21 October 2005
Too high a price to pay for public service?

Too high a price to pay for public service?


It is perhaps a sign of our maturity as a nation that on the eve of our 26th Anniversary of Independence, we are dispensing with legislation that soug...
14 October 2005
Getting it right!

Getting it right!


The issue of the integrity of the voters' list has been a hot topic of debate on the local talk radio circuit ever since the lists were posted two wee...
07 October 2005
Male underperformance and affirmative action

Male underperformance and affirmative action


This week we publish the first half of a thought-provoking article by Dr. Malcolm Grant, a Vincentian physician living in Barbados. Dr. Grant's thesis...
30 September 2005
When friends come a visiting

When friends come a visiting


This Wednesday, our nation laid out the red carpet to welcome His Excellency Chen Shui-Bian, the President of China on Taiwan. He heads a country tha...
23 September 2005
The challenges of our time

The challenges of our time


Last week saw world leaders delivering reports on the progress their respective countries had made toward achieving what are called the Millennium Dev...
16 September 2005
September 11, two sides of terror

September 11, two sides of terror


On Sunday last, two peoples of two continents commemorated two acts of extreme brutality against their countries and their peoples that coincidentally...
09 September 2005
Only good can lie ahead

Only good can lie ahead


There had been much hype all throughout this year about the march toward the attainment of Universal Secondary Education and Monday marked the beginni...
02 September 2005
On rewarding excellence, options

On rewarding excellence, options


This week saw the Prime Minister rewarding students of the St.Vincent Community College who had been successful at the A’Level examinations with ...
26 August 2005
The new frontier?

The new frontier?


Partnerships have always been an integral part of foreign relations in St.Vincent and the Grenadines. Throughout our history we have fostered relation...
19 August 2005
Make seatbelts and helmets compulsory

Make seatbelts and helmets compulsory


Last April 2004, the Medical Association staged their fourth Annual Health Fair under the theme: "Road safety is no accident." Speaking at the Fair, M...