This week, I listened with interest to the Prime Minister’s remarks when queried on the status of the national health …
Healthcare in a State of Crisis
Why St Lucia Needs Strong Cooperative Societies
COOPERATIVE societies play a vital role in ensuring a nation’s economic progress. Through pooling of experience, knowledge and by helping …
Not In My Back Yard
Announcements and disclosures surrounding the impending closure of the Vieux Fort landfill later this year are as unsurprising as they …
Between Honesty and Deceit
BEING honest is most frequently referred to as being truthful and when one professes to be honest we offer them …
What About The Interests Of The Ordinary Venezuelan People?
Michelle Bachelet is a torture survivor. She was arrested in 1975 by the late dictator Augusto Pinochet’s political police and …
That Pigeon Island Show
VENTILATION of the aftermath of the ‘Live in Colour’ show last Saturday evening at Pigeon Island has been in-depth. Reports …
WASCO I Have a Problem
“At the first call for a ruptured pipe, your water sirens should be turned on and I should hear you …
Saint Lucia And Cuba Ties Can Only Grow Stronger After The First 40 Years!
“I still maintain there is absolutely no reason why any Cuba-trained professional should not be a member of the Saint …
Waking Up in Paradise?
WHEN Adam woke up that first day in paradise, as his eyes, ears, nose, and all of his body’s senses …
Sanctions Killing Venezuelans while Neighbours Procrastinate! (Part 2)
“Saint Lucia and other CARICOM nations that are still ‘hedging the bets’ on Venezuela by choosing when to play what …
Challenges Faced by the Church in Today’s Society
THE Church today is facing numerous challenges in our society. Christians would wish the gospel was easy to share to …
Sanctions Killing Venezuelans While (some) Neighbours Procrastinate!
It’s extremely difficult to fathom how one can help others by harming them. But the Trump Administration insists its broad …
Caribbean Consequences of Trump’s New Immigration Rules
U.S. President Donald Trump’s new rule on immigration and nationality, published on Monday, August 12, is not different from the …
In the ‘Other Saint Lucia’: ‘We Buy, Buy and Buy’— and then say ‘Bye-Bye to Life!’
I used to often hear the words ‘Sweet St Lucia’ and congrats about ‘What a beautiful island you have…’ and …
In With the New, Stuck with the Old
Soufriere is where it is all happening. The government of Saint Lucia finished the Hummingbird Beach Project, as most of …
Mathematics is a Must
This week the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) released Saint Lucia’s 2019 CSEC results, which showed a welcome improvement from 76.46% …
Victoria Hospital and a Stricken Health Sector
I watched my friend, Collis Barrow, as he lay on a shabby looking bed in the Emergency Room of the …
Women Just Wanna be Naked… And so do Men!
Dear Mr Lansiquot, I write in response to your opinion piece entitled ‘Women Just Want to be Naked’, published in …
The Soufriere Square three Years Later… Oh What a Tangled Web!
I’ve listened with utter amazement at the comments of Government supporters, the Representative of Soufriere/Fond St Jacques and the Prime …
THE HONG KONG PROTESTS: Fight for Democracy or Demonstrations of Anarchy?
THE Caribbean and the wider world have seen enough of what’s been happening in Hong Kong these days for people …