It’s not always good to mix bad and good news. But if we may in this case, the announcements of …
Bad and Good News
Emancipation and Reparations
FOR 184 years, Emancipation Day has been observed as a holiday on August 1, especially in former British colonies where …
Back-to-School Blues
IT used to be, a long, long time ago, that going back to school was just an annual routine for …
We’re not all criminals!
ONCE again Saint Lucians are making headlines here and in Martinique – and again for all the wrong reasons. The …
Who Ever Thought?
WHO ever thought police officers – anywhere — would publicly support the legalization of marijuana? Saint Lucia’s Police Welfare Association …
Racism and Multiculturalism in Sports
RACISM and Multiculturalism have been in the sporting world longer than many will remember or imagine. Take cricket. Less than …
Carnival Business
What a weekend it was – and what a week it’s been. Last Thursday evening saw the contestants for the …
‘The Brexiters’
WORLD politics has a way of at times playing-out like a Caribbean carnival. Those planning the imaginary themes and costumes …
Carnival Changes Cyclical
THE jury is still out on the police decision to crackdown on those who invade carnival bands and the City …
The One Caribbean Brand
A quarter of a century ago when Jamaican Butch Stewart purchased Hotel La Toc and planted the Sandals brand here, …
Sick Bay
HEALTH Care has been a top national agenda item for some time now. It’s as if the entire nation is …
A Convergence of Historical Anniversaries
THREE historical anniversaries that converged this week augur quite well for community and external relations within the wider Caribbean region. …
Fishing for Solutions in the Age of Climate Change
FISHERMEN here and around the world last Friday observed the annual Fishermen’s Day. This age-old tradition has seen as many …
Don’t Stop The Carnival!
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IT used to be that Carnival was an annual exhibition of the combined creative talents of Costume Designers, Steel-bandsmen and …
The Cannabis Conundrum
MARIJUANA has indeed come a long way – there’s in fact a World Marijuana Day, officially recognized and celebrated every …
Barbados And The OECS
IT was no accident that Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley delivered her maiden speech to fellow CARICOM leaders here at …
A Choice of Words
WORDS can be seen as a mere collections of letters or elements of language. So is a book both a …
Unplanned Development
THE situation facing the National Housing Corporation (NHC) today with the occupants of its few remaining dilapidated and uninhabitable La …
RECALL
BARBADOS has recalled all Kellogg’s Honey Smacks product from all supermarket shelves and other outlets. (See story opposite on this …
Of Hoaxes and Pranks…
THE hoax that caused the GFL Charles airport at Vigie to be shut down for some two hours is a …