DEAR EDITOR, With the dramatic reduction in the cost of fuel worldwide, citizens from all walks breathed a sigh of …
Render Unto Caesar What Belongs To Caesar
The Day Leslie Pierre Died
THE day Grenadian journalist Leslie Pierre died, I bowed my head to the departed veteran. He’d lived long, all of …
Take Heed Of Local Terror
AS St. Lucians join the rest of the world to pay respects to tragic events that unfolded in Paris last …
Latitudes And Attitudes – National Development Is A Mindset
IN recognizing performance efficiency as one of the great unquestioned socio-economic virtues of our age, Thomas L. Friedman in his …
St. Lucians In Cayenne Feel Less St. Lucian
THERE’S so much Saint Lucians need to know about the long and deep historical connection between Saint Lucia and French …
U.W.P. Says Gov’t Insensitive Over Fuel Prices
The opposition United Workers Party (UWP) today took the government to task over the level of its adjustment of fuel …
Oil – Search For Common Ground
LIKE most businesses and commodities, evolution and time do take their toll, hence the reason, why the world continues to …
Lessons from Guyana and Norway
FORESTS are crucially important to climate change. According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), “they have the potential to …
Why Fuel Prices Remain High
RECENTLY the Government provided its position on the reason the price of fuel has not changed significantly even with the …
The Gift Of Giving
LAST Christmas many persons and organizations offered toys and assorted goodies and meals to those most in need. Such giving …
Excellence Still Resides In Us
HAD Sir William Arthur Lewis still been with us physically, he would have been celebrating his 100th birthday 15 days …
The new New Year Resolutions
FOR the New Year, how about us dropping the boring old clichés and adopt some meaningful resolutions that will stick …
Climate Change Urgent Issue For Caribbean
IF ever there was a time and an issue for the countries of the Caribbean to speak with one voice …
Christmas is no longer Christmas!
CHRISTMAS is no longer Christmas — at least, not like it used to be. Long ago, you could have counted …
Whither West Indies Cricket
MANY competent and experienced commentators have written about the decline and fall of West Indies cricket. A number of reasons …
Public Beach Access – Drawing The Line In The Sand
“A simple life is good with me,” exhorted Yanni, a Greek composer and music producer. “I don’t need a whole …
Full Analysis Before Building Four-lane Highway – The Grand Castries Transportation Study Anniversary
THIS month is the anniversary of the completion of the Grand Castries Transportation Study; it will be 21 years since …
An Important National Issue
JANUS has also been defined as the god who looks both back and front at the same time. In that …
Cuba: Challenges, Chances For Caribbean
WITH the best intentions on the part of the Cuban government, the new relationship between the United States and Cuba …
Respect My Homeland!
SINCE when did it become acceptable for tourists to waltz around the city’s streets or any street for that matter, …