025 election. Now that cabinet ministers have been ...
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January 23, 2026
EDITOR: With the AI-driven Fourth Industrial Revolution now in full swing, artificial intelligence (AI), is rapidly becoming embedded in policing, hea...
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January 23, 2026
“Man up.” “Be a man about it.” “Stop acting like a girl.” EDITOR: In many Caribbean societies, these phrases are often delivered casually, sometimes e...
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January 16, 2026
Its better to think them near home- the school much more distant than the sea which claimed them. Some say all mammals are kin, there’s ancient salt i...
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January 11, 2026
Vantage Point Articles and Essays by Dr. Ron Daniels The Institute of the Black World 21st Century joins the overwhelming chorus of voices of heads of...
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January 9, 2026
You are brilliant, yes, you are. Within you exists a mind rich with potential, creativity, and purpose. It is a powerful space where dreams are formed...
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January 9, 2026
Walk into almost any public health facility in St. Vincent and the Grenadines today, and you will encounter Cuban doctors and nurses working tirelessl...
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December 23, 2025
EDITOR: According to both media houses; the St.Vincent Times and iWitness news, ULP candidates, Carlos Williams of the Northern Grenadines and Luke Br...
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December 16, 2025
EDITOR: The November 27, 2025 general election is now history. The people have spoken, and they did so passionately and loudly at the polls. Their voi...
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December 12, 2025
EDITOR: If our state of St. Vincent and the Grenadines could be likened unto a ship which has been sailing the seas for more than twenty-seven years, ...
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December 12, 2025
EDITOR: As predicted, the people have spoken, and spoken emphatically ! And yes, life has to go on... in a turbulent world characterized by wars and r...
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December 12, 2025
EDITOR: Most people know about Santa Claus, but even more know who Jesus is. They will compete about our affection and attention. One wants to pour ma...
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December 9, 2025
EDITOR: The St. Vincent Times of Dec. 5, 2025, reporting from an interview with Dr. Shallow on Isports i95.5 FM, quoted Dr. Shallow thus: 1. “The inte...
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December 5, 2025
EDITOR: Last month, Grenada joined a growing number of independent English-speaking Caribbean countries in raising the minimum age of marriage to 18 y...
News
March 13, 2026
She hails from the Marriaqua Valley. Aurora H.Falby, who made history as the first female in the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force to b...
News
March 13, 2026
Leader of the opposition Unity Labour Party, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, praising a recent experience at the Byera Health Center, said the health system unde...
News
March 13, 2026
Prime Minister Dr. Godwin Friday, said he would like to make it “very clear” that the government cannot “basically” be the driving force in the econom...
News
March 13, 2026
Prime Minister Dr. Godwin Friday, side swiped a question whether this country had given the green light to the United States of America to carry out m...
News
March 13, 2026
Most people who attended the first Customer Appreciation Day initiative, hosted by the traffic department of Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Polic...
