ONE only needs to listen closely to U.S. President Donald Trump speak about the prosperity that he wishes for his …
Put Saint Lucia First
A Small Step For Health Care
THE commissioning of a new dialysis unit at the partially-opened Owen King-EU Hospital this week will understandably bring some level …
Far From Being Elitist
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FOR the past 25 years, a serious movement has been taking shape in an effort to preserve the memories and …
A Change For The Better
DURING the run-up to the last general elections, political candidates were quizzed almost ad infinitum as to their plans for …
The Audacity of Trump
TOWARDS the end of the prologue of his best-selling book, “The Audacity of Hope”, former U.S. president, Barack Obama writes: …
How About A Flag Park?
DESPITE a multitude of outstanding Saint Lucians used as references, there still seems to be a growing discontent and disrespect …
Who’s Watching Helen’s Children?
NEWS this week that a thirteen-year-old mother is the focus of a police investigation is certainly not the kind of …
Things History Never Forgets
FOLLOWING weeks of speculation as to who would replace Dame Pearlette Louisy as Governor General, it was announced this week …
A Spirit of Unity Needed
TO say that the effects of the past year are behind us would be foolhardy even as we look to …
Sticking To Resolutions
ON the brink of another year closing its pages, many people would understandably find themselves reflecting on the challenging year …
Who’s Going To Fill Those Shoes?
AFTER serving Saint Lucia in the highest office in the land for twenty sterling years, Governor General Dame Pearlette Louisy …
Let’s Reach Out To Ours
ALAS, it’s finally here! The season when peace, good tidings and cheerful hearts are the prevailing themes on the minds …
Finally Fighting Back?
FOLLOWING the European Union’s naming of four Caribbean nations among its seventeen jurisdictions blacklisted as tax havens earlier this month, …
No End To Slavery?
THERE is no limit to the deleterious effects citizens can face when lawlessness becomes the norm in their countries. Across …
That Scourge Called Rape
THERE used to be a time when Saint Lucia was considered the trendsetter in the OECS. Of course, that was …
Get Off That List!
THIS week, the European Union named Caribbean territories Saint Lucia, Barbados, Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago among seventeen nations blacklisted …
Teach The Youths Right
FOR many years now, unemployment has been a major issue for not only political parties promising to better people’s standard …
Men Falling From Grace
THE cascading trend of famous men finding themselves in hot water these days as a result of charges of sexual …
How Merry A Christmas?
NEWS this week that unemployment numbers dropped to 16.8% in this last quarter, compared to the same period last year, …
The People Have Spoken – And Acted
THAT it had to take the Zimbabwean Parliament’s serious move to go ahead and begin impeachment proceedings against Zimbabwe’s former …