INTRODUCTION
Saint Lucia stands at a crossroads — not merely political, but moral. Beneath the noise of partisan debates and beneath the comfort of routine lies a simple truth:
Too many of our people are unseen. Too many of our truths are unspoken. And too many of our blessings pass us by unnoticed.
This Special Feature brings together three powerful national commentaries:
- The voices we ignore
- The politeness that protects inequality
- And the everyday opportunities — even divine appointments — that slip past a sleeping nation
I. WHO SPEAKS FOR THE PEOPLE NO ONE SEES?
There is an entire Saint Lucia that lives below the national radar.
The workers who clean offices before dawn. The elderly who walk unaccompanied to medical appointments. The young people are dismissed before they are understood. The women holding households together alone.
These citizens seldom appear in headlines, yet they carry the nation.
“Who Speaks for the People No One Sees?” asked the question our institutions avoid.
To ignore them is to ignore the country’s foundation.
II. THE POLITICS OF POLITENESS — WHEN COURTESY BECOMES A SHIELD
Saint Lucia has mastered a social reflex:
We use politeness to avoid the truth.
We soften criticism. We silence suffering behind smiles. We call inequality “tradition.” We call gatekeeping “protocol.”
But courtesy without justice is not kindness — it is control.
“The Politics of Politeness” exposed how our culture protects the powerful and disarms the powerless.
In this country, someone can be oppressed politely. Someone can be ignored respectfully. Someone can be sidelined with a smile.
III. NOT EVERY VISITOR IS HUMAN — AND WE ARE MISSING OUR ANGELS
In Genesis 18, Abraham welcomed three strangers — dusty, ordinary, unannounced. Only later did he realize they were angels carrying his breakthrough.
Saint Lucia today would have walked past them.
We judge by title, accent, class, and political color. We dismiss ideas that could transform our nation. We ignore warnings until the damage becomes visible.
The most painful irony?
The two rejected commentaries were themselves “visitors” — messages sent to awaken the nation. But because they were uncomfortable, they were refused.
We are walking past our angels.
THE UNIFIED MESSAGE: SAINT LUCIA MUST OPEN ITS EYES
Together, these pieces reveal one truth:
We do not see our people. We do not speak our truth. And we do not recognize our blessings.
The unseen must be seen. The silenced must be heard. The hard conversations must be held.
A nation cannot progress with blind eyes and sealed lips.
CONCLUSION — A TURNING POINT
This Special Feature is not written to shame the nation, but to awaken it.
The voices of the unseen matter. The truth behind politeness matters. The lessons of Abraham matter.
Saint Lucia must decide:
Will we remain a nation that smiles past suffering — or a nation that confronts truth and builds a just future?
The decision begins with what we choose to see — and what we refuse to ignore any longer.