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Hypocrisy and new realities
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November 23, 2018
PERMIT ME A COUPLE comments this week on some international and regional issues which have great significance for the people of St Vincent and the Gre...
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Teachers, remember the unsung heroes too!
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November 16, 2018
Originally, I had planned to follow up on the CCJ issue in today’s column, but as I reflect, at the time of writing, Wednesday, November 14, we are ma...
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Rejection of the ccj: A shame and disgrace
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November 9, 2018
How does one express collective shame and embarrassment? How do we reconcile the mouthings of a supposedly “proud” people with their actions in beggin...
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Our approach to Independence – Final Part
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October 26, 2018
This is the final instalment of the four-part series focusing on our approach to independence, 40 years ago. In the previous three instalments, I have...
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Our approach to Independence – Part 3
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October 19, 2018
THIS IS THE third in the series looking back at how, 40 years ago, we messed up a golden opportunity to unify the nation in our quest for national ind...
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Our approach to Independence – Part 2
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October 12, 2018
Earlier this week, I was engaged in conversation with someone whom I consider to be a patriot, concerning our Independence Month. In the course of tha...
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Our approach to Independence – a four part series
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October 5, 2018
St. Vincent and the Grenadines is now into its “Independence Month”, with activities organized to commemorate our 39th anniversary of that historic mi...
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Country first must be our guiding light
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September 28, 2018
Two pressing, and inter-related issues demand my attention this week. The first is the reported rejection by Prime Minister Gonsalves of talks with th...
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Church leaders speak out on crime, we must act
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September 21, 2018
I am full of praise for the recent public comments of leaders of the Pentecostal Assembly (bar one) in their weekly television programme last Monday n...
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Sports producing political leaders
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August 24, 2018
Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi, Imran Khan to the cricket world, was last week sworn in as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan after being victorious in the l...
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Crime, citizens, the media and politics
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August 17, 2018
Practically every citizen of this country, including those residing abroad must have some level of concern about the proliferation of violent crime in...
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Elections: Time for dialogue on independent process
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August 10, 2018
The recent elections in Zimbabwe has added to the overwhelming number of “democratic” elections the world over, clamoured for by the respective electo...
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Don’t cloud the issues on the CCJ
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August 3, 2018
I am forced to return to my topic of last week, the CCJ, and if some readers feel over-burdened, I apologize humbly.Unfortunately, having been enthuse...
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Citizens Should Act On CCJ
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July 27, 2018
The month of July 2018 is perhaps the most eventful in the history of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) since its inception, where regional publici...
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Mandela, migration and Black achievement
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July 20, 2018
It is only fitting that, in a week in which there are so many important activities globally, some attention be paid to matters beyond our shores, but ...
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Have we no police, courts, gov’t or values?
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June 15, 2018
Have we, the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines, no police force, no courts, no Government? A ridiculous question it might seem, but very relevan...
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Hurricane season, the environment and plastics
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June 8, 2018
In the past we used to have a saying that characterised the annual hurricane season by beginning with “June too soon....” and ending with “October, al...
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The life and times of ‘Granny’ Rose
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May 25, 2018
It is no surprise that, as a devoted son and weekly columnist in this paper, I would take the opportunity to pay tribute to a woman, who, like many ot...
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Real issues in investment opportunities
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May 18, 2018
The Caribbean continues to face huge economic challenges in providing opportunities for its citizens not only to raise their standard of living, but t...
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Lessons of history
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May 11, 2018
History is a great teacher but even the best of teachers cannot succeed if there is not willingness on the part of their pupils to learn from then, to...
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Taking care of our elderly
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January 13, 2017
Last Sunday, I encountered a personal experience which is somewhat unusual, for it is not often that one experiences a situation where on the same day...