RECENTLY, the Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago declared that he intended to establish a set of ethical rules to …
The Price of Freeness
Dissatisfaction in Bus Service on Route 3A
DEAR President of the Route 3A Bus Association, On behalf of the passengers of Route 3A, I draw your attention …
Let’s Honour Our History Writers
THE EDITOR: I just came from St. Vincent where I had the honour of witnessing part of the island’s independence …
The New Information Paradigm
THE paradigm of information economics has begun to give pause to policy judgment calls that can lead to inefficient outcomes …
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 …