ARE people with disabilities supposed to be given special treatment? I do not think so, not if they call themselves …
Send Us Your Prisoners? Are You Serious?
SO I’ve been quiet for some time now, but Lord knows I can no longer hold my tongue on the …
That Business of Government – Part 2: In Black and White
AS we continue on our race to the bottom, today we should all stand firmly in support of Prime Minister …
Running Government Like A Business
WHEN the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, Allen Chastanet, says he is running the government like a business, he is …
The Difference Between Reality and Interpretation
THE role of an opposition party is to monitor and guide the current administration on the way forward for the …
Of Concessions, Agreements and Investments
I would like to touch on two issues that have arisen for discussion in Saint Lucia and the wider Caribbean, …
The Case For The National Cultural Centre At Barnard Hill: PART III: The Historical Gift
By ACCT THIS is the final part of the series on why government should not proceed with its plan to …
That Business of Government – Part 1: The Public Service
AS we discussed the training provided to public servants and government ministers at the beginning of this year, we applauded …
Stunning Moments at SWDAG Meeting
LAST Sunday, the Sustainable and Well-Planned Development Action Group (SWDAG), a civic community grouping, formed in Choiseul, held a discussion …
Boycotted For A Knighthood
GEOFFREY Boycott is a BBC cricket commentator. He was an England cricketer for 24 years. Over that period, he scored …
Our Right To Know – Part 6: Peeking Behind The Veil
AS it stands, that Technical Audit Report on the Reconstruction of St. Jude Hospital has been sent to the Attorney …
Miguel Fevrier’s Question — Accusatory By Inference
Mr. Editor, VERIFICATION is widely seen as essential and core to a journalist’s work. A time-honoured guide is that reporters …
War of Words: The Fedee/Fevrier Matter
AN exchange of words on Monday between Tourism Minister Dominic Fedee and reporter Miguel Fevrier of HTS News4orce highlighted once …
You Have A Right To Know
I do not live my life with regrets but when I saw the back and forth between reporter Miguel Fevrier …
Our Right To Know – Part 5: Two Governments?
AS we repeat calls for the publication of the Technical Audit of the St. Jude Hospital Reconstruction Project and for …
The Collapse of Good Governance
WHILE we have been showered for more than a decade with accusations and counter-accusations by our political parties, in a …
The Parable of the Stingy Samaritan
ONCE upon a time, development aid was viewed as an important tool of foreign policy that served the interest of …
Pity The Chastanet Bashers
THE EDITOR: WHAT is it about Allen Chastanet that has so many people so stupid, causing them to write and …
Lessons From India’s Partition and Charlottesville’s Strife
ON August 14 and 15, Pakistan and India, respectively, celebrated the 70th anniversary of their Independence from Britain, a country …
Dr. Tennyson Joseph’s Warped Advice
DR. Tennyson Joseph, a discredited politician by his own grassroots from the arts and crafts, fishing and agricultural village of …