27 April 2007
Is it the dawn of a new day?

Is it the dawn of a new day?


It might be that things had to have happened the way they have to convince West Indian cricket fans and organisers of cricket that we are in deep trou...
20 April 2007
Charles Augustus Ollivierre-Early Vincentian Cricketing Hero

Charles Augustus Ollivierre-Early Vincentian Cricketing Hero


One of the things the World Cup has done is to cause us to reminisce about old times and to look at our early cricket heroes. Channel 63 has been repl...
13 April 2007
The World Cup disaster

The World Cup disaster


Not only was the 2007 ICC World Cup supposed to have been a cash cow for the region, it was supposed to have been a show piece and was expected to bri...
05 April 2007
Tribute to Lloyd Algernon Best

Tribute to Lloyd Algernon Best


Of the tributes directed to Lloyd Best that I have seen the one that resonates best with me is that given by Professor Norman Girvan. Girvan writes, Ã...
30 March 2007
Indian Immigration to St.Vincent

Indian Immigration to St.Vincent


On June 2, 1861 the first ship load of East Indian immigrants arrived here on the ship ‘Travaucore’. It had taken 92 days from Madras. On bo...
23 March 2007
March 25,1807- the Day

March 25,1807- the Day


Next Sunday, March 25, countries in the Caribbean and other parts of the world will hold celebrations commemorating the bicentenary of the abolition o...
16 March 2007
Was Latin America witnessing a Chavez-Bush Show?

Was Latin America witnessing a Chavez-Bush Show?


It is quite easy to try to pin the blame for the negative reactions to Bush’s Latin America’s visit on Hugo Chavez. Certainly the Venezuelan...
08 March 2007
Let the World Cup show begin

Let the World Cup show begin


The English speaking Caribbean is hosting its biggest event ever. The real thing starts officially on March 11 but already all eyes are focused on the...
02 March 2007
Where do we go from here?

Where do we go from here?


Wednesday February 28 was one hell of a day in the history of St.Vincent and the Grenadines. I had not seen it like this for a long time, not even at ...
16 February 2007
Black history month

Black history month


I had in the past been a bit ambiguous about our celebration of Black History Month, arguing that as a country with a predominantly black and coloured...