01 June 2012
Elegy Written in a Post – Independent Society – SVG

Elegy Written in a Post – Independent Society – SVG


It was less than a year ago that we marked sixty years since Adult Suffrage. That, perhaps, is putting it wrongly for we paid little attention to it. ...
25 May 2012
Thinking Out Loud About West Indies Cricket

Thinking Out Loud About West Indies Cricket


I really get peeved when I hear it being said that the West Indies Cricket team is now getting into the fifth day of a Test match, whereas previously,...
18 May 2012
Education – A call for serious reflection

Education – A call for serious reflection


(continued from last week)This is a continuation of an article on education that I started last week.My intention was mainly to bring attention to are...
11 May 2012
Education – A call for serious reflection

Education – A call for serious reflection


The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College has over the past year been presenting a series of lectures that have been very informative, thou...
04 May 2012
Further  Reminiscences about 1979

Further Reminiscences about 1979


1979 was certainly an eventful year for the people of this country. The April eruption of the volcano probably set the tone and made its early impact,...
27 April 2012
Friday, April 13, 1979 – Some Reflections

Friday, April 13, 1979 – Some Reflections


Friday, April 13 would have brought back not so fond memories to many Vincentians. It was thirty-three years ago, Friday, April 13 that Vincentians we...
20 April 2012
The USA’s absurd  policy toward Cuba

The USA’s absurd policy toward Cuba


The policy of excluding Cuba from meetings of countries of the Americas came to a boiling point last weekend at the Summit of the Americas held in Col...
13 April 2012
Some Reflections Over Easter

Some Reflections Over Easter


The Catholic Bishop and the Word ‘Dotish’During the Holy Week period, I heard briefly, courtesy Nice Radio, part of what I assumed were some...
05 April 2012
The National Heroes’ issue

The National Heroes’ issue


It would appear that by March next year this country will have another national hero. We are told that the process will soon begin to select that pers...
30 March 2012
Of this and that…

Of this and that…


Closure of the RegistryI very often wonder about my county and its attitude to services. We complain quite often about the inadequacy of service to to...