Since its founding in Bretton Woods in 1945, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has acquired a somewhat shady reputation for …
The IMF’s New Groove
Budgetary Tautology
It’s Time For Change. In my days at primary school, I was introduced to the word – tautology. The word …
Economic Adjustment And Growth
It’s Possible To Have Both. The front-page headline of The Voice of 16th May, 2015 – “RIGOBERT FLAYS P.M. – …
Guyana: I Saw It Coming!
On the same day that Guyana’s People’s Progressive Party (PPP) stalwart Ralph Ramkarran stormed out of a party meeting in …
Immigration, Police And Customs
Let me first commend former Commissioner of Police, Ausbert Regis on his contribution to RSL’s 90 Minutes programme. He was …
Day of Reckoning Is Coming
The Editor The SLP administration and their supporters need to focus on St. Lucia’s failing economy and unacceptable levels of …
‘Kennynomics’ – A Bitter Pill To Swallow
Kudos to former Prime Minister Stephenson King and economist Claudius Preville for their very enlightening appearance on the Hot Button …
Citizenship – We need not fear!
Last year, our Head of State announced Government’s intention to establish a Task force which would examine the case for …
Taiwan and Saint Lucia Tissue Culture Lab a Plus For Agriculture But We Need To Press Further Ahead
The Government of the Republic of China (ROC) Taiwan has been true to the Chinese saying: ‘give a man a …
Tourism Not A Guessing Game
The performance of only five of the 14 independent Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are recorded in the 2015 Travel and …
CYG Let’s Cut Our Losses Now
In his budget statement to the House of Assembly last week, Prime Minister Anthony broached the matter of St Lucia’s …
WATER WOES! — Island wide Emergency Declared
A year old drought has forced the government to declare a water-related emergency for all parts of the island for …
It’s Mary Isaac For UWP In S. Castries
THE opposition United Workers Party appears to be moving to fill its candidates slate for the next general elections following …
‘Miss Digicel’ is Also ‘Miss Earth’
AS the platinum sponsor of the island’s biggest cultural showcase, Digicel continues to contribute to the development of St Lucia’s …
Carnival Queen Pageant To Raise The Bar — July 4 Event to Set New Standards
THIS year’s National Carnival Queen Pageant is expected to raise the bar in terms of quality and spin-offs of the …
Miss Piton Fits The Brand, Says Manager
PITON Beer continues its support of Saint Lucia Carnival 2015 with its selection of the Piton representative for the National …
NAGICO’s Yvanna David
NAGICO is sponsoring Yvanna David, one of the eight contestants vying for this year’s Carnival Queen title. The 20 year …
Policing and Human Rights Training
FOLLOWING a very successful human rights sensitisation with the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force in 2014, United and Strong is …
CDB Sets Up US$1.2m PPP Support Facility
THE Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), in cooperation with its development partners the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, Multilateral Investment …
‘Speak Chinese’ Course Concludes
JUST over a dozen Saint Lucians received their certificates of participation last Saturday afternoon at the Union Orchid Garden following …