YOU would think that two months before the end of 2016, our justice system would have been making some noticeable …
Save Our Girls
St. Lucia Can Count On Mexico
FOR Mexico, the Caribbean represents a strategic region and a natural zone for partnerships and synergies. In recent years, Saint …
Obedience
HOW good are you into the act of obedience? Are you ready to obey, and are you obeying continuously? Obedience …
Hypocrisy and Contempt
THE EDITOR: THE VOICE newspaper’s editorial of Saturday, 22nd October, 2016 proved our ability to tolerate and or promote hypocrisy. …
Balancing the Evidence
THE question of balance in our adversarial system of justice can be examined as in the use of forensics in …
On Being Virtually Virtuous
TOMORROW is Jounen KwĂ©yòl. Enjoy the celebration, but be careful. Because next day, there’s another celebration that some people are …
The Drying Up of Development Aid
IT’S not that big a stretch to argue that the use of development aid as a political and diplomatic tool …
Crime – Time for Serious Action
CRIME and criminal activities have reached an all-time high in our Fair Helen. Natives and residents alike are very fearful …
Why Write In St. Lucia?
I am not sure that I have an answer to that question but reading is a tradition that is fast …
Wherefore art Thou, Democracy
AS it is known that an Empire is ruled by an Emperor and a Kingdom is ruled by a King …
Trump vs Clinton – A Bar-room Brawl
THE United States of America sits amongst the greatest nations on earth and is about to elect its 45th President …
Our Future Looks Bright
HAVING noted earlier that our economy is in worse shape than previously thought, we should add that all is not …
The Return of Fiscal Policy
THERE was a time long before the financial crisis of 2008 when central bank governors were treated like rock stars …
Parole – Bordelais – Society
ON the 28 November, 1997 the PAROLE ACT (No.12/1997) became the law of the land. Its birth and seeming demise …
Bloodied, Bruised But Not Out
THERE is a lot of hemorrhaging happening in the Saint Lucia Labour Party camp these days. But one needs to …
Nothing Like When a Plan Comes Together
THERE are a few things that bring you fulfillment in life and one of these is reaching an intended …
Jounen Kweyol – My Worst Time of Year
I get the feeling that after this piece, I will lose quite a few readers because people might think that …
Atonement in America
THE second half of 2016 will be well remembered in the USA as the period when the Reparations issue became …
Parking meters – A Good Idea
IT would appear that our leaders are unable to transcend the limitations of the colonial life style they inherit. Their …
In A Minor Key
SOME reflection on last week’s discussion, “Heaven Help Us”, is, unfortunately, necessary. This discussion displaces that intended for this week …