ONE of the social problems confronting St Lucia that does not get talked about or debated enough is poverty. In …
The Question of Poverty
Soufriere Needs Real Development
SOUFRIERE will today play host to a delegation led by Prime Minister Allen Chastanet in the new government’s attempt to …
Our Diplomat Service
WITH a new government in office, one expects that pretty soon, it will begin to pay some serious attention to …
Not So Common Entrance
THIS year’s Common Entrance results should serve as a wake-up call for local education ministry to make a few minor …
Challenges for Gov’t
NO incoming government in St Lucia has faced the mountain of issues that the five week old administration of Prime …
What’s Really At Stake
AMONG the central themes in this week’s Throne Speech, two of them really do stick out at us. not that …
The Issue of Vote – buying
IT seems that every time the St Lucia Labour Party loses a general election it resorts to crying foul and …
Election Bungling
THIS will certainly go down as the most bizarre general election in St Lucia’s history. The Prime Minister has bungled …
June 6 And Beyond
LET’S give it to the Prime Minister. He caught almost everyone by surprise with his June 6 election date announced …
Are We Really Ready?
A GREAT deal of emphasis is being placed on the public meeting to be hosted by the Saint Lucia Labour …
Rape Becomes An Issue
NOT in our wildest dreams did we ever envisage that rape would have become such a critical issue in St …
Seems Like Blackmail
The Prime Minister’s Budget Address – his last before general elections are called – is a highly-anticipated one for many …
Fraud, Waste In Public Service
IT’S been some time since we shared with our readers the contents of the annual report of the Director of …
A Home For Justice
PRESIDENT of the Bar Association of Saint Lucia, Mary Juliana Charles, did not mince words when she chided the government …
CRC Report And The Campaign
POLITICALLY, it’s been an interesting week in St Lucia. The “silly season” took an un-expected turn with both major parties …
May Day Reflections
FOR many Saint Lucian workers, May Day might just end up being paid another day away from work. For others, …
CIP–Can We Still Fix It?
AN international financial services expert has delivered a rather unflattering review of St Lucia’s economic citizenship programme which went into …
Diabetes – A Priority
BEING labelled the diabetes capital of the world should not be the kind of stigma any country should want to …
Dealing With The Issues
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CURRENTLY, one of the most serious issues in St Lucia not being debated enough is that of health care. A …
Let’s come up With Solutions
WE seem to be going round in circles sending off different signals about what needs to be done or will …