Let’s give it to the Prime Minister. Last week he took us by surprise when he told reporters there is …
Careful With Your Words, Mr. Prime Minister
Government Must Deliver!
It is six months and a few days since Russia invaded Ukraine. It Is also two years and six months …
Time to Find, Confiscate Unlicensed/Illegal Firearms in the country
Have we ever stopped to ask ourselves where the guns which are used in homicides and other criminal acts in …
Time to Fight Fire with Fire
Gun violence, as a subject, has taken up a lot of space in this newspaper over the years. There are …
Vending in Saint Lucia
Vending in Saint Lucia is not for the faint of heart. It is a long and arduous task, and a …
Paying Attention to Infectious Diseases
Has the Saint Lucian population reached COVID-19 herd immunity to the point where we can now mingle without adhering to …
Celebrating Emancipation Day – Are We Truly Emancipated
We were tempted to publish the words of Bob Marley’s Redemption Song as our editorial for today, after all, this …
Carnival 2022 – A Delightful Experience
Coming out of a two-year hiatus, Saint Lucia Carnival 2022 was quite a delightful experience for many, as was seen …
Carnival 2022 – Let’s Keep It Clean
Carnival 2022 appears to be coming along just fine as those events which have already been held, and which are …
Tightening Internal Controls
We will not say that the four remaining years of the Philip J Pierre administration will be a walk in …
The Abortion Debate – Let It Begin!
Protests spread across the United States after its Supreme Court struck down a 49-year-old abortion law on 24 June, 2022.
Stop the Disingenuity
We thought that going forward, after last year’s general elections, talk show hosts and social media influencers aligned to each …
Happy Father’s Day Saint Lucia
We do not know how many fathers there are in Saint Lucia. Such a statistic is not forthcoming in Fair …
Kaiso, What Sweeter Than Dat?
There’s nothing sweeter than dat! Well, that’s according to the fans of Kaiso, a name which has evolved into what …
A New Day in Local Politics, or Is It Just Talk?
In April 2017, the then sitting administration amended the Crown Proceedings Act on the recommendation of the Ramsahoye Commission to …
What More Can be Done to Halt Gun and Knife Violence?
It certainly seems like we have exhausted all strategies in our book of strategies in our fight against gun and …
The Privy Council vs the Caribbean Court of Justice
A debate is now raging, primarily on social media, about government’s intention to abandon the Privy Council based in London, …
The Fourth Estate, Does it Need Cleaning?
The above question is worthy of exploration given the crowded media landscape in the country today, something unheard of 15 …
Mothers – Society Shaping Leaders
WE are at that time of year when mothers become our main priority. It is Mother’s Day, and some of …
The Annual Budgets of Governments
This week was a very important one for the nation. Not only did the Opposition and the Government appear to …