IT’S not often that one can say “The Pope agrees with me”, so it is with a certain degree of …
With the pope on my side
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 …
Render Unto Caesar What Belongs To Caesar
DEAR EDITOR, With the dramatic reduction in the cost of fuel worldwide, citizens from all walks breathed a sigh of …
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 …