TWO of the regular contributors to the columns of this newspaper have raised the matter of a Freedom of Information Act for St Lucia, in their separate articles this week. We welcome the suggestions since they are in line with our own thinking, voiced as recently as last month, about the need for information to be made available to our citizens so as to help them enlighten themselves about issues facing the country.
THE recent uproar by the membership of the Castries Vendors Arcade that the monthly rental of booths would increase from $120 to $138 this month will obviously make the Castries Constituency Council (CCC) look like a dinosaur trying to eat a housefly. However, that is not necessarily the case.
DID St Lucia drop the ball in the fight against HIV/AIDS? Or is it that we never had the ball …
EVEN in the worst times, some of the best lessons in life must not find us missing them. Quite often whenever constructive criticism is given, one gets the impression that such criticism must be based solely on highlighting the negative. Sadly, the positives often go unnoticed — or worse – unrecognized…
FOR some time now we have been impressed with the work of the Soufriere Regional Development Foundation, the way it has been fulfilling its mandate of promoting economic and social development in this very important southwestern town.
WITH about a month to go before Christmas Day, many Saint Lucians are hoping that the season does turn out to be a festive one. All year long, it has been a tough challenge for people to manage their affairs, whether employed or not.
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MINISTER Ubaldus Raymond got an earful of the business sector’s concerns when he attended this week’s annual general meeting of …
IT is certainly an embarrassing situation when the very youth that we all champion as being the future leaders put …
WE ought to have been collectively breathing a sigh of relief at the cutting of the VAT rate announced by …
THERE are many lessons that we all can learn from the changing tastes of the electorate these days. With politics …
A GREAT deal of technical and other assistance for entrepreneurs is being promised by the authorities, especially as Saint Lucia …
NOT even the Creole Heritage Month’s climax this weekend, highlighted by Jounen Kweyol tomorrow, will be able to blunt the …
THE public’s outrage this week following revelations that a 12-year-old girl was raped by a family friend is understandable. What …
PRIME Minister Chastanet can be credited with a twin achievement this week. He finally got a new Attorney General appointed, …
THERE’S an old adage that, when paraphrased, says that people never comprehend the full magnitude of a problem until it …
THE police must be commended for the swiftness with which they have apprehended three suspects in the St Mary’s College …
OFFICIALS of the Castries Constituency Council and the Chamber of Commerce met this week to discuss plans for the revitalization …
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THE current administration is about two weeks away from being in office for 100 days. During that past two and …
THE Rio Olympics are now history and while the athletes who represented us did not exactly shake up the world, …
REPORTS this week that one of two young men was caught while allegedly breaking into a Castries-based secondary school serves …