Keeping a newspaper column dedicated to national, regional and international issues going three times a week is cheesecake for me. …
Beyond our Boundaries and Borders
Helping Children Make Adjustments in Their Behaviour
Review of a Pilot Project in Marchand Our teachers in St Lucia can tell you that dealing with all the …
St Lucy’s Home Should Apologise For Uncharitable Letter
Beneficiaries of Prime Minister’s Ball Well-deserving Dear Editor, I was taken aback reading the article by Sylvestre Phillip criticizing the …
Reparations from Europe
It has been more than 180 years since the African Slave Trade was abolished. Since then, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), …
Change Is Not Always Easily Accepted
Of late, the city council has been trying to make changes at the central market place, hoping for a better …
President Trump vs Huawei: ‘American Exceptionalism’ or ‘Russian Roulette’?
America’s trade-and-tech war with China has reached its zenith, forcing Beijing and Moscow to unite and deepen cooperation and protect …
The US And The Caribbean: A Mutuality of Interests
Once again, I have drawn attention to the danger posed to countries of the Caribbean by the withdrawal of correspondent …
Who’s Gonna Stop these Drivers?
The unsavoury experiences with local bus drivers are many… too many. They run like a flooded river and the torrential …
Our Environment in a New Day
World Environment Day [WED] was established by the UN General Assembly in 1972 on the first day of the Stockholm …
Construction Workers Need Rights Too!
Why do construction companies think that they can treat their workers however they wish? The slave masters of this modern …
Mary Remains Just Quite Contrary!
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Trails and Trials of a Persistent Advocate Early last week, the failure of the police high command to state whether …
When Do We Wake Up From This Nightmare?
In my last article, “Twisted”, where I explored the creditability of the people we put into office, a contributor remarked, …
St Lucy’s Home Left Behind: An Impassioned Plea On Behalf Of The Residents
Very recently, the Prime Minister of St Lucia the Hon. Allen Chastanet announced cheque donations to more than a dozen …
Fairies Also Living Their Grande Dreams at Sandals!
I attended Wednesday evening’s 11th Annual Prestige Awards at the Sandals Grande St Lucian Beach Resort & Spa – by …
Edward Seaga: A Caribbean Enigma
Edward Seaga was a great Jamaican patriot well deserving of the many tributes that have been paid to him concerning …
Trump Card or Joker of the Pack?
Many in the know doubt OPIC can deliver what the CBI didn’t in 35 years and warn Caribbean countries against …
Methodist Church: “Enough of the Crime and Violence!”
Over the past few weeks, we have witnessed a lot of gun related violence in Saint Lucia, which doesn’t augur …
African Unity and Nationalism in the Age of Globalism
Once upon a time, May 25th was observed everywhere as African Liberation Day, commemorating the date the Organization of African …
The Catholic Church Versus Western Culture
The Roman Catholic Church has remained a force for good in St Lucia, in spite of its declining population over …
Browne and Mottley: Shapers of the Regional Future
Prime Ministers Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda and Mia Mottley of Barbados are two of the Caribbean’s young and …