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| I just want to transmit to the people of CARICOM what I just saw on the American ABC news at 8.19am on Thursday, February 15, 2007. There is a very bad batch of Peter Pan brand name peanut butter in circulation. read more.. |
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| Thank you Lloyd Noel... for this little bit of trivia and yet wonderful news tacked on at the end of your commentary on Law and Politics in Caribbean Net News dated February 13, 2007. read more.. |
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| Under the headline ‘Australian World Cup fans put on alert’ published in the Sydney Morning Herald, writer Jon Pierik warned about the likely dangers to cricket fans visiting the ICC World Cup Cricket event in the West Indies. read more.. |
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| I would like to commend the band leader of the Grenada Royal Police Band and his comrades in action. Its high time affirmative action is taken against our government. It has always been our calypsonians that had the nerve to confront wickedness. read more.. |
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| I read Clarence Pilgrim's commentary on the United States and Iraq and thought he summed up the situation in a concise and understandable format that is often lacking in the US. read more.. |
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| Now state-owned Guysuco and GPL withdraw their ads from Guyana's most independent newspaper, supposedly (sic) without the knowledge of their Chairman! DeCiries plaintive account of this debacle is chilling in its account of brutish communist authoritarianism. read more.. |
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| Linda Petrusi, your article today (2/7/07) was interesting in that you are proud to be crazy. You have come up with some points which are Biblical in context, which when understood from God’s perspective are wise, but outside of God are crazy. read more.. |
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| In response to Mike O'Rourke regarding "Cubans are so full of it", it might be a bit asking too much for one to be aware of what they are talking about before making such remarks. The US policy on Cuba is quite a hypocritical stance. read more.. |
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| With reference to "Embargo, at 45, still at forefront of US-Cuba relations", the Cubans are so full of it. Like ships from the rest of the world can't make it to Cuba. read more.. |
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| Ms Petrusi posits a very provocative question, and one that it behooves all of us to grapple with. But where I have no compunction about commenting on the legal approach, I cannot possibly comment on what moral attitude is appropriate in this regard. read more.. |
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| Mr Hall is right in pointing out my inconsistencies and I thank him. It allowed me to re-read my article with a different perspective. Moral deference is not about whether one person has been treated more unjust than another. read more.. |
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| It would be nice if I could voice my opinion on the latest news coming out of my country. It depresses me to read all the negative stories about government corruption and mismanagement and I ask myself, how will it end? read more.. |
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| The articles condemning the populist movement in South America are evil hogwash. Imperial colonial policies of the past are trying to continue their devastating tricks on countries under their control. read more.. |
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| I see there is a column on Caribbean Net News about the ever interesting subject of relationships and all around it. Here are a few things I would like to talk about: First, how many realtionships do you know that are based upon true love, not economics? read more.. |
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| It never ceases to amaze me just how close minded and narrow people can be. There definitely is a need to respond to the negative and often incorrect 'facts' many Caymanians have about Cuba. read more.. |
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| I have stayed silent on the proposed LIAT/Caribbean Star 'merger' until now because I honestly want at least one commercially driven Caribbean airline to evolve out of the discussions. read more.. |
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| I am writing to express my thanks to Mr Peter Browne for his published letter entitled “Organised gambling will only create more poverty and crime.” I find his letter rather intriguing and needless to say I share most his expressed views on this issue. read more.. |
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| For years now, I have maintained that the two best things to recently happen to the Caribbean are CSME (Caricom Single Market & Economy) and the Cricket World Cup 2007. read more.. |
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| The Hindu Students Council wishes to express its firm disapproval over the arrest of broadcaster and businessman, Inshan Ishmael. The circumstances surrounding the arrest of Mr Ishmael are extremely worrying. read more.. |
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| It is time for the people of Trinidad and Tobago to wake up and connect the dots. Yesterday it was me, today it is Inshan Ishmael, tomorrow it could very well be you. read more.. |
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| Throughout the ages, people of nations have sought to clarify and enforce their rights (fair treatment) in society. Either the poor retaliate wanting more from the ‘system’; the outspoken preacher claiming equity under the umbrella of unions or human rights; or the champion call of solidarity from politicians. read more.. |
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| Love the site. Find it has more information than the newspapers in the various islands that I visit. One question, why do you use American spellings in the text? read more.. |
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| Mr Hudson George, do you really think that organized gambling will erase poverty in the West Indies? Organised gambling will only create more poverty and crime for that region of the world for the already poor. read more.. |
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| Citizens of Caribbean countries must learn to accept changes. The way we were taught to live under European conlonisers is not suitable to survive in this present global world of technology and trade competition. read more.. |
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| It was explained to us that the reason why a Caricom visa was required and belatedly implemented for certain nationalities including citizens from Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg and even neutral Switzerland was due to ‘security concerns’. read more.. |
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| Grenada and Grand Cayman are not the only islands in the Caribbean where Four Seasons is under fire. In Puerto Rico, Four Seasons is proposing a project known as the San Miguel-Four Seasons Resort, in the Northeastern Ecological Corridor (NEC). read more.. |
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| I found the article very interesting in regards to the malaria outbreak. The Minister stated that, "the monitoring of potential breeding sites for the anopheles mosquito, the common vector for malaria, were being sustained." read more.. |
