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The time is ripe
DR KENNETH JOHN
2008/07/17
Last Monday night this country made the first, bold step in a journey that should take us to the goal of a single West Indian Nation-State embracing several other Eastern Caribbean States.
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The International Airport has come
ULP VIEW
2008/07/17
On Sunday, July 13, 2008, ground was broken at Argyle for the start of the International Airport.
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NDP Speaks On the Int’l Airport Issue
NDP VIEW
2008/07/17
“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it?
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The lives we touch
DR JULES FERDINAND
2008/07/17
“When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.” - John Muir (1838-1914), Scottish preservationist and writer.
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Gonsalves and the International Airport
JOMO THOMAS
2008/07/17
The blast of a hill and the demolition of a few buildings mark the symbolic ground breaking for the construction of the international airport at Argyle.
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Losing my manhood?
Old George
2008/07/17
I think I am losing my manhood. Lately I find that when I try to have sex with my girlfriend, nothing is happening.
Just before I lie with her, I would have an erection, but as soon as I touch her, everything goes limp.
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He’s sleeping out!
Old George
2008/07/17
I am fed up with this boyfriend of mine! We have been living together for 2 years now and he has this habit of sleeping out on a regular basis.
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Carnival affair
Old George
2008/07/17
Since before carnival started, I told my girlfriend we would be jumping in the same band and I will be buying her costume as usual.
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Short changing our youngsters
William 'Kojah' Anthony
2008/07/17
The several playing fields, hard courts, Learning Resource Centres and other suitable places throughout St. Vincent and the Grenadines could serve as training grounds for the thousands of students on vacation.
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Snippets of Carnival history plus Carnival Queen the First
Dr. John
2008/07/10
Last week's "Searchlight" of July 4 carried a delightful article that titillated the memory concerning our first Carnival Queen who was crowned in the year 1951 in time to usher in Adult Suffrage when as a people we all voted for the first time.
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SVG responds to awesome
ULP View
2008/07/10
The entire global economy, including that of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, is facing currently the awesome challenges of soaring oil prices and rising food costs.
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SVG in crisis - Time for a change
NDP View
2008/07/10
It is without a doubt that crime is out of control in this country. The advent of the ULP into office was done through a number of illegal road blocks as have never occurred in this country before.
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The Virtual MP3: a Formula for Success
Jules Ferdinand
2008/07/10
The younger generation has taught a great deal about You Tube, Hi-5, Skype, Ipods, and MP3s. We, in turn, can teach them so much about life and living.
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Carnival and the politics of change
by Jomo Thomas
2008/07/10
Now that carnival has come and gone, most of the people must settle back into the daily grind of making a living. Expect to hear from officials that SVG carnival is indeed the Caribbean hottest festival, and that it was the biggest , most successful carnival ever.
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Gone in 5 minutes
Old George
2008/07/10
Please tell my boyfriend that there is more to making love than what he does.
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Wedding planning blues
Old George
2008/07/10
I want to get married to my long time girlfriend, but we have one problem.
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Does she like kissing other women?
Old George
2008/07/10
My wife and my neighbour were having a conversation one afternoon, and she (my neighbour) did something that still has me troubled.
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Out for nothing
William 'Kojah' Anthony
2008/07/10
A new day has dawned on sports internationally; but the Caribbean has not embraced that concept, except for a few individuals with a streak of genius.
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Carnival: The Baby and the Bath-Water
DR JOHN
2008/07/03
I was very disturbed during the 1991 Carnival Festivities to learn that there were Vincentians who were actually praying that something should happen to cause the abolition of what they regard as Pagan rites.
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ULP Government in top gear
ULP View
2008/07/03
As promised, Venezuela has delivered forty-two (42) pieces of heavy-duty equipment with which to commence the actual earth works for the construction of the Argyle International Airport.
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Concerns about the International Airport at Argyle - Reiterated
NDP View
2008/07/03
The New Democratic Party is on record as supporting any regulations, any project or any programs introduce by government that are in the best interest of the people of St. Vincent and and the Grenadines.
