My Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable defines a Backbencher as: ‘An ordinary member of the House of Commons in …
The Backbencher! Part 3: Batting on CCJ and Regional Security Fronts
An urgent need for computer coding in St. Lucia
The United Nations and the World Economic Forum are improving their efforts to address global challenges such as poverty, inequality, …
Crime and unemployment go hand in hand
The unfortunate incident in the south of the island from Thursday to Sunday last week can certainly be regarded as …
We cannot use old ways to make new times better!
Recently, I witnessed via the media the re-election of the former prime minister as head of the UWP and with …
Weaponizing Crime to Fight for Votes!
A great part of the worsening crime problem across the Caribbean has to do with, among others, two major factors: …
Can political parties agree to a social contract for national progress?
(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the OAS. He is also a Senior Fellow …
The Backbencher – Part 2: Back-benching from the Frontline
Dr Kenny D. Anthony’s public role today, as the longest-serving Prime Minister of a Labour Party (SLP) administration since Independence …
Central Castries MP Under Fire
During the 2016/2020 UWP administration, several projects were implemented, some were completed, some are being completed and some have been …
Taiwan – St. Lucia Friendship: A Beacon of Light and Hope
THERE is no doubt, that the friendship between the government and people of Taiwan and the government and people of …
BEWARE: Ideas have legs, but we can easily take the wrong stride!
There is usually a situation when policy is handed down that the persons given the responsibility to implement seldom take …
Backing the Beijing Peace Plan for Ukraine
One year after the Ukraine conflict, China has emerged as a welcome arbiter with a 12-point peace plan presented to …
An Independence Capsule on Leadership – Beckles Said it Best
Sometimes the ink in my pen dries up and for some manufacturing glitchy reason, I could never fill it back …
The Backbencher! Part 1: Roles of Ex-Prime Ministers
Do former prime ministers have any role in politics? Should they continue to contest elections after losing office? If so, …
A third way for global peace
(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the OAS. He is also a Senior Fellow …
A New Thrust in the Tricontinental Quest for Reparations
It was simply advertised as a “Reparations Forum’, but the February 27 launch of the Trevelyan Family Reparations Fund in …
Irrespective of the cost, we can’t afford to give-up on our young men!
Often when you hear about the “lack of commitment and direction” of our young men, it is often thought that …
CCJ – A grave denial to the ordinary man
Despite the ongoing attempt by the opposition for St Lucians to examine the pitfalls of the CCJ, there still appears …
The Open School on Improving Student Achievement in Mathematics (Lesson 4)
WELCOME students to another week in the Open School for the Second term of the academic or school year 2022 …
Are Caribbean Political Parties Opposing the CCJ Just for Opposition Sake?
Saint Lucia’s Opposition United Workers Party (UWP), with two members in the 17-seat parliament, is calling its supporters to oppose …
The war on Ukraine is now a global war
(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the OAS. He is also a Senior Fellow …