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| First, as the parent of a 15 year old, my cynical mind tells me this letter ("Caribbean parents don't know when they are emotionally abusing their children") was definitely 'not' written by a 15 year old, but the topic is valid and worth debate. read more.. |
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| I read with interest the Commentary entitled "Law and Politics: A living good-for-nothing, now a dead martyr", and agree in principle with Mr Noel's ideas on the whole senario surrounding the life and untimely death of Saddam Hussein. read more.. |
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| Last week Horace Peterkin, President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourism Association expressed his concern over the negative effects that the late imposition of a Caricom Visa for certain nationalities was likely to have on the industry. read more.. |
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| Under bold headlines 'JHTA says no to Caricom visa', Horace Peterkin, president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association stated in a Jamaica Observer article 'the industry would prefer if Caricom abandons the visa requirement...' read more.. |
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| I am a 15 year old female who often has thoughts of suicide, not because the pressures of life get to me, but often at times when my parents strike me and think it is a normal way to educate a child. read more.. |
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| 'This year could be a disastrous one for the small hotel and accommodation sector in Barbados if bookings do not increase for the period before and after the Cricket World Cup finals.' read more.. |
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| I am writing in response to Mr Hudson George’s letter entitled “Humming birds are not extinct in Grenada” in which it would appear I was singled out for what can be described as a personal, abusive and unprovoked attack. read more.. |
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| I am sure that I am not alone in feeling a tinge of sadness with the demise of BWIA today (31st December 2006), perhaps the closest the region has ever been to having an air carrier servicing international routes that truly represents the Caribbean. read more.. |
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| In reference to Winston Strachan's letter "How will wildlife habitat be protected in Grenada?" written in Caribbean Net News, December 28, 2006. I can't believe that Winston Strachan could have the nerve to make such a invalid statement. read more.. |
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| I am writing in support of your published letter written by Mr Andrew Dobson, President of the Society of the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds. In fact, as a Grenadian, I am most grateful for the intervention by the Society. read more.. |
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| I would be grateful if you could publish the attached article on your website. It represents the draft position of the church in Guyana on casino gambling. read more.. |
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| I thought Anthony Hall’s article on Christians and Christmas was excellent, but Ed Rapier’s rejoinder today prompts me to point out that Christmas was hijacked by the early Christians and not all of us want to celebrate it as a Christian festival. read more.. |
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| This is in response to Mr Anthony Hall's column "Merry Christmas!". I've got to jump in with my 2 cents. The problem is not the "X" in "Xmas" but that people are forgetting what the "X" means. read more.. |
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| The following letter has been sent to all Grenadian Government Ministers and senior executives of the Four Seasons Hotels group. read more.. |
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| To the very best reggae musician I know. The time is now. Do not hesitate. Suriname is waiting for you. Alfons, this one's for you. read more.. |
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| If it is true that St Lucians voted in Sir John Compton's UWP as the new government in the just recently contested general election, with the hope of reviving the banana industry, the majority of voters will end up like April fools. read more.. |
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| Unfortunately the efforts of this poll ("Cubans unhappy with lack of freedom, poll shows") are in vain. Anyone who has taken any basic statistics course knows that in order for a statistical sample to valid it must be random. read more.. |
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| My husband, myself, and two friends took an 12 day cruise on Celebrity Constellation, 27 November - 8 December to the Panama Canal, with several stops at different ports along the way. Our first port was to be George Town, Grand Cayman on the 29th. read more.. |
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| Desi Bouterese is incorrect when he says that Suriname is one of the most corrupt countries. In fact, the United States is far more corrupt and government officials are masters of the art of deceit. read more.. |
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| Michael Ignatieff has said, “The past is an argument and the function of truth commissions, like the function of honest historians, is simply to purify that argument, to narrow the range of permissible lies.” read more.. |
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| Ms Betty appears to be under the illusion that her qualifications to address issues of friendship, dating, sex and marriage is simply the fact that she has lived. read more.. |
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| Some special interest groups are determined that Trinidad should serve as a site for ALCOA aluminium-smelting. This is extremely unwise and short-sighted in a small country with a quickly-growing population. read more.. |
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| I believe that it would be helpful to your readers if, when referring to "dollars " "$" in your articles, you were to make it clear whether the reference is to EC Dollars, Trinidad Dollars, US Dollars, or whatever. read more.. |
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| BWIA was described 'as a key player in developing the (Barbados) tourism industry'. Yet in a Caribbean Broadcast Corporation news item, the latest statement is the loss of 'BWIA will not affect Barbados'. read more.. |
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| I am trying to locate a family member of my partner Randolph Kanhai, who is the only child/son of Frank Robert Kanhai, the brother of Rohan Kanhai the cricketer. read more.. |
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| I wish to commend the decision to utilize alternative forms of punishment for youths in Suriname. I believe in restorative justice and am aware of the difficulties in creating a cultural shift not only from the citizens, but internally in the police departments as well. read more.. |
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| To Mr Creasey (Letters, November 16, 2006). I just want you to know that the USA was right in stopping Canada from dumping their softwood products and many other goods on the USA. read more.. |
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| To the people of St Kitts: I cannot imagine that German tourists would like to visit your beautiful island country as long as you support whaling. read more.. |
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| Of course a privatised company, Grantley Adams International Airport inc., could not collect taxes, that is a Government prerogative, so the name has to be changed to a 'service fee'. read more.. |
