GENERAL Elections 2016 is less than two weeks away. But long before the announcement of the shortest election deadline ever, …
Government Under Fire
What Was Our P.M. Thinking?
THE EDITOR: In the British Parliamentary system from which our constitution and politics is copied, a high degree of respect …
UWP’s 5-Point Plan To Destroy St. Lucia
By Stephen Lester Prescott DURING his stint as our island’s tourism minister, Allen Chastanet showed time and again his indifference …
ANTI-CORRUPTION SUMMIT: The Elephants In The Room
ON May 12, about a month after the publication of the so-called “Panama Papers”, British PM David Cameron hosted an …
A Failed and Fearful Regime
HOW often do leaders face up to their fears and learn to speak truthfully unafraid of consequences? From experience, the …
Born Free – The Juffali Episode
By David Prescod THERE is a certain pathology stalking the land that is destroying us from within. It may have …
The Crisis Of Ideas
DURING a recent visit to Antigua, the newly appointed Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank advised the Antiguan Government …
P.M.’s Best Not Good Enough
THE EDITOR: Anyone who experienced the UWP’s meeting on Thursday evening, whether in person or over the telly, would have …
STAND FIRM!
THE EDITOR: If I was asked to suggest two words to guide the leadership, candidates and supporters during this election …
Give Us Some More
THE EDITOR: Just want to let Messrs Prescod and Theobalds know how much many of us appreciate their contributions to …
No Flow In FLOW
FLOW is really not flowing. In fact many are complaining that they are slowing. I sure hope that Flow has …
The More Things Change
The Editor: This is the final part of the 1980 speech by Claudia Carasco-Johnson, Resident Tutor, Extra-Mural Department, University of …
Advice for SLTB
THE EDITOR: Now that the Jazz Festival is over I would like to give two pieces of advice to the …
Imitiation Not Best Form Of Flattery
By Stephen Lester Prescott OF late, the United Workers Party appears on a mission to simply duplicate Labour. If Labour …
‘Nary a Mention’
The Editor: Shame on Kenny, Lorne and the Tourist Board So I learned this past jazz weekend that the Jazz …
BREXIT – My Kingdom For A Horse!
TO be or not to be – that is the question the British will need to answer on June 23 …
Words Are Messengers… and spoken, more valuable here
SIX weeks ago, I suggested that election season ought not to be described as ‘the silly season.’ The insinuation that …
‘Houston, we have a Problem’
THE caption is a movie adaptation of how astronauts on that ill-fated Apollo 13 mission reported a life-threatening crisis to …
RIP Jazz 2016
I KNOW the title might sound grave but I promise I’m not going to be as critical as the masses …
Hit Me With Great Music
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Silver Jazz Anniversary Was Less Than Sterling. THE opening line to reggae legend Bob Marley’s song, “Trenchtown Rock”, goes like …