IN light of recent events affecting the citizenry of Saint Lucia, at home and abroad, with regard to the proposed …
Statement by the Catholic Church on the DSH Project and other Social Issues
Caracas To ‘Vexit’ From OAS-But Where Do CARICOM and OECS Stand?
SAINT LUCIA finds itself this weekend slapdash in the middle of an unfolding situation that’s already tearing CARICOM (and possibly, …
An Education For Democratic Citizenship
IN her address to Saint Lucia’s Parliament on the occasion of the Second Session of the Eleventh Parliament, Her Excellency …
Why We Can’t Wait
MARTIN Luther King wrote a very compelling book entitled “Why We Can’t Wait”. He declared that it was now or …
Globalization Disadvantaged Small States
GLOBALIZATION was originally a construct of industrialized nations whose economic activity had developed sufficiently to withstand competition within their own …
TAK Part 2: (How) To Lose A Kingdom
LAST week, we indicated that at the sod-turning ceremony for the DSH horseracing project in Vieux Fort, TAK Consultants was …
Conservation and Development With Reference To Maria Islands
I have been reading with great interest and concern reports surrounding certain developments in St. Lucia which, according to various …
Afterword (Do You See What I See?)
IT’S nice to know from the feedback I received that there are not a few souls who feel the same …
What Is A Road?
“DO you know that they plan to divert the road in Choiseul?” the doctor asked. I could have played ignorant …
The Bait Is Biting Back
EenieMeenieMiney Mo A Tiger’s been caught by the toe Now he’s hollering; “LET ME GO!” “Or else I’ll bite you …
Women As Political Leaders – Not A Gender Issue
MODERN history is showered with women as political leaders and Heads of Government. When women first emerged in these roles, …
Venezuela Violence Is Vain, Vile and Vindictive, ButWho’s To Blame?
APRIL 19, 2017 marked the 56th anniversary of the failed US-backed 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba. But it …
Machiavellianism By Any Other Name
SINCE the Great Depression, economic policy has become conflated with deep-seated concerns about efficacy and practicality. For that reason, no …
The Weakness of Assaults on Second Citizenship
CITIZENSHIP by Investment Programmes (CIPs) are operated, in one form or another, by many countries, including the U.S., Canada, and …
This Is What I See
AS you begin reading this, please try to levitate. Well, okay, in your imagination, at least. Good. So now you’ve …
TAK – Part 1: (How) To Indulge A King
AS we continue to examine Teo Ah Khing, we turn our attention to the record of performance of the architectural …
Taking The Bull By The Horns
RECENTLY, statements have emanated from official circles which indicate positive movement in getting our closed forensic laboratory operational again. That …
Leaders For Change
IN my article last week, I wrongly named one of the panelists in a discussion on Constitutional Reform aired on …
Opening Bypass Roads Does Not Help Reduce Traffic Congestion
THE EDITOR, RECENTLY, I heard a Minister talking about implementing a system to encourage drivers to use secondary roads during …
OAS: A Coup d’état Followed By A Lynching?
“IT was a coup d’état followed by a lynching”. That’s how an official of the Organisation of American States (OAS) …