I always note that everything that happens here – and across the Caribbean — has an equivalent elsewhere in our …
Politics of Church and State
Pigeon Island and the Nature of Saint Lucian Democracy
“I disapprove of what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”– Beatrice Hall …
(How) To Gain A Country – Part One
AS we persist with this examination of TAK, we emphasize that this examination is more truly of ourselves and how …
Press Released
WHAT the twilight says about the future of the media is certainly not lost in hyperbole or ambiguity, particularly in …
Politics of Government and Business of Governance
THE first round of the 2017/18 Saint Lucia Budget Debate brought into sharp focus the different approaches of the island’s …
St. Jude – We Like It So? – (Part 3)
“BE wary of anyone who professes to be a seeker of truth and the pursuit of such truth by others …
Debt Strangling A Caribbean Generation
THERE is a real prospect that, in dealing with unsustainable debt, 11 of 13 Caribbean small states would have lost …
Haiti’s Lifelong Tragedy Continues To Unfold!
THE US Department of Homeland Security has been advised to end by January 2018 temporary protection enjoyed by over 50,000 …
Statement by the Catholic Church on the DSH Project and other Social Issues
IN light of recent events affecting the citizenry of Saint Lucia, at home and abroad, with regard to the proposed …
Caracas To ‘Vexit’ From OAS-But Where Do CARICOM and OECS Stand?
SAINT LUCIA finds itself this weekend slapdash in the middle of an unfolding situation that’s already tearing CARICOM (and possibly, …
An Education For Democratic Citizenship
IN her address to Saint Lucia’s Parliament on the occasion of the Second Session of the Eleventh Parliament, Her Excellency …
Why We Can’t Wait
MARTIN Luther King wrote a very compelling book entitled “Why We Can’t Wait”. He declared that it was now or …
Globalization Disadvantaged Small States
GLOBALIZATION was originally a construct of industrialized nations whose economic activity had developed sufficiently to withstand competition within their own …
TAK Part 2: (How) To Lose A Kingdom
LAST week, we indicated that at the sod-turning ceremony for the DSH horseracing project in Vieux Fort, TAK Consultants was …
Conservation and Development With Reference To Maria Islands
I have been reading with great interest and concern reports surrounding certain developments in St. Lucia which, according to various …
Afterword (Do You See What I See?)
IT’S nice to know from the feedback I received that there are not a few souls who feel the same …
What Is A Road?
“DO you know that they plan to divert the road in Choiseul?” the doctor asked. I could have played ignorant …
The Bait Is Biting Back
EenieMeenieMiney Mo A Tiger’s been caught by the toe Now he’s hollering; “LET ME GO!” “Or else I’ll bite you …
Women As Political Leaders – Not A Gender Issue
MODERN history is showered with women as political leaders and Heads of Government. When women first emerged in these roles, …
Venezuela Violence Is Vain, Vile and Vindictive, ButWho’s To Blame?
APRIL 19, 2017 marked the 56th anniversary of the failed US-backed 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba. But it …