WHEN UNESCO announced that “the reggae music of Jamaica” had been added to its list of cultural products considered worthy …
Why UNESCO was right to declare reggae a cultural treasure
Special Needs Children and Teachers enjoyed Christmas at Government House
THE Annual Prime Minister’s Christmas celebration for children with special needs was held at a different venue this year, much …
BEYOND AMNESIA AND NOSTALGIA: Contemporize The Culture
JACINTHA is well known to two generations of St. Lucians with a fading recognition among the more recent third generation. …
Once Upon A Time In Saint Lucia
ONCE Upon A Time In Saint Lucia, the latest offering of local folk stories from writer Jacintha Annius-Lee, is now …
Hypocritical Amnesty International Praises Caribbean While Staying Silent on Crime
THERE are times when the best way to figure out the purpose of an individual or organisation is to simply …
What They Won’t Tell You About the so-called ‘LGBT Family’
LAST month, the question about the “rights” of LGBT persons to have families and raise children came up and it …
The Nicaragua Government has gone too far
(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organisation of American States. He is also …
New Child Protection Law Makes No Mention of the Unborn
A FEW weeks ago, I recalled seeing a pair of British animals’ rights advocates on YouTube, making an impassioned plea …
TENNIS: 5th Voyager Open Serves-Off On January 3
THE first sporting event for 2019, the Voyager Open Tennis Championship serves off on Thursday 3rd January at the Kenneth …
OLYMPIAN LEVERN SPENCER: FOCUS group sharing the Christmas cheer in Babonneau
POVERTY doesn’t discriminate. It hits everybody in all corners — and Christmas is such a special time that a little …
ARC 2018: World’s Most Popular Sailing Rally ends yet another year of Grueling Cross-Atlantic Fun
THE curtains came down on the 2018 Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) on Saturday evening with the Prize giving Ceremony …
Bye 2018, Hello 2019: HAPPY NEW YEAR!
2018 marked several important milestones globally, regionally and locally, among them: 100 years since the end of World War I; …
Saint Lucia Readying for Assou Square 2019
SAINT LUCIA ends 2018 this weekend and starts 2019 next week with the usual reviews and previews, observances of achievements …
68 Families Left Mourning in 2018
A TOTAL of 68 people lost their lives here last year, as the nation recorded its 43rd homicide on Thursday …
Coolers Freeness!
NO fee has been attached to coolers vendors may carry to the annual ‘Assou Square’ event on Derek Walcott Square …
Flow Files Lawsuit Against ECTEL
THE telecommunications company FLOW has filed a lawsuit against the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL), in a bid to revoke …
Elderly Man Identified in Marchand Shooting
Police have identified the elderly man said to have been shot by a stray bullet from last night’s shooting incident …
Deadly Boxing Day Accident Claims Two On Roseau Highway
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of two (2) individuals due to a vehicular accident which occurred on …
Three Suspected Drownings Mar Festive Season
On Monday, December 24, 2018 about 3:15 p.m. officers attached to the Canaries Police Station responded to a report of …
Why silence about the Climate Conference in Poland?
(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organisation of American States. He is also …