ON Tuesday April 28, 2015 the Government of Saint Lucia was caught flat-footed and completely off-guard by the opposition during …
Government Caught Flat-footed
Legalize Weed – Are We High?
THE celebrated French poet, novelist and dramatist Victor Hugo famously wrote that “nothing is more powerful than an idea whose …
St. Lucian Aiming For Pawol-jété (SLAP)
WHEN I first saw the popular Facebook group “St. Lucians Aiming for Progress” (SLAP), I thought, well, what a wonderful …
Preville Undermining His Party
THE EDITOR: WHAT is wrong with these people in the United Workers Party? Are they secretly conspiring with the Labour …
Mary In Wonderland
WHILST his successor as Tourism Minister was scoring huge points with the most successful Jazz and Arts launch to date, …
Quiddity of Excess Banking Liquidity
EDITOR: BANKS the world over have been shouting from their roof-tops that their giant vaults have been groaning for oxygen …
Ganja In Our Garden
“NOW therefore you are under a curse. Some of you will always be slaves, wood cutters, and water carriers for …
IMITATION: NOT FLATTERY
THE EDITOR, THE cordial relationship between Trinidad & Tobago and Saint Lucia goes back a long way. In the eighteenth …
Youth Unemployment And Selling Citizenship
THE economies of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are not doing well. Belize, Guyana and Suriname are the only three countries …
A Red And Yellow House Will Not Stand
“THE biggest losers are the people who voted for the Opposition MPs”. Did the nation clearly hear the deputy Prime …
Why Such Hankering For Creole ?
To hear some people say it one would believe that Creole (called ‘Patois’ by a majority of Saint Lucians who …
Categorical Imperative or New Deal ?
THE sword of Damocles, I’m afraid, will continue to hang over our collective heads lest we renounce the Kantian posture …
Not Fit Even For Opposition
I WATCHED in disbelief as the House Sitting to discuss the 2015/16 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure came to an …
A Speech For The Speechless
THE EDITOR: The much awaited Throne Speech was a big disappointment and to many St. Lucians, the contents were the …
Staying Sane While Unemployed
MY article in weekend’s VOICE entitled “How to avoid going nuts while unemployed”. entailed an exploration of three different suggestions …
A Crying Shame
BEFORE writing this Sounding Off piece, I was all set to give my two cents on the Lambirds Academy situation…that …
Pot Calling Kettle Black
I ALMOST called the Voice Editor Thursday to tell him my byline (name) didn’t appear with my article on ‘Walking …
Not A Word!
THE EDITOR, If one were to describe Kenny Anthony as a loquacious fellow, such a description would certainly be an …
Agriculture Is A Nation’s Breadbasket
THE EDITOR, A few decades ago, at JFK Airport, a young adolescent boy was admiring a picture of a Cadillac …
Unemployment at 24.9 Percent
SAINT Lucia’s unemployment rate stands at 24.9%. A new publication by the government’s head of statistics say the financial crunch …