When is a failed policy recognised as a failure and abandoned for a new approach? That was the question that …
The Trump card in Venezuela crisis
Talk is cheap, but it doesn’t always change the price of our coffee!
It is not often that I write about other people’s concerns, but some regular readers of my column have asked …
The church must re-think its theological teachings and preaching to address societal ills
Amos 5: 21 “I hate, I despise your religious festivals; your assemblies are a stench to me.” Too much religion, …
Two Lost Souls
It is extremely sad that MP Moses Jn. Baptiste had to be openly reprimanded by the Chief Medical Officer regarding …
The Caribbean’s Coronavirus Quandary and Conundrum
UNFORTUNATELY, like with every previous local, regional or international epidemic that has developed into a global pandemic in the 20th …
A Potential Hazard
DEAR EDITOR, For the past ninety days the construction on this building on Brazil Street, Castries has stopped and the …
After the January 2020 US-Caribbean Pegasus Parley… Will CARICOM Unity Survive Jamaica?
Part 3: ‘Intervention by Invitation’ THE third question in my first article in this series was: What will be the …
How Chastanet Proved Labour Wrong
NO one who follows politics in St Lucia can doubt the extent to which Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has matured …
Lies in the OAS contest: sifting the wheat from the chaff
IF ever there was a time in global politics when governments did not indulge in deliberately and maliciously running smear …
Law Reform in St Lucia: A Lethargic Approach
I have no doubt in my mind that there is a lacklustre approach to law reform in St Lucia. There …
Change we must. We just can’t afford not to!
“Can we afford not to change? Can we see or get better results if things are done in the usual …
Pick Sense Out of Nonsense
DEAR EDITOR, After three and a half years since the Chastanet administration assumed office the opposition and their cohorts remained …
Travis Chicot Speaks Out
IT was a powerful statement from Travis Chicot, Head of the Welfare Association which brought home to many St Lucians …
(ICYDK): Blood is always thicker than water!
YOU would have thought that by now certain realities just don’t change, one being that in all that matters, blood …
Lions and Asses
I COULDN’T believe it when I saw it. I had to it read again. Then I looked at his picture …
Will CARICOM Unity Survive Jamaica? Part 2
I ended my first article in this series with four questions, each of which I will offer my own answers …
Only CARICOM countries can divide CARICOM
The meeting between U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, and the Foreign Ministers of seven Caribbean countries, gave rise to …
Young Performers Hit the Mark in Tribute to Sir Derek Walcott
ON Friday 17th January 2020 at the Cultural Center, Barnard Hill, Castries, the lyricism of Sir Derek Walcott was creatively …
Harsher punishments for criminals can serve as deterrant for potential criminals in our society
“Those who commit crimes in our society must be swiftly arrested, fairly tried, harshly punished, and held to proper restitution …
We must begin to believe in ourselves!
All over the Caribbean — and to a certain extent the rest of the world — it is usually sportsmen …