The anniversary of Independence is not usually a pleasant time for me. For many Vincentians it is a fashion parade as they create outfits with the colours of the national flag and proudly display them. Others declare themselves Vincy to the core, some reasserting their ‘Vincentian-ness”. Others identify with anything that is positively Vincentian. Unfortunately, to a large extent this is short lived because the country soon resorts to its …
will: we did not see any of the clashes or confrontations like we saw a few days ago. it is very quiet. i do not see any police officers, but you do see the tents. the protesters are back. the mayor said that protesters are able to be here, but there are demands take a look at your screen. she has a four demands. she wants to be sure that there is a line of communication between leaders of occupy oakland and the city. she wants to make sure that this place is safe, sanitized and clean. she cut in that stipulation because they claim on tuesday they moved in because this place had become a health hazard. they want to make sure that those things are gone. she also wants to make sure that people do not camped overnight. they can stay between 6:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m., but they cannot be here over night. he s concede that they are not complying with that. the other demand is to make sure that emergency workers are allowed in. they claim that days leading up to the protests, when the e