One of the worst things you can accuse a journalist of is lying. It’s like calling a policeman a thief. …
Women Just Wanna Be Naked!
I sat with da boys on Nestor’s Sab Block, on Carnival Day, Saint Lucia 2019, and was inspired by the …
Contempt of Haitians is Shameful
The response to Haitians arriving in Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries has been lamentable at best and contemptible at worst. They …
The NYC is Merely Political
If I should say that the National Youth Council is the breeding ground for future politicians, I think many people …
An Unjustified NIC Investment
While the recent National Insurance Corporation’s (NIC) investment in Cabot (St Lucia) Inc. may not be illegal, it is not …
Carifesta A Reminder That Art Is A True Vehicle To The Soul!
Once again, a contingent of Saint Lucian artistes is traveling to Trinidad and Tobago to participate in Carifesta — and …
What We Don’t Know
Last week’s article (’Deal or No Deal’), introduced the necessity of making decisions based on the available data, or rather, …
Is the Guns-For-Cash Amnesty Back on Track?
History always finds a way of repeating itself. Take the question of how best to fight today’s proliferation of small …
Why Virgin Atlantic Has Difficulty Accepting No From Allen Chastanet
VIRGIN Atlantic has announced its intention to move out of Saint Lucia, come June 2020. While the Government and its …
Nursing the Politics of Economics and Finance — African nurses to man Barbados hospitals and health services
GHANA’S President Nana Akufo Addo visited Barbados recently, bringing greetings and good tidings from the one country in Africa where …
The First Task: Emancipating All Our Minds From Mental Slavery!
John Quinlan was not only an ardent speaker, campaigner and activist for better for the sons and daughters of former …
BREXIT’s Effect on Caribbean Tourism
(The writer is Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to the United States and the Organisation of American States. He is …
Are We Saying Goodbye To Carnival Like We Knew It, For Just A Few Dollars More?
As I played my usual ‘Ole Mas’ on J’Ouvert morning in Castries during carnival 2019 (as I have been doing …
Don’t Take Soufriere Projects from Harold Dalsan
THE Soufriere/Fond St. Jacques Constituency Group of the Saint Lucia Labour (SLP), joins with the people of Soufriere, in placing …
An Accomplished Divider
The Soufriere Square is now open; a moment for celebration? I would think so. The Jurassic park walls had stood …
Hedonism in Carnival 2019
AS a Carnival lover and a lover of my country and its culture I hasten to express my dismay at …
A Cannabis Movement Update — Establishing a regulated cannabis economy in Saint Lucia
The Cannabis Movement has been reliably informed that cannabis law reform was discussed at the meeting of the Cabinet of …
None But Ourselves Can Emancipate Our Minds From Mental Slavery!
Thursday will mark the 185th Anniversary of Emancipation – the process that followed Britain’s legal Abolition of Slavery — and …
Saint Lucia PM to Walk a Six-month Tightrope!
Venezuela’s hosting of 120 countries at last week’s meeting of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries (better known as the Non-Aligned …
Hong Kong Is Now the Front Line of Democracy and Freedom
Until this day, four young people have committed suicide to urge the Hong Kong Government to halt the amendments to …