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| This week marks the third anniversary of British Airways generous loan of one of just seven Concordes operated by them to Barbados. Since November 2003 it has sat in a purpose built 'temporary' hanger. read more.. |
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| Pyotr Romanov’s view of Cuba is certainly interesting, but I can’t agree with his assertion that “Marxist-Leninist ideas have never had any deep influence on Castro or his associates.” read more.. |
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| While I agree with much of what Sir Ronald Sanders had to say regarding a possible shift in US foreign policy in the wake of the recent elections, I do not agree that CARICOM should be rushing to signing a Free Trade Agreement with the US. read more.. |
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| Your reporter here in Barbados, Dawne Bennett, was quick to report "Barbados least corrupt country in the region". That might be easy for her to report. read more.. |
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| If the report carried in the Weekend Nation of Friday November 10, 2006 is correct and the airport departure tax is being increased by over 100 per cent to BDS$55 (US$27.50), it is in my opinion a massive mistake. read more.. |
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| I am looking for the Rev. Peter Haynes, who was the priest in charge at St Philip-the-Less church in Barbados in 1995. We are returning to the island next September and we are trying to locate him. read more.. |
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| Your recent coverage on the murders of several homeless people in Suriname left me feeling very sad. In the United States, hardly a day goes by where a homeless person isn't either murdered or brutally attacked. read more.. |
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| Great that Caribbean Star is belatedly starting the Port of Spain/Curacao service, but I am surprised that they have not modified flight times to maximise potential for this route. read more.. |
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| I read with interest Guyana's Health Minister, Dr Leslie Ramsammy's comments about evangelist Ernest Angley, who boldly claims that the lame will walk, deaf hear, blind see, AIDS and other related diseases cured during his visit to Guyana. read more.. |
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| I just read with interest Mr Brantley's commentary about alleged abuse meted out to Guyanese by their Caribbean brothers and sisters. Permit me a few observations. read more.. |
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| The attention of the Financial Services Regulatory Commission has been drawn to an article published by Caribbean Net News, which suggests that the Commission failed to exercise its regulatory responsibility with respect to Betonsports. read more.. |
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| I found this article to be interesting but a few things concerned me. It seems the writer is conflicted over Madonna not only being white but wealthy. read more.. |
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| Minister of Tourism Noel Lynch is quoted as stating ‘Barbados will have 14 cruise ships docked in its port, six of which will be permanently berthed as floating hotels, during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007’. read more.. |
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| I am writing with reference to a reply by Mr Strachan to Mr Padmore's concern on issues concerning Grenada and find Mr Strachan somewhat typical of the types of people Mr Padmore was wary about. read more.. |
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| According to media reports, the Government of Barbados has signed a deal with Carnival Cruise Lines ‘which guarantees that it (Barbados) will earn BDS$156 million (US$78 million) over the next three years’. read more.. |
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| Anthony Hall is quite right to point out that Canada's past and present treatment of the Amerindian population reeks of injustice. For one thing, in significant parts of the country European settlers never even bothered to negotiate treaties. read more.. |
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| I missed this article that was submitted and I had no way to confirm that this was actually issued out of St Kitts-Nevis because there is not one single letter in response to this article. read more.. |
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| The problem with reprinting articles from the government-owned newspaper Juventud Rebelde is that you have no idea how true are the “facts” they deal out to Cuba’s youth. read more.. |
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| The undersigned British non-governmental organisations wish to express in public our concern at the situation currently faced by Haitians and Dominico-Haitians in the Dominican Republic. read more.. |
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| After paying close attention to comments made by Mr Lloyd Noel concerning Grenadian legend Scotilda Noel, I would like to ask him a few questions of my own. read more.. |
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| I am writing with reference to Mr Padmore’s letter in which he stressed the need for inward investment from the capital city of St George’s to other towns and parishes that makes up the Spice Islands. read more.. |
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| I am very concerned about the state of affairs in Grenada at present and those in charge in public office and their blunders. Moving around the island I noticed the same old trend. read more.. |
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| I value the Caribbean Net News but am concerned that its coverage seems to favor a US perspective. In "Rice spurns Venezuela's bid for UN Security Council seat" little credit is given to Chavez's contribution read more.. |
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| I must tell you I am uncomfortable - and surely not alone - with such prominent attention to the views of a pair of US uncivil servants - Dr Rice and Mr Bolton. read more.. |
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| As a UK-based charity campaigning worldwide for the conservation and protection of dolphins and whales, the Marine Connection is delighted to hear the decision taken by the government of St Maarten not to allow captive dolphin facilities on the island. read more.. |
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| After reading Mr Strachan's letter to the editor about Point Salines Airport, I would like to add another comment. We've visited Grenada twice now and have so enjoyed the country and people. read more.. |
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| Perhaps I should start by congratulating the Government of Grenada and, in particular, the Minister whose portfolio includes tourism, for not only visiting, but touring the United Kingdom earlier this year in a promotion exercise. read more.. |
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| The commentary on restavec in Haiti is at best skewed or at worst misleading. The problem of Haiti is that country is inhospitable to its own people, whether you are from the middle class, the Diaspora, well off and in particular poor. read more.. |
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| While on vacation there in 2004, the Trinidad & Tobago government received about US$9 million. It equated to approximately TT$54 million. Television channel 5 reported how the money was to be spent. My calculation accounted for TT$9 million. read more.. |
