By Alexis B. Montgomery OVERHANGING most if not all topics of discussion and debate on national issues is a perpetual …
A Country With Back Problems
Minister of Agriculture On The Wrong Track
THE EDITOR: The Minister of Agriculture has once more failed to comprehend the difference between producing and economics. His recent …
Mary Isaac – About Self Not Service
IN an earlier article, I alluded to the fact that under Kenny Anthony, the candidate selection process within the Labour …
A Persistent American Cancer
I can’t recall when first I heard the word racism but, for reasons which I could not explain, I did …
The Silver Economy
IN response to one of my articles, Mr. Francis Leonce was spurred to write a brilliant two part series on …
St. Lucia And Cuba – We’ve Come A Long Way
DEAR EDITOR, I was pleased to learn that Cuba and St Lucia signed a trade agreement which will deepen existing …
ECCB Leadership – Thinking Outside The Bank
WHILE central banks have a monopoly on the issuance of fiat money, the people who actually lead such banks cannot …
Guyana And Venezuela – PEACE UNDER LAW
(THE writer is a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London and Massey College, University of …
‘Kennynomics’ Killing We
I am an eternal optimist and rattling in my mind, the reality that all is well in Saint Lucia is …
We Need A Giant Slayer
HOW many red hot cases have to turn cold before murderers are brought to justice? How many women and children …
Is The People’s C.O.P The PM’s ‘Wilful Blindness’?
By Alexis B. Montgomery THE Prime Minister earlier in his national address on the IMPACS report in March clearly referred …
Are Our Youth A Ticking Time Bomb?
MINCE no words; a scenario where more than 40 percent of a nation’s young people are unemployed is indeed a …
The Statesman vs The Pretender
“THE great difference between the real statesman and the pretender is that the one sees into the future while the …
POLITICAL ETHNICITY
ON Tuesday night I listened to a live stream of a political event in Trinidad, where the People’s National Movement …
Climate Change – Time For Talking Is Over
IMAGINE if on the anniversary of its independence the friendliest message your nation gets is that if your country sinks …
Time and Money In The Investigative Process
THE headline captures two important factors in relation to solving crime. Time is of the essence and cannot be wasted …
Change Is Coming
(Final Part 1: An Education Syllabus For Meaningful Change) LAST week I posited the idea that change is fueled by …
Calypso – Start Solving The Problem Now
NOT surprisingly, the same song sung by calypsonians over the years was sung this year. It’s a song about no …
Mas Confusion
I don’t want to come to too much of an early conclusion on Carnival 2015. I don’t want to judge …
Is The People’s C.O.P. The PM’s ‘Wilful Blindness’?
By Alexis B. Montgomery AN unhappy episode is definitely unfolding as Saint Lucians observe, some with rapt attention, the questionable …