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St. Vincent & the Grenadines: ‘No' It Is

Janine Mendes-Franco — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:28:36 +0000

Vincentian bloggers discuss the fact that the citizenry recently voted ‘No' to “the current manifestation of a proposed constitution for this country.”

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: No!

Janine Mendes-Franco — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:54:55 +0000

The people have voted no to the proposed new constitution in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Abeni and Repeating Islands report.

Bermuda, St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Here Comes The Queen

Janine Mendes-Franco — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:47:06 +0000

Shawn and Sue and Repeating Islands blog about the Queen of England's visit to Bermuda.

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Bromance

Janine Mendes-Franco — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:19:21 +0000

“I am fed up of the debate over next week’s referendum”: So instead, St. Vincent and the Grenadines' Lullabies, Fairy Tales and other Self Delusions blogs about his “bromance with murses.”

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Referendum Predictions

Janine Mendes-Franco — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:40:00 +0000

With 20 days to go to the Constitutional Referendum, Vincentian Life says: “It looks like Vincyland’s turned totally upside-down! A foreigner has predicted a tsunami, a local bishop has predicted heart attacks and I predict deeper divisions…”

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Poll Taking a Toll

Janine Mendes-Franco — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:06:24 +0000

Vincentian Life is “more than a little concerned that…electoral officials have up to 14 days in which to make public the results of the November 25 [referendum on constitutional amendments] poll. That is scary - I mean we have a situation where desperate men are behaving like they are going to do themselves in if this fails…”

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Happy Independence

Janine Mendes-Franco — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:29:51 +0000

“We still have far to go but I live in hope that the generations to come will get it right”: Abeni wishes St. Vincent & the Grenadines a happy Independence Day.

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Yes or No

Janine Mendes-Franco — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:45:44 +0000

As referendum day approaches for a new constitution in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Abeni says: “These days it is so hard to find a Vincentian as people prefer to identify themselves as NDP or ULP.”

Caribbean: Celebrity Twitter

Janine Mendes-Franco — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:56:21 +0000

“Celebrities on Twitter; it’s the new fan mail – with direct, instant, and real-time contact”: Caribbean Public Relations has the scoop on how regional celebrities fare on the social networking site.

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Pessimistic Outlook

Janine Mendes-Franco — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:28:11 +0000

As news breaks of another murder, Abeni is “just not that optimistic” about the future of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

St. Vincent and the Grenadines: “good hair”

Nicholas Laughlin — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:36:08 +0000

“If you are black, female from a post-colonial space you will have had this discussion at some point in your life.” Empath considers the ever-knotty question of what it means for black women to have “good hair”. “My locks … constitute a very important part of my identity and I have often had to defend them.”

St. Vincent and the Grenadines: split electorate

Nicholas Laughlin — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:11:08 +0000

Lullabies, Fairy Tales and Other Self-Delusions thinks about the referendum on a new constitution for St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and what it reveals about the state of the country's politics: “a finely delineated system of prejudices based on which political party you support.”

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Tackling Domestic Violence

Janine Mendes-Franco — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:15:49 +0000

“I am still having a hard time wrapping my mind around the fact that yet another woman has been the victim of appalling domestic violence,” writes Abeni, adding: “I can only hope that Debbie's biggest impact will be to mobilise Vincentian women into meaningful action…we simply cannot afford to pay lip service to this latest murder and then go back to business as usual.”

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: R.I.P. Walter Porter

Janine Mendes-Franco — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:46:29 +0000

And Still I Rise remembers Walter Porter, “a son of the Vincentian soil, calypsonian, musician and unfortunately the person seated in number 25C on Pan Am 103.”

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: New Constitution Vote

Janine Mendes-Franco — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:24:37 +0000

The people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines are about to vote on whether or not to adopt a new constitution - Numalali finds it unfortunate that “the entire process is mired in controversy and partisan bickering…as some observers have noted, the referendum will be a mock election.”