I would like to touch on two issues that have arisen for discussion in Saint Lucia and the wider Caribbean, …
Of Concessions, Agreements and Investments
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 …
No Victor In War
The scars of Hiroshima Still haunts me The wounds of the atomic bomb Still aches my body The blood of …
Castries City Chaos?
NO one driving through Castries can be elated by what they see and experience. We have a city that is …
Playing A Role In Venezuelan Crisis
CONTINUING conflict in Venezuela between the government of President Nicolas Maduro and opposition political parties will not be resolved by …
Misconceptions In Economics — Part Two
ON a veritable online blog site, Dustin Mineau, an economics blog editor writes: “It is a fun fact that both …
Our Right To Know – Part 4: Dis-informed?
AS we return to the Technical Audit of St. Jude Hospital, we examine how the lack of government transparency has …