IT would appear that our leaders are unable to transcend the limitations of the colonial life style they inherit. Their …
Parking meters – A Good Idea
In A Minor Key
SOME reflection on last week’s discussion, “Heaven Help Us”, is, unfortunately, necessary. This discussion displaces that intended for this week …
The Political Art of Creative Destruction
THREATS to jail one’s political opponents, race-to-the-bottom accusations and counter-accusations of sexual assaults and crooked politics, despicable political stunts and …
Obama’s Historic Cuba Visit Was Not Enough
UNITED Nations, New York, October 13th 2016:– When the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meets in New York later this …
Give Thanks
“THANKS, thanks, we give You thanks, for all You’ve done.” Are we all aware of that song, so that we …
Let’s Do It For Haiti
DO you St. Lucians realise just how incredibly blessed we are? We were all braced for the impact from Tropical …
Raise up Haiti from its Knees
HAITI was due to have elections on October 9 to choose a new President. Even before Hurricane Matthew blasted the …
Teachers And Leadership
AS Saint Lucia celebrates Teachers Week from October 4 to 11 under the theme: “Valuing Teachers, Improving Their Status”, let’s …
Tale of Costly Twists And Missteps – PART 2
IN my first article I presented the forensic dilemma facing the government. A collapsed service, a much too long dormant …
Don’t Disrespect Me!
THESE words resonated within and raised an alarm bell. They were spoken by Prime Minister Allen Chastanet at his first …
Heaven Help Us
IT’S worse than we originally thought. Our economy, that is. We had earlier come to the conclusion that the 2016-2017 …
Hats Off To Bay Gardens Over Coconut Vendors
COCONUT vendors were in the limelight recently. More specifically the coconut vendors located on the busy Gros Islet highway near …
Same Strategy, Same Result
THE EDITOR: I am simply dismayed by what came out of the Labour Party conference of delgates last weekend. Having …
Sandals Prepares 1,000 for Jobs In Tourism
OVER 1000 young men and women from St. Lucia have now graduated the Sandals Hospitality Training Programme (HTP), widening the …
O What a Night!
I STARED into his matted grey locks of hair. The legendary dread sat defiant on the chair. No warning threat …
Earthquakes Come And Go – Not All Are Seismic
IN politics, once, or perhaps twice in a lifetime, there are seismic events. Happenings like a great earthquake shifting the …
Of Flowers And Festivals
ITS Creole Heritage Month, launched by the Folk Research Centre last weekend, and culminating in the celebration of Jounen Kwéyòl …
Twenty Lost Years
THE recent Caribbean Development Bank/ Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Report on Saint Lucia’s economy, while it confirmed the obvious also …
IMF – World Bank Talks a Rare Opportunity
THE October meetings this year of the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington DC present …
Fear
ARE you one of those who has lots of unpleasant experiences, and as a result of this you become afraid …