WHAT’S in store for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) in 2018? And what’s the future for actual cooperation ties …
What Future For Latin American and Caribbean Cooperation In 2018 and Beyond?
Congratulations To Rosemary Duncan
Dear Editor: THROUGH you, I congratulate Rosemary Duncan on her leadership achievements as reported in your paper. She should be …
Small Changes
WE have wintered in St. Lucia for many years, calling it our beloved second home. Our friends here have become …
Letter To Justin T. Charles
IN response to a party hack codenamed Justin T. Charles, we take this opportunity to respond in sequence to his …
St. Jude and the Art of the Con — Part 11: The Cannibal In We
IT’S in our blood, in our DNA: that cannibal instinct that drives us to devour our own. We know that …
Burying Rick’s Zombie
THERE are a few persons who have turned what we now call the Grynberg issue as a bee in their …
Can The Centre Hold When Things Are Falling Apart?
AS 2017 drew to a close and I reflected on the happenings in my once idyllic Saint Lucia, it was …
LETTER: Hospitality Begins Outside The Castries Market
Dear Editor, Happy New Year to you and yours. Though I wish the same for our farmers and market vendors, …
Finally, LUCELEC’s Negotiations Are Over!
ONE couldn’t help but sigh when remarks about the conclusion of negotiations with LUCELEC were made at a union’s recently-held …
Urgent Traffic Attention
MOST St. Lucians will agree that the traffic situation needs attention but, more importantly, the influx of used vehicles from …
Contesting Caribbean Subservience in the Age of Trump
THERE was an overwhelming vote within the United Nations General Assembly against the United States’ unilateral recognition of Jerusalem as …
2018 Will Test CARICOM’s Collective Resolve
IN 2018, unless Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries eschew their tendency to pursue narrow “national interests” in the conduct of their …
What’s In The Cards For 2018?
HOW serious can we take the various New Year messages and forecasts? In essence, many boil down to telling the …
Flawed WTO Arbitration Remains Better Option, Despite US View
THE new United States Trade Representative, Robert Lighthizer, made his first appearance at a Ministerial meeting of the World Trade …
Yay or Nay to National Day?
I started writing these thoughts with a cynical view of National Day. Why should Saint Lucians celebrate anything related to …
St. Jude and the Art of the Con — Part 10: No Plans?
WHEN stating during his media interview of August 14, 2016 that he had initiated a technical audit of the St. …
Hewanorra Must Remain An Indigenous Entity
THE reconstruction of the Hewanorra International Airport was first mooted by the UWP administration in 2009 and this project was …
Deliver The Golding Report On CARICOM
WHAT has become of the Report of a Jamaican Commission that reviewed the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)? It …
Man Was Born Tabula Rasa: A Philosophy of Education in Relation to Violence and Crime in St. Lucia — Part 4
CRIME is now on the attack! It means, therefore, that a battle of war has been waged against violence and …
Caribbean Female Leadership Needed
WOULD female leadership change the Caribbean? Most likely, it will! It is all about the characteristics of how the members …