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| While it is debatable whether or not keratinization of the glans has an effect on sexual sensations, it is acknowledged within the scholarly community that the male prepuce contains impressive sensory hardware. read more.. |
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| In his most recent response to Dr Wilhelm Kossenjans, Mr Hall directed the term "First do no harm" at Dr Kossenjans for the response provided by Dr Kossenjans. Mr Hall's choice of slogan for how he should be verbally-treated is fascinating. read more.. |
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| I am following with great interest the series of letters relating to circumcision and HIV prevention. Several authors have, sadly but predictably, resorted to ad hominem attacks against myself and others. read more.. |
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| As this week I celebrate 40 years in the travel industry across 67 countries, including eighteen on Barbados, perhaps the single biggest disappointment has been support for the re-DISCOVER the Caribbean initiative. read more.. |
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| I have been following the discussion, or should I say battle, between Anthony Hall and various readers on the subject of circumcision and HIV transmission. read more.. |
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| Because we're discussing matters of life and death, I feel constrained to respond to the assumptions Dr Wilhelm Kossenjans makes in his letter of admonition to me. read more.. |
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| Mr Hall states that he is not a scientist. I assume that he means that he does not have the necessary training to evaluate the research done in the field circumcision lately. I assume that he therefore draws on Mr Waskett’s expertise. read more.. |
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| I was a little distressed to read Mr Hall's recent commentary about circumcision and AIDS. The research by Dr Mishra cited below should not be dismissed lightly. I have a Masters in Biology and am well-acquainted with medical research. read more.. |
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| I'm in basic agreement with Carson Cadogan's opinion regarding Bush and the infamous secret prisons in Europe. I think, however, that he is too charitable towards the Democrats and the European countries as well. read more.. |
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| After an extended period of denying that secret CIA prisons exist in Europe, President Bush has been forced to admit that they do exist. The leaders of the European countries who also denied their existence should now hang their heads in shame. read more.. |
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| With an election in mind, this Government is proceeding with undue haste toward their proposed National Health Plan. I ask the Bahamian people to look into the future and get an idea what medicine will be like in the Bahamas if they proceed with this plan. read more.. |
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| Frank O'Hara complains that Anthony Hall "jumped the gun" in his article on circumcision and HIV, and states that Mr Hall includes "misinformation". Sadly, it appears that Mr O'Hara is guilty of these things himself. read more.. |
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| It appears that Anthony L. Hall substantially jumped the gun in his article on circumcision and HIV/AIDS and also has some misinformation. First, the ritual circumcision performed solely by Jews is "bris" or "brism," not "briss." read more.. |
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| It is an interesting article and some of Sir Ronald Sanders' ideas about combating racism I support. However, to argue that religious differences have brought divisiveness to British society is simply false. read more.. |
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| In response to the David Coard article "Grenada does not need a new spice product", I am in total agreement with Mr Coard's comments. We can see the impact of recent events on the price of oil. read more.. |
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| I regret not being able to join in the exchanges between Mr Baldal and Ms Cline sooner. I hope it has been informative for Caribbean readers if only to see the dangers of using simplistic religious interpretations. read more.. |
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| I usually regard Lloyd Noel's pieces as good reading, and I agree with much that he says in regards to Christian involvement in politics, but when he uses the Maha Sabha Hindu group's decision as an example for Christians to follow, leaves me with great disappointment. read more.. |
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| As a young Guyanese, I feel the time has come for a proper and balanced presentation of the history of my beloved country to be told (I put my creditability on the line - not meant to embarass anyone but to set the record straight). read more.. |
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| I have become a victim of the 2007 Cricket World Cup to be held in the Caribbean. A hotel room in Port of Spain has changed from US$98 per night to US$300 per night. read more.. |
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| Grenada does not need a new Spice product, Grenada needs to concentrate on alternative fuel sources i.e, ethanol-sugar cane production, as in Brazil. read more.. |
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| I am surprised that I have not seen an article on the passing of Joseph Hill, lead singer and song writer for the Reggae band Culture from Jamaica. read more.. |
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| Caribbean influence in the transition Cuba will face when Fidel Castro’s life and rule come to an end, should be decidedly geared towards the implementation of a new democracy. read more.. |
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| I must respond to Condoleezza Rice's commentary because it contains several mistakes, if not lies. The lying begins when it states that the US has worked for a month to end the violence. read more.. |
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| In answer to Susan Campbell's comments that I equated objections to Zionism to anti-Jewish sentiments, I must say her conclusion is incorrect. read more.. |
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| I certainly hope that Mr Baldal keeps his promise, and will cease and desist his attacks on Israel, Jews and Judaism. I am very concerned about what appears to be an ignorant, anti-Judaism, smear campaign... read more.. |
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| Your article published 17th August, 2006, provides useful information pertinent to the debate which is occurring in the CARICOM countries as to the relevance of the Privy Council in the post-independence era. read more.. |
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| The Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID) has noted the publication of a letter captioned "Why the Silence before Now?" in The Guardian and the Newsday newspapers on August 3, 2006. read more.. |
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| The purpose of the media is to have an open expression of ideas and Caribbean Net News is providing the medium for Mr Alexander Baldal and Nida Cline to do just that in a open forum. read more.. |
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| I would like to commend you on your informative website which keeps West Indians at home and abroad of what is happening in the region. Permit me to submit a brief letter with regards to Barbados. read more.. |
