NO Confidence Motions are much in the news these days. Last year ended with the most-watched of all in the …
Matters of Confidence
Diplomatic Declarations and Divisions
SAINT Lucia has started 2019 in a most sensitive regional and international diplomatic engagement. This country joined the US-backed Lima …
Are There Any Lucian R. Kellies?
The largely controversial and groundbreaking docuseries, Surviving R. Kelly, has opened the eyes of the world to abuse that was …
Building to Serve
THE virtual strike by Grenada’s lawyers over the absence of proper court housing facilities must be neither overlooked, nor understated, …
Come what may, she’s doing it her way!
AFTER surviving a No Confidence vote triggered by members of her Conservative Party just before Christmas, UK Prime Minister Theresa …
Beyond the ashes…
THE New Year’s Day Rose Hill Fire was another hot wake-up call for Castries – and Saint Lucia. It’s always …
Bye 2018, Hello 2019: HAPPY NEW YEAR!
2018 marked several important milestones globally, regionally and locally, among them: 100 years since the end of World War I; …
Merry Christmas, but…
IT’S Christmas Time yet again and Christians everywhere are in the celebratory mood. As per usual, people everywhere are going …
Crime and Politics Don’t Mix
TWO letters to the Editor (carried in this issue) refer to the same subject: crime and politics. Truth is, however, …
Scales of Caribbean Justice
2018 WILL be remembered for some major decisions taken by and affecting the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). The regional …
Human Rights, Nationhood and Independence
NEXT week, Saint Lucia will observe Human Rights Day (Monday, December 10) and National Day (Thursday, December 13). And in …
Reparatory Justice
THE premature jubilation spurred by an inaccurate headline about the University of Glasgow having ‘agreed’ to make a ‘reparations payment” …
Dollars and Sense
CHANGES in the banking industry everywhere invoke public discussions about the merits or demerits of a move – and whether …
Tragicomedy Par Excellence!
If it wasn’t so serious it could easily be laughed-off. Yet, if it is a joke, it isn’t even worth …
Murder She Wrote?
THE recent warning by a Dallas, Texas newspaper that the District Attorney (DA) and prosecutors should be careful in deciding …
WANTED: Healthy Dialogue
The state of the nation’s health remains one of concern to all. Doctors and nurses, politicians and technocrats – everyone …
Perceptions of Crime
‘The Ministry of Justice, Home Affairs and National Security, in collaboration with the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force, is currently …
Of Coconut Trees and Cross-Dressing
What’s the connection between a coconut tree and how one dresses? Maybe none, but the courts here and elsewhere have …
Beyond Britain’s Brexit Blues
British Prime Minister Theresa May has forever faced Brexit Blues. From Day One, she took office promising to deliver the …
CCJ — An idea whose time has not yet come
KEEN observers of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) would have felt a sense of gratitude to former Prime Minister …