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Introduction One of the many remarkable stories of the Unity Labour Party’s time in office, is undoubtedly the attention given to the Garifuna communities in this country. The indigenous people of this country who suffered unspeakable atrocities by colonialists who came here hundreds of years ago, were never given the true respect deserved by previous governments. Our Garifuna communities that are generally found in rural Saint Vincent were largely characterised by extreme poverty, poor education, and inadequate amenities, as was the case with rural SVG prior to 2001. To emphasise this point, the Garifuna communities that are on the northern…

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The dreaded day is here. Papa must take his last lap around Kingstown. He is 74 years old, obese and grossly unprepared. He had planned to take this run ten years ago at the end of the second term as promised. But he is not one known to keep his promises. Then he should have passed the baton unto the next qualified runner but he had orchestrated the demise of all who showed potential and were well able. One by one they fell by the wayside: Rene Baptiste, Ken Boyea, Louis Straker, Glen Jackson, Saboto Caesar, Stanley Starky John. Apparently,…

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Howie Prince, Consul General to the United States, has said that he was not prepared to be dragged into any non-existent controversy regarding his recall. Prince called in during a radio discussion on July 24, and thanked Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, who was in studio, and the rest of the Cabinet, for the time he was allowed to serve as Consul General. “I can boast that things are good at the Consulate as I speak, and as we get ready to handover to Rondy ‘Luta’ McIntosh, that he inherits a proper stage,” Prince said. And in turning to what…

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The Barbadian government is preparing to finance settlements to stricken CLICO policyholders, including those here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Finance Minister Camillo Gonsalves disclosed. In response to a question posed by Leader of the Opposition Dr Godwin Friday during the July 25 Meeting of Parliament to give an update on the status of efforts to recover the investments of local policyholders affected by the collapse of CLICO, Gonsalves said that the Barbadian government has offered a bond of BBD$37 million, of which the sum of BBDS$9 million is expected to be allocated to settle claims here. But while…

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Skiddy Francis-Crick, one of this country’s netball stalwarts, continues to challenge herself to give back to the game that has given her so much joy and success. Towards this end, she has organized a netball camp for this year’s summer break. The camp will take place at the Marriaqua Government School hard court from August 1st to September 3rd from 9:00am – 2:00p, and will cater to girls 8-14 years old. Quizzed as to what inspired her to host the camp after a long break, Francis-Crick said, “Actually I was inspired by a child at church. She said to me…

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Ten years ago we wrote the following article. Sadly, we have had no progress in the last 10 years under the ULP regime, and the article is still relevant. SVG needs change. “‘Everything is dead, and many of those who live are cannibals, feeding off the blood and misery of the poor’.Our country is suffering under economic cannibalism. Gonsalves allows the super-rich of Mustique, Canouan Resorts and Taiwan blanket tax and customs duty exemptions, yet the poor struggles to survive. This policy eats the poor to feed the rich. Gonsalves sells off prime agricultural land to foreigners for tourism projects…

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By Jomo Thomas Yesterday marked five years since Oscar Allen died. He was a giant of a man. His honesty, simplicity, profundity in thought, generosity and commitment to the struggle for a better life for our people remain beyond measure. Our people are yet to realise the massive gaping wound, the terrible loss our nation suffered on this sad and dreadful day. To know Oscar Allen is to love him. If I were ever given the task of caring for his memory, I would place on his tombstone ‘Oscar Allen, a national treasure is buried here.’ Five weeks before he…

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The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) advises that effective 1 August, the operations of RBTT Bank Caribbean Limited in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (RBTT SVG) will cease following 1st National Bank St Lucia Limited’s (1st National) acquisition of RBTT SVG. As a result, RBTT Bank Caribbean Limited will become a branch of 1st National Bank St Lucia Limited as of Monday, 1 August. The ECCB, in consultation with the ECCB Monetary Council, approved the application for the transfer of the assets and liabilities of RBTT SVG to 1st National on 22 December 2020, pursuant to Section 43 of the Banking Act, 2015. In…

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As is now the distinct trend globally, the capable women of St. Vincent and the Grenadines are being called out by the circumstances currently prevailing in our land to assert themselves in the playing of a more decisive role in the determination of the way forward for our country and its people. Quite clearly the point at which we are in St. Vincent and the Grenadines today, in terms of the socio-economic and political development of our people, is nowhere close to the point at which we ought to have been after almost fifty years of being an independent nation.…

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Photo : ABC BEIJING (AP) — President Xi JInping warned against meddling in China’s dealings with Taiwan during a phone call with his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, that gave no indication of progress on trade, technology or other irritants, including Beijing’s opposition to a top American lawmaker’s possible visit to the island democracy, which the mainland claims as its own territory. Xi also warned against splitting the world’s two biggest economies, according to a Chinese government summary of Thursday’s unusually lengthy, three-hour call. Businesspeople and economists warn such a change, brought on by Chinese industrial policy and U.S. curbs on…

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