Call it Repeat, Three-peat or Hat-trick, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley and the ruling Barbados Labour Party (BLP) scored a …
Why PM Mottley Will Be Happy And Worried About Her Latest Record-setting Election Victory!
For Sustainability We Need to Make Hay While the Sun Shines?
One of the advantages of being an elderly statesman, is the ability to reflect on your past life. There are …
The Politics of Politeness: How Courtesy Became a Shield for Inequality
There was a time when politeness was a social grace. Today, it has quietly evolved into something else — a …
Will We Sacrifice Our Local Spaces for The Almighty Tourist Dollar?
Tourism has always been fraught with danger as both the 9/11 attacks and the 2008 worldwide economic recession proved, to …
Passing Through The Valley
“Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness, no one will see …
More Talking Points to Shout About!
On January 3, 2026, the US invaded Venezuela, abducted and extracted its President and First Lady, leaving 32 Cubans and …
Leslie “Clarkie” Clarke
He was my boyhood friend who together with his cousins Jennifer and Janice Clarke, his brother Terry and his neighbours …
The End of the Illusion in Haiti: What Next?
February 7 matters in Haiti—not because it promises relief, but because it marks the end of an illusion. On that …
Towers of Babble!
In every era of history, the Caribbean (like everywhere else) always had its fair share of political and academic pontificators …
Two Months In, Is Peeeep in Trouble
On the evening of December 1st, 2025, almost every politician, bar Mia Mottley,wished they were Philip J. Pierre. He had, …
Seeing Tomorrow Today!
Lissa Joseph’s remains will make the inevitable final biblical passage ‘From Dust to Dust’ tomorrow, when Saint Lucia lays to …
Who speaks for the people no one sees?
Every society has a group it celebrates. Another group it consults. And a third group it remembers only when the …
Artificial Intelligence & The Future of Learning in Saint Lucia
The recent concerns expressed by Saint Lucia’s Minister for Education and Digital Transformation, Hon. Kenson Casimir, regarding the use of …
Nobel Laureates Festival 2026 Reminded Saint Lucians: ‘You Can Be Next!’
Many things pleased and surprised me about this year’s 33rd consecutive observance of Saint Lucia’s two Nobel Laureates. From December …
Education as Economic Policy: Remedying the Mismatch
When the door to migration narrows, the long-standing mismatch between education and economic absorption is no longer abstract; a country’s …
The country is working — but for whom?
Every year we are told the same thing: the economy is “recovering,” investment is “up,” projects are “coming,” and tourism …
Self-employment is great, but how sustainable?
Now that I have returned to the tourism industry as a tour guide, I wonder how profitable it is to …
Who Bears the Cost When Policy Fails?
When policies succeed, credit is usually clear and quickly claimed. When they fail, responsibility becomes harder to locate. Explanations multiply. …
Weight loss – Healthy eating simplified!
We are now in the final week of January 2026, and I know that many of us have been working …
Can a US Loss Become a Caribbean Gain?
Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre on Monday appealed to fellow citizens to “stop making excuses” for careless drivers’ recklessness. He …