THE paradigm of information economics has begun to give pause to policy judgment calls that can lead to inefficient outcomes …
The New Information Paradigm
Small States Must Insist On Rights To Climate Change Compensation
CARIBBEAN small states should be readying themselves for a major joint push to make the 23rd session of the Conference …
Man Was Born Tabula Rasa: A Philosophy of Education In Relation To Violence and Crime In St. Lucia (Part 2)
THE situation of violence and crime in St. Lucia is alarming. Most, if not all, St. Lucians are desperate to …
Shine, Chaussée, Shine!
AS I drove home via Chaussée Road last week Wednesday afternoon, something about it looked and felt happily different, though …
Why We Kill
THE EDITOR, WHILE the nation continues to be intoxicated by its infantile preoccupation with red and yellow politics, the nation …
Tjenbé Lanng Zòt
SEEING that we just celebrated JounénKwéyòl, I thought I might use it for my title and also there’s the fact …
The Right or Wrong Side of Metaphors
I have listened attentively to the views of both sides of the political divide and additionally some independent minds in …
Living In Denial
WHEN Phillip Pierre assumed the office as leader of the SLP, for several party members it felt like a breath …
Charlatans Hurting The Media Industry
FOR some time, media in the Caribbean has taken a beating. That is unfortunate because there are excellent publications and …
Torturing Culture
AS we discussed the pruning of government expenditure, someone suggested that if government were to be truly looked at as …
The Effect of a Strong President Xi in the Caribbean
ON 24 October, at its 19th Party Congress in Beijing, China’s Communist Party formally elevated President Xi Jinping to the …
Put A Sock In It!
TAKE a look at St. Lucian politics and politicians. Go on, take a good look. Now do you see why …
No Winners In Secession – In Europe or the Caribbean
SHOULD areas of countries break away and govern themselves as they see fit? That’s a question that has been debated …
Inspiring Hopelessness – Part 2: The Challenge of Ethics
AT the end of August this year, the Ministry of Education announced the upcoming launch of an “Education for Democratic …
Man Was Born Tabula Rasa: A Philosophy of Education in Relation To Violence and Crime in St. Lucia (Part 1)
THE situation of violence and crime in St. Lucia is dire and unless we come together as a people to …
A Focused Prime Minister
HE was humble, articulate and conciliatory. On October 5, in his third major press conference this year, Prime Minister Allen …
The Role of Government and Opposition
POLITICS the world over includes the role of an opposition — or oppositions, as the case may be — but …
Who Taught Whom A Lesson?
DEAR EDITOR, We were flabbergasted when the former Prime Minister announced that Allen Chastanet wanted to teach him a lesson …
Inspiring Hopelessness – Part 1: Trial by Parliament
THE title might seem a contradiction of sorts, but hopelessness is now all our politicians seem capable of inspiring in …
Cannabis Movement Snubbed By Health Ministry?
BELOW is a letter to the Ministry of Health delivered almost one year ago and there is still no reply. …