(The writer is the Antigua and Barbuda Ambassador to the United States and the Organization of American States. He is …
Foreign Policy lessons from the Resistance of the Rastafari
Time to Resign! Part 2
IN Part 1 we touched on the character of this current administration’s governance. Today, we look at what it has …
The Healthcare Debate
HEALTHCARE is too expensive – not in terms of dollars and cents only but in lives that could be lost …
Of Dis — and not Dat!
TODAY I deal exclusively with Dis. No Dats – for I am rather impressed with the energy and output of …
Dictatorship has replaced Democracy in Saint Lucia!
HAVE we in Saint Lucia exchanged our democracy for dictatorship since the general elections of June 2016? ‘Absolute Rule’, ‘Tyranny’, …
Open letter to the Medical & Dental Association
DEAR SLMDA FOR those of us who didn’t know of your existence, the current noises about healthcare – St. Jude’s, …
Hospital Politics
As a born St. Lucian but with two US national parents, I have spent my whole life in St. Lucia …
Grasping at Straws
I wish to address the meeting held at Vieux Fort on May 11th, 2018, spearheaded by the president of the …
Nurses necessary for UHC implementation
AS the healthcare debate rages on, Alicia Baptiste, President of the St. Lucia Nurses Association, has spoken about the need …
Footballer Tafari Charlmagne Laid To Rest
REMEMBERED for his passion for life and an avid footballer, TafariCharlemange was laid to rest on Wednesday 16 May. The …
Sandal’s Cup Final: G. I. Vs Babonneau Tomorrow
AFTER eight weeks of entertaining cricket played at four venues around the island, the Saint Lucia National Cricket Association Inter …
SLASA to Celebrate at Harbor Club
The Harbor Club in Rodney Bay, one of Saint Lucia’s newest Hotels will play host to the Saint Lucia Amateur …
Healthy Debate
It’s easy to simply curse ‘the politicians’ for politicizing the issues in the ongoing debate about the state of the …
Tempers Flare At Parents/Ministry Meeting
TEMPERS flared Thursday at a meeting of parents and Ministry of Education officials at the Vieux Fort Primary School over …
Fedee Touts Best Tourism 1st Quarter Figures
“THE numbers are astounding!” Honourable Minister for Tourism Dominic Fedee announced to a gathering of local media at the headquarters …
Vendors to Document Missing or Damage Property
CASTRIES Street vendors affected by what appear to be a unilateral decision by Mayor Peterson Francis to remove, from their …
Rebate or Fare Increase – Southern minibus drivers divided
THE question as to whether minibus drivers should opt for a rebate rather than an increase in their bus fares …
Diabetes and Hypertension Association calls on St. Lucians to Walk Some More!
SAINT Lucia Thursday joined the rest of the World in observing World Hypertension Day. But more than just observing the …
NWU Wants Work Permit Council Restored
THE National Workers Union (NWU), one of St. Lucia most outspoken trade unions, has written to Labour Minister Stephenson King …
St. Lucia Announces ‘Summer of Discovery’ Promotion
PRESS RELEASE – The Saint Lucia Tourism Authority (SLTA) is getting set to launch its biggest and most interactive summer …