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The New Democratic Party (NDP), is of the view that the governing Unity Labour Party (ULP), has failed the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines. NDP leader Godwin Friday said on the party’s New Times radio programme yesterday, Monday April 23, 2024 that “the most significant failure of this government is its failure to deliver economically for the people- economic progress for the country”. He charged that the ULP.
Whether you consider yourself friend or foe, irrespective of your political views or preferences, I think it is perfectly in order that all Vincentians should offer congratulations to Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves on his historic achievement of reaching the milestone of 30 unbroken years as a Parliamentary representative. These congratulations are not however any assessment of his political tenure. On Wednesday of this week Dr. Gonsalves celebrated THREE DECADES.
Before I get into the subject matter, permit me some brief comments to follow up some issues I had raised in this column following the unfortunate abortion of the parliamentary debate on the 2024 Budget. The futility of that decision, for which both sides of the House must take blame, was demonstrated this past week with Ministers of Government and the Opposition Leader taking to the airwaves and social media to …
Editor: One of our first acts of 2024 would be to pay tribute to and bury yet another of our cultural stalwarts, “Bonnie” Browne of musical fame, leader of the band CLYMAX. Having emigrated decades ago, many of our young folk, including the party-going clientele, may not be aware of Bonnie or Clymax and their role on the music scene in SVG and in helping to propel the late Winston …