I have been enjoying a sabbatical from writing, and just spending some time observing our society over the last few …
No, No, No Mr. Prescod
Keeping Hope Alive “Who we go put” – Part 1
“WHO we go put?”– “None of the above!” Our Constitution is not serving us well, and having long ago recognised …
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 Gatekeeper
FOR nearly two years now we have been subjected to government promises that they would hold persons accountable for what …
St Jude and the Art of the Con – Part 21: That Hidden Threat
IN Part 1 of our “Right to Know” series, we differed strongly with our Prime Minister’s definition of “transparency and …
St Jude and the Art of the Con – Part 20: The Other Side of Midnight
THE title is borrowed from the novel by Sidney Sheldon (1973). As we begin to look at the second narrative …
St. Jude and the Art of the Con – Part 19: The Naked Truth
HOPEFULLY, three distinct narratives will have emerged from our discussions of St. Jude. This article deals with the first – …
St. Jude and the Art of the Con – Part 18: While You Were Away
WHEN questioned on the need for his frequent travels Prime Minister Chastanet has defended them, indicating as well that he …
St. Jude and the Art of the Con — Part 17: The Blind in the Lead
AS we noted two weeks ago, during his press conference of October 5, 2017, Prime Minister Allen Chastanet rejected the …
St. Jude and the Art of the Con — Part 16: In Plain English
A fundamental criticism of that leaked Audit Report has to be that the language of the Report does not address …
St. Jude and the Art of the Con — Part 15: Why No Audit Review?
WHEN Prime Minister Chastanet was first asked at his October 5, 2017 press conference if he would consider a review …
St. Jude and the Art of the Con — Part 14: None So Blind…
WHEN someone says to you that they cannot “see” why you don’t accept what they are telling you, it also …
St. Jude and the Art of the Con — Part 13: The Price of Vanity
AS our government went through its budgeting process last year and had to come to terms with our fiscal deficit, …
St. Jude and the Art of the Con — Part 12: The Case For Management
DURING his October 23, 2017 press conference, Minister Guy Joseph indicated that he had rejected a request from the Association …
St. Jude and the Art of the Con — Part 11: The Cannibal In We
IT’S in our blood, in our DNA: that cannibal instinct that drives us to devour our own. We know that …
St. Jude and the Art of the Con — Part 10: No Plans?
WHEN stating during his media interview of August 14, 2016 that he had initiated a technical audit of the St. …
St. Jude and the Art of the Con — Part 9: Whose Fraud?
PRIME Minister Allen Chastanet has rejected suggestions that an independent review of that EC$1 million Technical Audit of the St. …
St. Jude and the Art of the Con — Part 8: Under the Microscope or the Proctoscope?
“IT’S the responsibility of the media to examine the President with a microscope, but they go too far when they …
St. Jude and the Art of the Con — Part 7: A Double Tragedy
THE second tragedy to befall St. Jude Hospital following the fire of 2009 arises from the notion that Vieux Fort …
St. Jude and the Art of the Con — Part 6: The Danger of Hindsight
WE stopped last week with a repetition of the plea from the Chairman of the Board of St. Jude that …