11 August 2015
What about election debates  leading up to the general elections?

What about election debates leading up to the general elections?


In our country, the fact that we hold regular general elections is equated with democracy, as if elections by themselves constitute the sole barometer...
07 August 2015
The Sargassum problem requires a regional approach

The Sargassum problem requires a regional approach


We must compliment both the St Vincent and the Grenadines Hotel and Tourism Association (SVGHTA) and its Caribbean counterpart, the CHTA, for their ve...
04 August 2015
Twin streams of the freedom struggle

Twin streams of the freedom struggle


The country of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has quite a unique history. Although we share native genocide, European colonization, slavery and i...
31 July 2015
Protecting the Vincentian-Garifuna Compact

Protecting the Vincentian-Garifuna Compact


The Vincentian-Garifuna compact is being threatened. This compact, best expressed as Vincentians’ recognition of the crucial role the Garifuna h...
28 July 2015
Summer camps, filling an important need

Summer camps, filling an important need


Vacation Bible camps have taken place in St Vincent and the Grenadines for decades, but it is only in the last 20 years or so that a larger variety of...
24 July 2015
A woman of conviction

A woman of conviction


Nicole Sylvester was a woman of conviction. She held strong views and was not afraid to express them or act on them. A prominent attorney and human ri...
21 July 2015
Start of a new chapter

Start of a new chapter


The month of July is a very special one for the peoples of the neighbouring republics of Cuba and the United States of America. It is the month during...
17 July 2015
High hopes being pinned on geothermal energy

High hopes being pinned on geothermal energy


The high cost of energy and consequently electricity has posed a major developmental problem to small states likes ours. The reliance on non-renewable...
14 July 2015
That annoying Sargassum  seaweed! How do we deal with it?

That annoying Sargassum seaweed! How do we deal with it?


For the last few years, massive amounts of Sargassum seaweed have been washing up on Caribbean beaches, creating problems for tourism operators, fishe...
10 July 2015
Soca Monarch at a crossroads?

Soca Monarch at a crossroads?


Two international recording artistes who have been staples of the popular Soca Monarch competition say they are calling it quits from the competition....