ON August 14 and 15, Pakistan and India, respectively, celebrated the 70th anniversary of their Independence from Britain, a country …
Lessons From India’s Partition and Charlottesville’s Strife
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 …
Is Harvey Cenac A Visionary Or A Dreamer?
WHO exactly is Harvey Cenac and what is his claim to fame? Harvey Cenac presented himself to the Soufriere/Fond St. …
In Support of ACCT’s Position
IN an effort to further empower our young people to achieve their goals, I have been conducting sessions with some …
Misconceptions In Economics — Part One
FOR disputatious economists, if ever there was a contentious indicator from the statistics world, GDP is it. There is wide …
Who Is A Political Hack?
LAST Saturday, I got a call from a good friend of mine during which he asked the question – “Who …
Our Right To Know – Part 3: The Information Vacuum
DURING that interview given by Prime Minister Chastanet at the training session in governance for public officials in January of …
The Relevance and State of U.S.-Caribbean Relations – Part 3
THIS is the final of a three-part commentary discussing the relevance and state of U.S.-Caribbean relations against the backdrop of …
Our Right To Know – Part 2: A World View
THE December 10, 2016 editorial of this newspaper called for the passage of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), making …
The Caribbean Integration Problem
THE CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) was intended to benefit the people of the region by providing more and …
The Economic Injustice of Allen Chastanet Towards the Poor of Saint Lucia (Part 1)
THERE is a great deal that I do not understand about the world. However, I fully understand the complexities of …
Emancipated? Far From It!
A FEW articles ago, I told my readers that the revolution that they seek has already started. That was reinforced …
The Race Is Not For The Swift
OFTEN, people ask me if I am going up for the next general elections, only to discourage me from doing …
Our Right to Know – Part 1: Our Government’s View Examined
THINGS are not always what they seem to be. To start with, every government that we elect promises to govern …
Still Valid Three Years Later: Austerity or Efficiency – Which First?
IN the field of physics and astronomy, there is a principle called escape velocity. Escape velocity is the speed that …