The American Tragicomedy – The Republican Primaries

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This week the focus of attention has been on the country’s Budget. I will refrain from commenting on it since I have not been able to read and di...

Some Thoughts About West Indies Cricket

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In March of this year, after a period of cricket drought at the Arnos Vale Playing Field, we will see some cricketing action. While many cricket fans ...

As we say goodbye to 2011

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There was no better way for me to have ushered in the Christmas Season than to have taken in the New Kingstown Chorale’s 2011 Christmas special �...

Some thoughts about Christmas

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It is possible that in the same way many children today associate milk with the supermarket rather than with cows, we will at some point in the future...

The US archaic and counterproductive embargo against Cuba

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Trinidad and Tobago and the wider CARICOM body were clearly shocked by the imposition of the widely condemned Helms-Burton Act that forced CARICOM to ...

It’s time for action in SVG

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The murder of Ells King on Sunday, the chopping of a woman while working as part of a road gang on Monday morning in Bequia and the snatching of a gol...

Coming to terms with our economic reality

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I am pleased to see that the debate about our economic reality is beginning to touch on some of the serious issues that many of us have avoided for qu...

The Teachers’ Solidarity March of November 18, 2011 – Some Issues

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I take as my point of departure the editorial of the SEARCHLIGHT of November 11, 2011. Referring to the theme of this year’s solidarity week, â�...

As teachers prepare to march- Some reflections on November 1975

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Later today, members of the St.Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers Union will hold their annual march which will allow them to reflect on that day in ...

‘Coming of What Age?’ – Let the debate continue

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Many readers might have missed last week’s editorial of the Vincentian captioned “Coming of What Age?” but it should be a must read. Th...