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| Please allow me to respond to Nida Cline's recent letter. I am happy that you have it all figured out. You seem to me a good Christian who is guaranteed eternal life in Heaven because Jesus died on the cross. read more.. |
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| Great to see you are getting correspondence from as far away as New Zealand (Hugh Young). It speaks well for your Net News and the Caribbean. read more.. |
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| While the original author was very wrong to suggest Zionists ought to have been given a homeland in Australia - it belongs to the Aboriginal people of that continent - I really must object to Nida Cline's 'Christian' letter equating objections to Zionism with being anti-Jewish. read more.. |
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| Mr Baldal’s “Terror Begets Terror” is yet another exercise in unreasonable hatred of the Jews, in spite of his protests to the contrary. read more.. |
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| I'm sorry people abused Anthony L. Hall for his views on circumcision and HIV, but if you study the non-religious history of this bizarre practice, you find it has been touted as being good for every fearsome disease. read more.. |
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| It was reported recently that the Barbados Tourism Authority is resurrecting the Best of Barbados programme in Britain. Each person booking one of the packages will be given a £150 (US$283) subsidy. read more.. |
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| Thank you for your recent coverage of the two recent court decisions, one awarding damages to Mr Paulus van der Sloot for unwarranted detention, and another dismissing a Holloway-family suit initiated in New York State against Paulus and Joran van der Sloot. read more.. |
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| Please allow me some space to answer letter writer Nida G. Cline. Let me tell you first that I am against all and any form of violence. I practice the teachings of Jesus and Gautama and other Enlightened Masters. read more.. |
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| Good. Now can Premier Parry tell the people if he's one of the directors of the Bank of Nevis, and if so, what steps he has taken to relinquish that post? read more.. |
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| Well, well, well, wonders never cease here in the Caribbean. Prime Minister Kenny Anthony can take time out of his "busy" schedule to criticize Americans for allegedly making fun of President Fidel Castro's recent operation. read more.. |
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| The letter from Alexander Baldal, dated 8/5/06, once again displays his very biased attitude towards the US and Israel. Either he totally lacks understanding of the situation or he deliberately sides with the terrorists. read more.. |
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| Condoleezza Rice sure has her plate full and Fidel Castro is providing the fitness center for her so that she will be well enough to continue her globe trotting. read more.. |
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| As Israel continues its murderous assault on the people of Lebanon, to date not a single Caribbean Government or Opposition party, with the notable exception of the Peoples Empowerment Party here in Barbados, has uttered a word of protest. read more.. |
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| Thanks for your informative and up to date news on the region that I receive daily through this medium. And I look forward also to Mr Hall's thoughtful commentary. read more.. |
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| Geoff Croome wrote a good letter and advised caution criticizing the present situation in Lebanon and Israel. I let you judge for yourself after I reveal to you the real reason for all this horrible violence and destruction. read more.. |
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| I am an entrepreneur in the Haitian community. I also moderate a forum called Debanasyonal on the Web. I am very much disappointed at the article by Dr Persaud. read more.. |
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| I've been reading Caribbean Magazine for many years now, since I was living in the USA. I've been living in Switzerland for five years now, getting news and purchasing products through Caribbean Magazine. read more.. |
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| Your correspondent ("Caribbean Governments must protest Israeli bombings") is right to be shocked by the violence launched on the people of Lebanon. read more.. |
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| It is really sickening to watch day in and day out the Israeli use of American-supplied weapons of mass destruction on the poor citizens of the country of Lebanon. read more.. |
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| This is exactly what we are fighting against in Trinidad & Tobago. Your writer, Mr Hall, has called the Chief Justice of Trinidad & Tobago a "bad justice." read more.. |
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| I do support Caribbean governments decision to ease immigration restriction for the World Cup in 2007. However, will the relaxed immigration laws for World Cup 2007 lead to an influx of Guyanese to many Caribbean countries? read more.. |
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| Yet another senior ICC official has been widely reported over what he states is the high hotel costs in the Caribbean over the Cricket World Cup period. read more.. |
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| Blame the irresponsible parent who allowed her immature daughter to travel internationally without appropriate supervision. read more.. |
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| I read with alarm the article written by Sir Ronald Sanders about 'Save lives and money' and would like to take this opportunity in agreeing with most of what was written. read more.. |
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| I know it is almost useless to write my opinion on the commentary by Clarence Pilgrim about drugs. However I see such a stubborn adherence to the decades-long failed opposition to drugs that leads nowhere. read more.. |
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| As the husband of a Nevisian citizen, I have been told that their politicians send free round-trip tickets to citizens living abroad to return to Nevis to vote in General Elections. read more.. |
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| The dramatic decline in cruise ship passengers visiting Barbados has largely been blamed on soaring fuel prices. At first, a seemingly plausible and easily acceptable explanation, but then look at other major geographical areas. read more.. |
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| Why is it that activities coordinators over on our beautiful sister island of St Lucia are so hell bent on ousting Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival, now into its 10th year of existence; the Caribbean’s most unique festival of all times? read more.. |
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| I am a regular reader of your column on Grenada and like the approach and stance that Mr Lloyd Noel takes on the realities and issues in Grenada as I once grew up on the island myself during the seventies. read more.. |
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| Once again the Prime Minister of Barbados is grandstanding. Barbados is a nation facing many, many problems. The lone Government-run hospital in the island is in near chaos. read more.. |
