by Dr Doris Debra Charles-Frederick, Pro Tempore Leader, National Liberation Movement The welcomed noise caught my attention. There was another protest more than 30 years in the making. Voices from Canouan were not those of isolated individuals. This was about much more than access to the sea. In my ongoing research, I became pleasantly aware that I am also a direct descendant of my maternal Snagg family of Canouan, traceable …
Editor, I felt compelled to write this article based on a recent conversation I had with a young Vincentian national, age 25, who visited the New Democratic Party Headquarters. The individual didn’t recognize two photos that are on display on the walls depicting this country’s second Prime Minister Sir James Fitz- Allen Mitchell. The photos are two of Sir James in his youthful age, and unfortunately, there is no name …
EDITOR: Emancipation Day is generally a day of reflection on the historical, social and cultural development of the nation. This year it is easy to put things in perspective, because of The University of the West Indies Open Campus (UWIOP) St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) which held a two-day Country Conference on July 19 and 20, entitled History, Ancestry and Heritage. The Conference was informative, educational and left us …
For the first time in over two generations, Vincentians have stepped into a new year without the towering presence of James Fitz-Allen Mitchell on the local political landscape. He was a most dominant figure in the politics of the country, even after he retired from active politics in 2001. Sir James was a titan in electoral politics in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), both in terms of political longevity …
For the first time in over two generations, Vincentians have stepped into a new year without the towering presence of James Fitz-Allen Mitchell on the local political landscape. He was a most dominant figure in the politics of the country, even after he retired from active politics in 2001. Sir James was a titan in electoral politics in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), both in terms of political longevity …