In these difficult times

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Vincentians at last had something to shout positively about on Sunday. Well really, not only Vincentians, but West Indians generally. I am speaking no...

As we celebrate and reflect on Independence…

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October is the month of Independence. We celebrate and sing patriotic songs and do a host of other activities in schools and elsewhere. Whether we do ...

So, you think travelling is always fun, eh? (Part 2)

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My next stop was Texas. Texas to me means heat – mucho heat. When I was last there some years ago, it was over 100 degrees for the whole month I ...

So, you think travelling is always fun, eh!

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Ever since 9/11, travelling became really difficult. The numerous restrictions put in place in its aftermath were understandable, but frustrating. I r...

Reflecting on Garvey and the Garvey Movement – Part 4

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Garvey’s United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) was legally incorporated in the United States of America on July 2, 1918 and the publication...

Reflecting on Garvey, the Garvey Movement (Part 3)

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In 1937, Garvey visited a number of Caribbean countries, including St Vincent. While the reaction to his speech was very positive in St Vincent, in St...

Reflecting on Garvey and the Garvey Movement

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Continued from last weekI continue this week with my piece on Garvey. I ended last week quoting from Albert T. Marryshow, Grenadian/West Indian nation...

Reflecting on Garvey and the Garvey movement

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I realise that there is a great deal of interest in Marcus Garvey based on the number of young men, some of them Rastafarians, who have over the past ...

St Vincent and the Emancipation Story (Part 4)

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I ended last week’s article by asking about the reaction in St Vincent to the Abolition Act which had received Royal Assent in August 1833. It is...

St Vincent and the Emancipation Story (Part 3)

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In my article last week, I made reference to the hostility generated in the colonies by the efforts to get the legislatures to pass a Registry Bill (g...