THE ruling United Workers Party is approaching the first anniversary of its return to power and the indications are that …
Gov’t Needs To Show Maturity
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 …
Time to Pick Up The Ball
THE spate of homicides that shocked the nation in January has continued into the new month and the concerns of …
In The Spirit of Sir Arthur
IT is encouraging that despite the bleak nature of the global economic picture that Saint Lucian business people can still …
Trump – Disaster for Our Region
IN only a few days on the job, new American President Donald Trump is already making history. He is the most unpopular incoming U.S. President ever. His inauguration was marked with the biggest “anti” protest ever, not only in the United States, but in many other countries as well.
National Pride Lacking
IT is certainly not surprising that despite the Nobel Laureate Festival passing its halfway mark this week organizers continue to beg the indulgence of larger audiences. That hue and cry has been the norm for years and popularized by Governor General Dame PearletteLouisy, who chairs the Nobel Laureate Festival Committee. After years of pleading, her best appeals for support have become a hoarse voice amidst the noise.