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| Thanks Mr Hall: If the Bahamian government was not such a closed shop on the issue of trade, I might agree. However, they believe that we are stupid and cannot make decisions for ourselves. read more.. |
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| In a recently released United Kingdom Tourism Survey, it was revealed that UK residents took a staggering 138 million overnight domestic stays in 2005. read more.. |
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| I am writing to comment on the June 30th commentary written by Ann-Marie Adams. I realize that this is her own opinions, but I am frankly bothered by her subjective campaign to put the organization and its members in a bad light. read more.. |
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| Thank you for Ms Adams' well written commentary regarding the collective state of mind of our Caribbean and Caribbean-American Diaspora. read more.. |
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| I read Ms Adams article, with great interest and delight. Her concerns about Caribbean people in the Diaspora are very well founded. read more.. |
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| I read Andrew Brown's contribution expecting to find some golden nugget or an uplifting point but was left deeply distressed by his sweeping generalities ascribed to "Grenadians" and to "Grenadians raised in the UK". read more.. |
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| Mr Hall makes an interesting observation. However, for him to call the Bahamas "imperious" on the CSME issue is not correct in my view. read more.. |
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| I really do not quite understand why these people just can't quit, rather than continuously drowning themselves in all this hypocrisy? read more.. |
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| Whilst many people with have sympathy with the views of Linda Wilson from Miami about the whaling situation and Japan, it is very wrong of her to call for a boycott of the islands that support the motion. read more.. |
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| I am outraged that your islands would host the IWC and take blood money from those whaling scoundrels in Japan. read more.. |
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| Do the NGO groups based in developed western nations that have leveled suggestions of boycotts at the Caricom nations have the best interests of the peoples of the Caribbean at heart? read more.. |
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| According to the letter from Matt Settlemire dated 20 June, the response to some of the Carribean countries' decision to vote in favour of commercial whaling at the IWC conference by the anti-whaling nations and pressure groups is to boycott tourism in these countries. read more.. |
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| I am a Trini at heart and I am very proud of my homeland. I know if God is for us, who in the World Cup can be against us. read more.. |
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| The Barbados Government, fresh from a crushing defeat of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago at the Permanent Court of Arbitration, now has the legal precedent of the Pratt and Morgan ruling in its cross hairs. read more.. |
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| There is something that I feel your readers should be aware of. I am an avid sailor and many of my friends who are avid sailors, yachtsmen, and charter companies are discussing not allowing any of their yachts into the waters of those nations that have been voting pro commercial whaling. read more.. |
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| With respect to Mrs Linda Petrusi, I would like to give my opinion on the cause of the disastrous floods in my country Suriname during the first weekend of May. read more.. |
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| You report that "the CGID has taken Trinidad and Tobago's opposition leader, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, to task over what the Institute says are apparently unfounded, racist comments..." read more.. |
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| The biased letter from Alexander Baldal about the Holloway case demands an answer from an American. First, he accuses the American media of hypocrisy because he feels it ignores the suffering of Iraqis and Palestinians. read more.. |
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| The Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID) is concerned about the continuous and shocking admissions in the Guyanese media attributed to indicted Guyanese alleged drug lord, Shaheed "Roger" Khan. read more.. |
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| I am always impressed with the way Anthony L. Hall handles the English language, and selects topics that must be of interest to many of your readers. read more.. |
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| It was with absolute incredulity that we recently received notification that the Barbados Tourism Authority has yet again resurrected the highly discounted Best of Barbados programme in our second largest market (United States) for this summer. read more.. |
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| I write in response to Mr Brown’s letter published on May 25, 2006 and in doing so must point out that I have no knowledge of the forum he has referred to or the contents of what was forwarded to Grenada. However; I have had some mixed experience dealing with civil servants from that country. read more.. |
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| As a Grenadian living in Manchester, UK, I frequently take an interest in Grenadian affairs via the internet and speaking to other UK based Grenadians. read more.. |
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| I would like to thank you for the inclusion, in your Monday, May 22 article 'New arrest in the Holloway case', of the following sentence: read more.. |
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| Does cultural identity lead to violence? This was the question of Nobel Laureate’s Amartya Sen’s recent deliberations carried on the on-line community called developmentgateway. read more.. |
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| I saw a copy of your article just after our official launch of the new Caribbean brand and logo here in New York. The new logo is the combined effort of the 32 member Caribbean Tourism Organization and the 36 member Caribbean Hotel Association. read more.. |
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| Sincere congratulations to Caribbean Star on the announcement that a new Port of Spain/Curacao route will be operated from 13 July. read more.. |
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| Controversial faith-healer, Benny Hinn, is scheduled to conduct his "International Crusade" in Trinidad at the Queens Park Savannah on May 19-21, 2006. read more.. |
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| There is a plan to build a port project in Grenada's northern town, Sauteurs, St Patrick. Therefore, the false rumours being spread just recently about Kick 'Em Jenny volcano acting up, could well be another opposition propaganda plot. read more.. |
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| With the disastrous flooding in Suriname and the appalling lack of leadership, the Venetiaan government has demonstrated again that Venetiaan is totally clueless as to why the flood began in the first place. read more.. |
