20 August 2004
Emancipation – not just a word

Emancipation – not just a word


Editor: This year is supposed to be 166 years since emancipation. However we seem to lack the knack for economic advances. And even with the strides t...
We must free up our minds

We must free up our minds


Editor: We must emancipate ourselves from the negatives of Africa that are sensationalized in the media, or from a religion that is deeply rooted in o...
No World Cup matches

No World Cup matches


by C.I. MartinApart from Dominica which did not apply, St. Vincent is the only independent state in the Eastern Caribbean not to have been selected as...
The port is in a mess

The port is in a mess


Editor: I read with contention a letter in your newspaper by one Disgusted. To tell you the truth, I don't know what or who the writer is angry with ...
Leaky roof and disrespect in Magistrate’s Court

Leaky roof and disrespect in Magistrate’s Court


Editor: On Monday while awaiting a case at the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court a shower of rain came down and the roof inside the courtroom started ...
Teenage Mothers in classroom

Teenage Mothers in classroom


Editor: This topic has been the centre of many debates in homes and staff rooms throughout St. Vincent and the Grenadines, that is the question of tee...
Teachers Mothers in classroom

Teachers Mothers in classroom


Editor: I am a teacher in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and would like to express my views regarding the Ministry of Education’s policy to allow...
13 August 2004
Obama is from Illinois

Obama is from Illinois


EDITOR: I would like to correct some misinformation in the Bassy Alexander column of last week. Barack Obama is not running for senator in Ohio, as he...
Don’t recognise Latortue regime

Don’t recognise Latortue regime


EDITOR: I note with amazement the rapidity with which some members of Caricom are moving to recognize the illegally installed Latortue regime in Haiti...
International airport – Canouan or Argyle

International airport – Canouan or Argyle


EDITOR: Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has politically fast tracked two major construction projects, with hundreds of millions in borrowed money: ...