Who wields power?

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The United Kingdom, the country from which we have inherited our major constitutional and political practices and statutes, is itself in the midst of ...

Don’t Shoot the Messenger – Focus on what needs fixing

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Far too often, when we don’t like the message, we make the mistake of shooting the messenger. The media are routinely the recipients of such shot...

Funerals: counting the costs

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Just before the close of yet another of his marathon press conferences on Tuesday this week, Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Ralph Gonsalves made some interes...

SVG must face up to international responsibilities

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The 74th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations begins today, Tuesday September 17, 2019, in New York. It comes at a time of heightened...

Hotel Development and a Sustainable Tourism Thrust

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As details of the agreement between the Government and Marriott International for the construction and management of a luxury hotel at Mt Wynne are gr...

Good advice is scarce, so let’s take it

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The signing ceremony for the Marriott hotel takes place today at Private Mt Wynne beach. The entry of Marriott onto our tourism landscape is significa...

When the Chips are Down, out goes Democracy

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Our hearts and minds are very much with the battered people of the Bahamas, a member of our Caribbean Community of nations, in their hour of grief aft...

Where do we go from here?

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As we went to press last evening, Hurricane Dorian had come to a standstill over Grand Bahama in the Bahamas, continuing its catastrophic onslaught on...

Facts are stubborn things

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Old people say ‘If fish come out of the sea and tell you shark have teeth, believe it!’ On the matter of the incidence of rape in St Vincent an...

Back to School Help is Available – Let’s Ensure Those Who Need It Get It

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Access to education does not stop at making school places available for our children. If our youngsters’ basic physical needs are not being met, the...