As we get ready to celebrate another independence anniversary, I wonder if that word still has any merit as it …
Independence? Or living in dependence…
Hypocritical Amnesty International Praises Caribbean While Staying Silent on Crime
THERE are times when the best way to figure out the purpose of an individual or organisation is to simply …
What They Won’t Tell You About the so-called ‘LGBT Family’
LAST month, the question about the “rights” of LGBT persons to have families and raise children came up and it …
The Nicaragua Government has gone too far
(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organisation of American States. He is also …
New Child Protection Law Makes No Mention of the Unborn
A FEW weeks ago, I recalled seeing a pair of British animals’ rights advocates on YouTube, making an impassioned plea …
Why silence about the Climate Conference in Poland?
(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organisation of American States. He is also …
GiNet is fulfillment of an important promise of our administration
WHEN my government assumed office in 2011, we promised that we would provide free island-wide internet access, because we appreciated …
Getting it write (about Sandals)
RECENTLY, the Detroit free press has run a series of articles on the issue of sexual assault at hotels and …
Is Christmas becoming a season for slaughtering both beast and man?
DECEMBER used to be a month remembered for its reverence and remembrance as it relates to the birth of Christ, …
Feedback Welcomed
I want to thank everyone for their commendations and critic of the Independent Model. For those of you who did …
Let’s call a spade a spade!
THE EDITOR: I find it rather strange that a leading member of my party, the UWP, would publicly attack a …
All Saint Lucians have a right to express their views freely
THE EDITOR: I supported the UWP in the last election, but I have also worked with Rayneau Gajadhar for a …
HIA Saved By the Grace of God
THE EDITOR: Unlike the senseless dramas associated in parliament, this time around, significant details were provided by the current administration …
FROM THE FENCE — Trade Unions as ‘Managers of Discontent’
FAR from accepting them as partners in an alliance for a common cause, there are many in the business community …
Our Future is Being Mortgaged by Huge Debt!
Next generation should brace itself for very challenging times On Tuesday morning, with Christmas just two weeks away, the Prime …
2019 – A Special Year for Government
THE coming year will be a special one for the government. One in which all their travels, grandiose ideas and …
Why I Disagree With Dr. Anthony on EU and CDB
TWO weeks ago at the last Sitting of the House of Assembly, I was intrigued by the former Prime Minister …
The Needs For Change
We should be angry at the fact that more and more individuals are being taken advantage of and that more …
The Incomprehensiveness of the Politician
Million-dollar HIA loan bill sparks passionate debate in parliament, revealing the Incomprehensiveness of the Politician ALTHOUGH the debate on the …
What they won’t tell you about Child Care…
Truth is: Culture is a more powerful change agent than law! EXTERNAL Affairs Minister Sarah Flood Beaubrun has repeatedly stated …