Domestic violence and abuse – a serious concern in SVG
EDITOR: Please, if you will, permit me to discuss with you what I consider to be some of the main root causes of domestic violence and abuse and supp...
10 March 2020
Domestic violence and abuse – a serious concern in SVG
EDITOR: Please, if you will, permit me to discuss with you what I consider to be some of the main root causes of domestic violence and abuse and supp...
‘Wings on a Woman Don’t Mean Horns on a Man’
EDITOR: The title of my letter is taken from Peggy Carr’s poem ‘Back Talk’, and in the context of International Women’s Day (IWD), I will use ...
06 March 2020
‘Soufriere Tree – Fact or fable? – An open response
Mr Fereira, I WOULD LIKE To kindly address some of your concerns expressed in a letter to the editor by Oswald Fereira entitled “The Soufriere ...
We need all hands on deck in fight to keep Coronavirus from hitting SVG
EDITOR: The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) issued a statement a month ago, saying the Caribbean is a low risk area in relation to COVID-19 (...
Calling on the authorities to help us get a good night sleep
EDITOR: I write to announce that I had the most horrifying, the most terrifying time of my life as a retired civil servant, on Saturday, February 29....
28 February 2020
The Soufriere Tree, fact or fable?
EDITOR: I remember as a young child visiting the Botanic Gardens and seeing the Soufriere Tree and reading the label that the tree was endemic to St. ...
Don’t be mean – be clean!
EDITOR: Whoosh!!!! Through the taxi or minibus window it goes! What? An empty KFC box, a plastic bottle, or some other unwanted material. This has bee...
25 February 2020
The Books Cannot Balance – Accountability: 2019 CSEC results for POA, POB, and Mathematics
EDITOR: For the longest time now the books are not balanced. We live in debt. We live “hand to mouth,” from pay cheque to pay cheque. Accountabili...
We are missing a golden opportunity
Editor: Nearly 6 months have passed since the Medical Marijuana Bill was passed, doctors consulted and NOT one prescription issued. The rate at which ...
Office Attendants should be made pensionable
Editor: Pension is very important when one retires. The non contributory pension comes in very handy for many retired persons. However, while it is co...
