A new report has been produced on the Organization of American States (OAS), a body that began with ideals appropriate …
Firing-Up A Furnace In An Igloo – The OAS
Is Our Prime Minister Simply Out To Sell Out Our Country?
“It is the same Prime Minister who has argued forcefully that all state enterprises must make money to remain open. …
Let Loose The Dogs Of War
INSTEAD of sending an erudite writer to criticize my article of February 3 in The Voice of St. Lucia Newspaper, …
Seriously, Jeff Fedee?
MR. EDITOR: I give you my word, Mr. Editor, that it is not my intention to respond to every article …
The Road Fatalities Discussion Is Flawed
SIX weeks into 2018 and St. Lucia is off to five vehicular accident-related deaths. And what is the general consensus …
The Results of Unreasonable Expectations
EXPECTATIONS are known to bring about the best and the worst in human beings and — unfortunately — this phenomenon …
Allen Outfoxed By Teo
I scrutinized the photograph on the front page of The Voice of St. Lucia Newspaper of last Saturday, February 3, …
The Dearth of Acceptance
SOMETIMES I really have to sit back and wonder how many personalities a human being can actually handle. My comments …
Why Trepidation, Jeff Fedee?
THE EDITOR: I read Jeff Fedee’s lengthy tirade in your paper last weekend with a mixture of amusement and regret. …
St. Jude and the Art of the Con — Part 16: In Plain English
A fundamental criticism of that leaked Audit Report has to be that the language of the Report does not address …
Is the St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce Business Awards Just a ‘Show’?
THE St. Lucia Business Awards have always been portrayed as an opportunity for large (and even small) businesses to be …
Why Has Good Governance Become So Offensive In Saint Lucia?
AS I listen to the public ranting on various talk shows here, I’m always forced to go back to June …
Structure Not Ad-hoc Agendas Key To US-Caribbean Relations
MUCH has been said about the government of the United States of America cutting off aid to countries which do …
The Caribbean Curse of Poor Governance
“The committee that investigated the state of the island, following concerns about how it was being governed, concluded that the …
Fly-in-something in the Caribbean
HOW about Fly-In Banking, like a drive-in fast food operation? No, it’s no joke. In the Caribbean? Probably not, but …
Racetrack? Why Support A Declining Sport?
WHILE reading the latest article regarding your future racetrack project in Vieux Fort, I was moved to ask: WHY? In …
St. Jude and the Art of the Con — Part 15: Why No Audit Review?
WHEN Prime Minister Chastanet was first asked at his October 5, 2017 press conference if he would consider a review …
Ending 50 Years of Venezuela/Guyana Contention
THE decision by the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, to refer the 51-year old contention between Guyana-Venezuela to the International …
As I See It
IT is with a degree of trepidation (not fear) that I write this article, for I anticipate that I will …
The Status on the EU Episode
WE wish to take this opportunity to address the VOICE editorial of February 1, 2018 headlined “PUT ST. LUCIA FIRST”. …