Dear Mr. Prime Minister, this newspaper has been relatively silent on the policies adopted by your Government in its management …
Lead, Donāt Plead
Another COVID-Filled Christmas
Another Christmas is upon us, characterized yet again by the same painful memories we endured last Christmas. And just like …
Taking On The Criminals
What more can be said about gun violence in this country that we and others in the community have not …
The Range Rover Saga ā Chapter 100
Just over a year ago, we called on Saint Lucians to withhold judgment on the controversy that was brewing between …
Barbados is now a Republic. Are there lessons for Saint Lucia?
Barbados, our easterly neighbour, on Tuesday of this week removed Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain as its head of state …
Halting Crime ā What More Can Be Done
Saint Lucia this week recorded its 62nd homicide for the year when a man known as Kieran Francois was shot …
Stop the Carnage on Our Roads
Saint Lucia this week recorded another road fatality, this one being a motorcyclist who succumbed to injuries sustained.
Diabetes and its escalating cost
Tomorrow is World Diabetes Day. In fact, the entire month of November has been named Diabetes Awareness Month. The reason …
The Dilemma facing SIDS at COP26
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) should not come out of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), …
COVID-19 ā Saint Luciaās Leading Killer?
Is Covid-19 the leading cause of death in Saint Lucia for this year?
Saluting 1st National Bank and its Founders
It is not often that we highlight in this column institutions which have played a remarkable role in the development …
Protecting Our Childrenās Mental Health
Today we focus on a subject that is hardly ever mentioned on the platforms of civil society, private sector, public …
Revamping Saint Luciaās Due Diligence Portfolio
In hindsight, it is clear that the due diligence function of the Government of Saint Lucia should be revamped just …
Is There More in the Mortar than the Pestle?
Prime Minister Philip J Pierre this week attempted to dispel doubts anyone may have had, of his administrationās interest in …
The Need for Sustainable Development
One of the challenges facing the Philip J Pierre administration is finding the best way to use the meagre resources …
Time To Rethink The No Mandatory Vaccination Policy
The health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are forcing governments around the world to rethink their strategies on …
COVID and the need to speak with one voice
Shame on some of us, particularly some ministers of the previous administration and their disciples, for trying to de-stabilise the …
Time to Deal with Campaign Financing
NOW that general elections are over, we feel we should touch on a subject that has never been tackled, although …
Trust The Science
WHEN Prime Minister Philip J Pierre, last week, said ātrust the scienceā in response to a reporterās question dealing with …
The Hard Headedness of Saint Lucians
THE rapid rise in active COVID-19 cases in Saint Lucia after the July 26 general elections is staggering. That the …