“TOO often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought” John F. Kennedy Many have expressed their …
OPINIONS
Unhealthy Geopolitics of Energy In Caribbean
US commentators are predicting the death of Petro Caribe, the Venezuelan oil initiative in the Caribbean, and the ascendancy of …
Orange Mr. Chastanet?
LAST year I decided to contribute a column to The VOICE Newspaper, providing commentary on national and regional affairs. The …
Racism Is Alive And Real
RACISM, according to “Dictionary.com” is defined as “the belief that some races are inherently superior (physically, intellectually or culturally) to …
The Fuel Prices Debate – One Month Is Better Than Three
THE Market Pass Through (MPT) system has been in the news in Saint Lucia quite a bit and has caused …
What About Rights To Food Clothing, Water and Shelter?
IN all today’s global talk about rights and freedoms, I often get the impression that the world has forgotten the …
Trapped By Deception … and Lies
‘OH what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive.’ In recalling these lines which George Odlum …
To Kill A Mocking Voice
From the dawn of time to the offices of Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 in Paris, France, man …
P.M.’s Address Disheartening
THE EDITOR: THE PM’s address to the nation was a major disappointment despite the fact that our preliminary expectations were …
Bad Behaviour
THE EDITOR: I write to express my disgust with the way our media operates. The ruling party appears to be …
The Politics Of Fuel Price Adjustments
THE controversy that has been generated by the recent lowering of the price of fuel at the nation’s petrol stations …
Does Caribbean Integration Have Practical Value? Astute Reflections Of Owen Arthur
THERE is no doubt about the passion of Owen Arthur, one of the Caribbean’s foremost economists and thinkers, for the …
The More You Push, The More They Shove
WHEN people like Dr.Didacus Jules speak, it certainly doesn’t hurt to at least listen to what they have to say. …
Welcome to the Jungle
WHAT is a motorist to do when one has to share the busy streets with that one mutt who feels …
The Unfortunate Baga
LAST week, following a three day massacre that saw 17 people killed, and which began at the offices of French …
With the pope on my side
IT’S not often that one can say “The Pope agrees with me”, so it is with a certain degree of …
Je ne suis pas Charlie!
A good friend recently posted to me a piece of a post he pulled down from somewhere on Cloud Nine. …
There Is No Model
“WE are virtually at the crossroads. As an economist, I can tell you that it really requires a quantum leap …
Terrorism Not A Western Problem Only
THERE are many victims of terrorism carried out in the name of Allah and the prophet Muhammad, but none more …
Minimizing Individual Effort
LAST weekend, in welcoming to the new work year (2015), I suggested more effort and more hours should be spent …