St Vincent and the Emancipation Story – Part 2

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When the Act for the abolition of the slave trade was passed and put into effect, sugar had still not been fully established in St Vincent. As I indic...

St Vincent and the Emancipation Story (Part 1)

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The story about Emancipation and how it played itself out in St Vincent is part of a much broader story. In this series of articles I am going to focu...

Doctor Grandad aka Dr Cecil Cyrus

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The Point of View article of Dr Adrian Fraser of July 20, 2012 is reprinted in its entirety below. When it was first published last Friday, parts of t...

Doctor Grandad aka Dr Cecil Cyrus

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A facsimile captioned ‘Dear Doctor Grandad’ that was addressed to Dr Cyrus on his 73rd birthday by his granddaughter Rebeka, provided the ti...

Carnival 2012

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Carnival 2012 has turned out to be a celebration of the artistry of Blondie Bird and Fya Empress. Blondie Bird and Friends, with their portrayal of â...

It’s Carnival time again in SVG

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We have really to keep reminding ourselves that Carnival has been with us for quite a long time. I say this because there are some young folks who are...

This Calls for Urgent Attention

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The news from SVG continues to be depressing. In fact, it might be better to say frightening, or even alarming. These are descriptions for many things...

Carnival reflections

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Every year carnival lovers and authorities find themselves at war with the Church, or perhaps I might better say, some elements within the Church. Thi...

A Sour Moment in West Indian Cricket

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What should have been a glorious day for West Indies cricket turned out to be a shocking one, based on one indiscreet and ignominious act by someone w...

Jubilee Madness

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I continue to be puzzled by this love affair with monarchy and with royalty generally. A year ago it was the royal wedding, now it is the Queen’s...