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| Your article on Suriname Airways is an interesting one. However I have to say that there are few airlines in the world, being managed in such a dramatic bad way. read more.. |
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| Christian Research Service is just one discernment ministry among many ministries worldwide that has spent years conducting extensive research on Benny Hinn, and informing the body of Christ about Hinn's false teachings, false prophecies, false healings, and lavish lifestyle. read more.. |
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| The Leader of the Opposition MrRobert Corbin has made some proposals recently. One of them was to have an emergency meeting. Another was to sit down with the Government of Guyana and work out a plan to provide security for the country. read more.. |
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| It was some time ago that the Chief of Police, a high religious leader and a headmaster of a school and the talk show host came together on a radio talkshow (here in Sint Maarten). read more.. |
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| This story goes back to 1981 when we were all at York University – a lot of us from Guyana. In the line up of students were people like Jerome Khan, Walter Persaud, Paul Tennassee, Supryia Singh, Rishee Thakur, Nazim Baksh, Mohammed Yosuf, myself, and of course Sash Sawh. read more.. |
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| Your correspondent from Trinidad, Stephen Cummings, was quick to report on Wednesday April 12, "A long-running maritime law battle between Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago has ended with a victory for Trinidad". read more.. |
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| In its editorial column dated Friday 21st April 2006, Barbados’s largest circulation newspaper, the Nation, claimed that, after running various articles on recent industrial unrest, ‘the Nation Publishing Company was served by CLICO’s agents with cancellation notices of all advertising previously booked’. read more.. |
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| How long will the American hypocritical mass media continue to blow the one tragic event of Natalee Holloway out of proportion, while ignoring the immense suffering of tens of thousands of innocent Iraqis, and Palestinians? read more.. |
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| I believe Hester Heemster of Canada has never lived in the real world. The death of a child is in itself the most devastating thing that can happen to anyone and no one brought to justice is absolutely horrendous. read more.. |
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| For a long time I have questioned whether ‘we’ are spending the millions of dollars allocated to marketing Barbados in the most cost-effective way. read more.. |
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| On Sunday, April 2, 2006 , Guyana's President, Bharrat Jagdeo attacked me and some New York elected officials personally, at a press conference in New York, for our uncompromising fight for justice for New York journalist, Mark Benschop. read more.. |
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| Diana Hawks suggests that more should have been done by Aruba and its people to locate the missing Natalee Holloway. read more.. |
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| As comment on your story that the Netherlands Antilles is worried about an attack by Venezuela: when last year I saw the beginning of the build up between the USA and Venzuela, I also noted the extension done on the Hato airport in Curacao. read more.. |
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| I have watched this entire case without forming an opinion, until now. I think it is absolutely terrible the way the Holloway family was treated. read more.. |
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| In reference to Caribbean nurses and teachers being exploited in the United Kingdom, I can speak for English-speaking Caribbean people. read more.. |
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| It’s a shame when such an esteemed newspaper loses its objectivity! In a front page Barbados Advocate headline on 29th March ‘Tourism industry bouncing back’ and again in an article dated 1st April ‘Tourism bouncing back’ are classic examples. read more.. |
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| In response to the letter of Eugene G. Bernat about unanswered questions and lies in the Natalee Holloway case. read more.. |
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| Please let the Aruban people know that not all Americans are ignorant. There are many of us that know our US government and judicial system is one of the worst in the world. read more.. |
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| I am writing to make you aware of a website with a very disturbing article from a former inmate at Glendairy and Harrison Point prisons here in Barbados, West Indies. read more.. |
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| Unfortunately, we have been and continue to be our worst enemies. We fight for freedom, and when we get it, we use it as a weapon against our own. read more.. |
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| It has been nearly 10 months since Natalee Holloway became the victim of the criminal acts of some of the inhabitants of Aruba. I would like to address the investigation and response of the Aruban people. read more.. |
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| It seems that the media has forgotten that Williams-Darling was not the Commonwealth Champion in Manchester so how could she have been upset? read more.. |
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| Bold front page headlines carried in the Thursday March 16 edition of the Barbados Advocate scream ‘Hoyte wants to unseat BLP’, referring to the governing Barbados Labour Party. read more.. |
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| In a bold front page headline entitled ‘over to PMs’, Chris Dehring, the chief executive officer and managing director is quoted as asking the regional leaders to look into ‘high (hotel) room rates’. read more.. |
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| As a Grenadian living abroad I feel compelled to comment on the Passa Passa issue which the Education Minister described as one of the biggest problems yet to face the island. read more.. |
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| Thanks to your wonderful website, I can still stay abreast of all the latest news, from all of my beloved Islands in the Caribbean. read more.. |
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| As a Dominican leaving overseas and a former media workers I am most disturbed as to the response given to the Dominica’s Press Secretary Sean Douglas after he wrote (rightly so mark you) complaining about the irresponsible story written by your Dominican Correspondent. read more.. |
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| With reference to the Editor’s Note in response to Mr Douglas’ letter or March 10, 2006, I must say that it couldn’t have been said any better, the manner through which you did. read more.. |
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| I wish to register my strong objection to a story on your website captioned “ Dominica carnival marred by murder, lawlessness”, which was filed by Malaika Laurent, Caribbean Net News Dominica correspondent on March 6, 2006. read more.. |
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| I read Richard Mavor's article regarding the Church of England and its much publicised motion to apologise for its role in the enslavement of Africans. read more.. |
