It is a hard sell for the government to convince many that its decision to discontinue its annual $700,000 subvention …
The Trust Must Trust Itself
The Problem With Alcohol
THE Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) this week announced it had developed new guidelines for the marketing of alcohol in …
A Better Working System
ONE does not need to be an economist to acknowledge the fact that Saint Lucia is perhaps facing way more …
What’s The Big Picture?
What is the overall state of St. Lucia at this time, from the perspective of our government? In the 10 …
Gov’t Needs To Show Maturity
THE ruling United Workers Party is approaching the first anniversary of its return to power and the indications are that …
Order In The House!
TUESDAY’S walk-out of Parliament by the opposition Saint Lucia Labour Party’s Members of Parliament was just another example of how …
Budget Expectations
IT’S budget season, and as usual, also a time for great expectation. Because of the current state of our country, …
Find The Time To Read
AS the National Association of Libraries and Information Professionals get set to observe National Library and Information Week next week, …
Time To Pull Up Our Students
THE frequent exhibition of weapons confiscated from students by police—the latest of which took place last week—is a clear indication …
Protect Your Precious Ride
THE rapidity at which motorists are being held at gunpoint these days and their vehicles and personal items stolen is …
Sir Derek’s Magical Words
THE nation mourns as its literary giant, Sir Derek Walcott, leaves us physically this week, brackets now sealing the dates …
March As Marches Go
WITH a litany of protest marches aimed at shooting down any development proposals that can potentially damage the island’s green …
Seize The Moment
IN the recent weeks the National Television Network (NTN) has been airing a series of discussions on constitutional reform that …
St. Jude Fiasco
WHEN is the insanity in government in this country going to stop? On Tuesday last we reported from what we …
The Perils of Social Media
IT is not uncommon these days to log on to social media platforms and observe the downward trend as far …
A Change In The Wind?
THE main independence activities are over and appear to have come off quite well. It would seem that year by …
Growing But Not Maturing
WHEN will St Lucia and St Lucians reach the age of maturity? Next Wednesday, we will be 38 years an …
Feel The Pride
AS Saint Lucia prepares to observe its 38th anniversary of Independence on February 22, repeated calls are being sent out …
The Riot In Dominica
WE should be concerned about the situation in sister island Dominica where a number of people were arrested during the …
Moderate Growth Not Enough
FOLLOWING a -0.6% decline in the Saint Lucian economy last year, it was a bit refreshing that the International Monetary …