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More than just fishing
JULES FERDINAND
2008/07/03
“Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” - Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) US naturalist & writer, powerful social critic of urban, industrial trend.
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Notes on Carnival
JOMO THOMAS
2008/07/03
The threat by the Calypso Association to boycott the calypso semi finals unless each semi finalist was paid a minimum of $1200 appearance fees has reignited the age-old debate about Soca and Calypso.
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Living with a lie
Old George
2008/07/03
I am living a lie and have been doing so for the past 3 years and I want it to end.
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Get past the tattoo
Old George
2008/07/03
I met this girl recently and fell madly in love with her. I know she loves me and has proven that many times.
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Be careful what you wish for
Old George
2008/07/03
On my next birthday, I will be 28 years old, and my girlfriend asked me to tell her what I would want as a birthday gift.
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In the open
by William "Kojah" Anthony
2008/07/03
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A gentle reminder that Carnival is a people’s thing
DR KENNETH JOHN
2008/06/26
Carnival is our National Cultural Festival, and each successive Government has done its part over the years towards the improvement of Carnival.
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Young, gifted and Vincy
ULP View
2008/06/26
The ULP administration has a comprehensive national focus in the fashioning and implementation of its development policies.
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Issues affecting Vincentians
NDP View
2008/06/26
Leading up to and after the implementation of the VAT, the New Democratic Party (NDP) has been on the forefront on certain concerns.
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Partners on the path of pain
Jomo Thomas
2008/06/26
“Let your heart feel for the affliction and distress of everyone.” - George Washington (1732–1799) 1st US president 1789-97, general of the Revolutionary Army.
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Carnival and creativity
Jomo Thomas
2008/06/26
Carnival is here again and the creativity of ordinary Vincentians is in full bloom. No one epitomized this creativity than the ‘Dragon’, Roy Ralph, and his transition was fittingly celebrated yesterday.
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Forget about the Trini
Old George
2008/06/26
My boyfriend lives in Trinidad. I met him while he was in St.Vincent, where he spent 8 months before going back to Trinidad.
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To get circumcised or not…..
Old George
2008/06/26
My wife wants me to get circumcised and I told her that she was out of her mind. At my age (38 ) she wants me to get circumcised!
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Be honest, man
Old George
2008/06/26
I have been married for two months and I had no idea that married life was like this.
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Vincentians vent venom
William 'Kojah' Anthony
2008/06/26
Vincentians, usually a docile people, vented their frustration about questionable umpiring decisions with an outburst of anger last Tuesday.
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Conference of Regional Public Service Commissions: A Brief Comment
Dr. John
2008/06/19
The conference of Caribbean P.S.Cs was certainly welcome, and should have taken place before now.
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Energy, fertiliser, subsidies and taxes
ULP View
2008/06/19
Last Friday (June 13th), the Prime Minister announced that from this month, June, there will be a subsidy of six (6) cents per unit on the surcharge for all domestic customers of VINLEC who consume 100 units or less.
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Assassination attempt and police brutality
NDP View
2008/06/19
One of the many situations that have been bandied about ever since Ralph Gonsalves became a serious factor in local politics is the frequency with which he claims that persons are planning to assassinate him.
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Reflection, consideration and compromise
JOMO THOMAS
2008/06/19
Politics is the art of the possible. To practise this art well, all politicians must be able to look and see what is coming.
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A 14-year old is danger, boy
Old George
2008/06/19
I am fifty-three years old, and this 14-year old school girl wouldn’t leave me alone!
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Two in bed and counting……
Old George
2008/06/19
I have lost all confidence in women, and that is because of what my wife did to me.
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‘Inefficient’ boyfriend!
Old George
2008/06/19
I want to ditch my boyfriend but do not know how. He is so inefficient in every way!
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Feeling the pain
William "Kojah" Anthony
2008/06/19
It is not easy to let go a feeling of hurt when you least expected, for it was with the usual exuberance, that thousands of Vincy Heat fans lined up at Arnos Vale for the World Cup Qualifier.
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A WORD FROM THE WORD
2005/04/30
Why worry?
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