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| I was able to listen into just the last portion of the "Letter from the ground" which was submitted by Mr. Candy Edwards and was aired on Nice Radio Saturday morning. read more.. |
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| As most Grenadians would say "I am just throwing sprat to catch whale." Grenada Minister of Education, Claris Charles' decision to eradicate the Jamaican passa passa dance culture within the society, could very well be the beginning of the government programme to revive local culture. read more.. |
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| Having followed this constitutional issue first in Grenada, I have been fortunate to be able to follow events via Caribbean Net News website and the courtesy of former Attorney General of Grenada, Lloyd Noel read more.. |
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| I write in support of the comments made by L. D. Williams. We found the roads in a similar state as described and are in sympathy with the many road users. read more.. |
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| I have for the most part have respected the wisdom of Trinidadians. The recent decision not to allow the importation of six hundred or so Guyanese "sugarcane cutters" into the twin Island republic was brilliant. read more.. |
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| With the Barbadian opposition party seemingly in disarray, it’s difficult to comprehend why the Prime Minister, Owen Arthur, made such a malicious verbal attack on Harold Hoyte, the Editor-in-Chief of the largest circulation daily newspaper, The Nation, recently. read more.. |
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| I would like to commend you for publishing that unbiased and honest take by UPI on the recent ABC Primetime special, which was aired in North America on Thursday night. read more.. |
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| Whilst visiting Grenada recently I found myself caught up with the politics of the Island. The Prime Minster stated that the coming "Cricket World Cup" will be very important to the Islanders in order to help Tourism. read more.. |
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| In passing its motion on slavery,The General Synod of the Church of England has ignored historical perspective by missing an opportunity to engage with the Umma to share in common with it regret for the parts played in the African slave trade by their respective predecessors. read more.. |
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| Likewise, I resent Ms Roberta Cahill attempting to speak for 'most Americans' in her letter describing her 'embarrassment' for the behavior of the Holloway-Twitty families. read more.. |
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| As an American I would like to agree with the letter you published from reader Roberta Cahill. The letter you published written by (Jean Fitch) in no way represents the opinion "of all Americans" regarding what happened in Aruba last year. read more.. |
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| This is reference the 80-year-old American reader who says she speaks for ALL AMERICANS; since when did she became the only AMERICAN? read more.. |
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| In your editorial section on Monday a reader (Jean Fitch, 80 years old) wrote to you about "the wrong doing of America on boycotting Aruba". read more.. |
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| I have read of the 'fact' that Air Jamaica lost close to US$140 million in 2005. This after Dr. Lawrence spent US$250 million of the Jamaican taxpayer's money to 'fix" the airline - with a promise that the loss in 2005 would be less than the US$99 million loss in 2004. read more.. |
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| In your news today a lady spoke of the wrong doing of America on boycotting Aruba. I would like for her to know we Americans believe that Aruba let the three boys and father go because they didn't want to prosecute them. read more.. |
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| This case has consumed the American media overwhelmingly since May 31, 2005. If ever there has been a trial by media, this is the one, thanks to cable news shows in the United States. Please note that I am an American citizen, not from Aruba. read more.. |
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| Once again it’s the politics taking over from the sound economics of the ‘real’ world. The current controversy over the Barbadian taxpayer, seemingly in oblivion, becoming the single largest shareholder of LIAT, and the hint of moving its main operational base to Barbados. read more.. |
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| Hudson George's letter to Caribbean Net News attracted my attention because it goes straight to the heart of the matter. read more.. |
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| Having read Hudson George's letter, I somehow feel moved to add a few words to that which was said or even alluded to in that letter. read more.. |
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| The so-called democratic white capitalist world is trying to deny the Haitian people the right to govern themselves because they are black and free from mental slavery. read more.. |
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‘Costa to sail from Dubai’ should send a wake-up call to every tourism planner throughout the Caribbean. ‘Costa Cruises is to become the first international cruise operator to offer cruises from Dubai’ quotes the news and resource centre for the travel industry.
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| Sir Ronald Sanders' 31 January 2006 article "Tourism: For whose benefit?" raises several intriguing issues. read more.. |
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| As a resident of neighbouring Curacao, I have followed the Natalie Holloway story from the very beginning and have been constantly surprised and at times outraged at the attitude of some Americans who are not armed with the full facts in the case. read more.. |
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| So now you have to enlist the help of a 14 year old. That is really sick. Is a 14 year old allowed to go to C&C or the casinos? How does a 14 year old know what is going on? read more.. |
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| I found your comments interesting and in line with secular thinking. What I don’t understand is how you can position yourself as saying God supports homosexuality. Which Bible do you read? read more.. |
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| It's very charming to print such a sweet letter from such a nice young girl. No doubt, 99.9% of Arubans are just as decent kind and sweet. Those are people whom this young girl alludes to. read more.. |
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| I feel that it is only appropriate that I respond to the remarks of Megan Gitter from Chicago, Illinois. I could not help, but laugh at the irony that Ms. Gitter is from Chicago, a city that is notoriously full of governmental corruption and where Michael Posner is originally from read more.. |
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| Please stop and read this. I hope it changes the views of the many arrogant Americans. I have been visiting Aruba for 4 years. Although I am only 14, I know what seen some of what has gone on during the night in Aruba. It's nothing! read more.. |
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| Mr. Vanderpool-Wallace touches on a very important issue in this 26 January 2006 Caribbean Net News article. The Internet has been vastly underutilized throughout the region. read more.. |
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