FOR the past six months, the nation has witnessed one of the most controversial periods directly after a general election. …
Conflict By Infliction
Let The Government Work
FOR some time now, I’ve been listening to the news bulletins and the Opposition and I must say that as …
Do Politicians Really Care?
I am happy I am not yet in wealth. I get to appreciate the hardship of the poor, like being …
Grenada Must Not Be Repeated In Venezuela
LIKE everyone else, Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) believe …
St. Jude and the Art of the Con – Part 2
LAST week, I stated that, in my opinion, the leaked Technical Audit of the St. Jude Hospital Reconstruction Project was …
Danger – Runaway Meat
SO we have yet another collision involving animals that have left people injured, and I’m guessing that once again, no …
Fake News For Real!
ON Thursday, I saw my friend and colleague ‘Coakes’ sitting and sipping cane juice on a bench at our favourite …
National Trust, The Dolphins and The Mixity of Law
THE ongoing uproar with Saint Lucia National Trust and the proposed dolphinarium is an interesting case of the mixity of …
Hand Me Another Brick And A Book
WHEN Eric Williams threw his hat (or his crown, as some would say) into the political ring in 1956, he …
Fire In The Language of Colonial Scribblers
EARLY yesterday (Friday morning), I read a few selected pages from a book by Bonham C. Richardson entitled, “Igniting the …
St. Jude and the Art of the Con — Part One
ANGELS are said to dance on the head of a pin. Saints today are required to dance on thin air. …
Saint Lucia Restores Dignity To OECS Position on Venezuela
SAINT Lucia restored some dignity to the OECS on Monday when the island opted to abstain in a controversial vote …
A Nation Divided
THE dichotomy of our nation is in its history — seven times British, seven times French, La Rose and La …
Vindictive Or Vindication?
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DOESN’T it just suck when you are faced with a situation where you are damned if you do and damned …
Venezuela’s Friends Hoping For The Best, But Fearing The Worst!
Ahead Of Secretive OAS Foreign Ministers Meeting In Washington Next Week. SOME keen observers of Venezuelan politics today have described …
Inglorious Empire: Parallels of Indian and West Indian Exploitation
THE yearnings for power and wealth of the stone-cold dead British Empire echoed amongst the older generation throughout the shires …
Europe and America Dodging Demands for Reparations For Slavery
THE recent furor in Grenada over whether slave history has a role in the island’s tourism promotion and this month’s …
(How) To Gain A Country – Part 2
THOSE who suggest that we have a right to any money arising from the sale of St. Lucian citizenships and …
The Politics of Church and State – Part 2
LATEST developments in Venezuela have again brought into focus the ongoing relationships not only between Church and State but also …
A Generation of Miscreants?
LAST week Wednesday, I went to the Gros Islet Secondary School for a Reading Month activity. The children at the …