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 Former Parliamentarian, Conrad Sayers has died. Sayers, was a member of Parliament with the Unity Labour Party, ULP for the Central Kingstown Constituency.   He died on Friday December 29, at the age of 75.   He served as a member of Parliament from 2001- 2005 and from 2005- 2010 as Minister of State and…

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THE New Democratic Party (NDP) has extended condolences on the passing of former educator Elvis Daniel and spoke positively of his contribution to national development.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Senator Keisal Peters was in combative mode at last Sunday’s rally of the ruling Unity Labour Party. But she also injected a lighter tone when she belted out “Big Deal”, an original song, to the delight of the huge crowd converged on the tarmac of the decommissioned E.T Joshua Airport. The March 26 event was in celebration of 22 years of governance of St Vincent and …

Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves seems to be fond of the word “Revolution”. It is a term which evokes mixed reactions depending on such factors as age, religious persuasions and political outlook. To many, especially the older folk, but also the more conservative and religious among us, the mere mention of the word ‘revolution’ evokes images of violence and chaos. Fortunately the use of the “R” word by the Prime …

By Marlon Bute Clem Ballah was a true friend to me. We were generations apart but he invited me to his Scarborough home many times when he was stationed at the Toronto Consulate. He also visited my home in Ajax. It was with Clem, that I first visited Caribbean Stores where he went to buy fish, okras, green bananas, eddoes and so on for one of his Saturday evening cooks. …

Dr. Friday urges more protest Francis scoffs Dr. Godwin Friday (center) promises to lead the protest next week Thursday and Senator Julian Francis (Inset) will be watching to see if ‘he grows the crowd’. "We are going to be on the streets on the 29th (Meeting of Parliament). I want the people throughout this country to understand that!” That’s the word from President of the New Democratic Party NDP, Dr. Godwin Friday as he spoke on last Tuesday’s New Times programme, aired on Nice R...

I KNEW OUR dear sister Sylvia Audain very well. She was a member of my church family right here at Streams of Power. She was also a member of my political family in that she was a staunch supporter of the Unity Labour Party. Additionally, it was just as if she was a member of my natural or biological family since she always referred to me as her “son.” If she was talking to my actual mother and wanted to enquire about me she would say: How is her “son.” Mommy reminded me about this fact...

20 years in power, a magnificent achievement, but what after? Social Share It is a pity that Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves was not physically present to revel in the praises for the 20th anniversary of the victory of his Unity Labour Party’s victory in the general elections of March 28, 2001. Unfortunately his duties as husband have required him to be at the bedside of his wife as she gets medical attention abroad and I can only imagine the internal agony of ‘De Comrade�...