Left to the usual suspects, Guyanese at home and abroad will not know that their homeland is the fastest-growing world …
Guyana and Saint Lucia are Fastest-Growing Economies!
Combatting Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing in the wider Caribbean
HEALTHY fish populations are essential for the survival of coastal communities and rural livelihoods, particularly in a location like the …
Order in the house!
The May 30, 2023 sitting of the Saint Lucia House of Assembly reinforced my long-held feeling that Saint Lucians have …
Autonomous Weapons – A real and urgent danger to people
As if small states, with limited financial and human resources to safeguard their societies, do not confront enough grave challenges, …
Hard work does not kill and aiming high is not a crime
In everything, preparation is key and first impressions are very important. It is another calypso season and Carnival is in …
Humiliation and Dissent in Parliament
The Speaker and Leader of Government business were once more humiliated by the Opposition Leader via the COURTS, but adding …
PM Holness has dug himself into a hole he won’t easily climb out of!
Salary increases for parliamentarians is always a touchy subject, as Saint Lucia found out over two decades ago and Jamaica …
Ode to Winston Springer Sr | Winston’s Last Post!
As per increasingly regretful yet inescapable norm, I heard on Tuesday several regretful announcements of the end of life for …
Let’s share the love – or Die With it All
Often you hear the word “me” and “I” or “that’s mine,” but infrequently the words “us” or “ours”. I have …
Visionaries are born, not made
Visionaries are born and not made and so this description surrounds several professions, hence the term “SQUARE PEGS IN ROUND …
Thirst for Change – A Caribbean Story of Health and Water Sustainability
“At the time I was living in Jamaica, there was no rain for quite a few months. There were very …
1.5°C is upon us. Are we prepared?
The report on May 17, from the World Meteorological Organization, (WMO) that global temperatures are likely to surge to record …
From Saint Lucia to Dunn’s River: Through Island Routes to Sandals’ Roots
Travelling the Caribbean by island routes can be both a challenge and an adventure, but always an experience, as was …
Saint Lucia, the Caribbean’s Entertainment and Art Capital, but do we know that?
Circumstances will show us that Saint Lucia is always playing catch-up when it comes to implementing things. There are many …
How Free is The World Press Today? Part 4
For more than a decade, I’ve been getting two sets of Happy Birthday greetings in May – the first on …
Our tomorrow depends on what we do today
It was so enjoyable to have attended the Grand Opening of this year’s Jazz Festival at the Mindoo Philip Park, …
Watergate versus Banannesgate déjà vu
We should recall that it took almost eighteen months before Richard Nixon finally confessed his wrongdoings and was finally kicked …
Decimation of vulnerable nations inevitable if global warming continues on present trend
John Kerry, former U.S. Secretary of State and current U.S. Special Envoy on Climate Change matters, told the world’s Ambassadors …
How Free is The World Press Today? Part 3
‘Free Speech’, ‘Freedom of Expression’ and ‘Freedom of the Press’ all have one common denominator – Freedom. But despite all …
“A Little Folk Tale” Reminiscent of Today’s Lucian Climate!
A stolen quote expressed that “Art should disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed”. On Sunday May 7th, 2023, in …