The Editor: Based on Dr. Anthony’s latest attack on Guy Mayers, the new chairman of the United Workers Party (UWP), …
Transporting Sardines
IT’S been a while since I’ve addressed the antics of minibus drivers who use their “service” as a weapon to …
Accountability and Democracy
THE EDITOR: THE controversy brought on by the irresponsible decision of Stanley Felix, the current Minister of Housing in the …
A Social Policy Paradigm Shift
MY deep-seated belief that the wide-ranging sphere of social policy in Saint Lucia has often been relegated to the sidelines …
Catastrophe Facing Small States
THE success of the current Climate Change conference in Paris for small states will be judged by only two criteria: …
Going Overboard To Say ‘Thanks’
By Alexis B. Montgomery Not many would have anticipated that a supposedly innocuous “vote of thanks” would have led to …
That Wretched LinkedIn
The Editor: So, I joined LinkedIn a few days ago. Have never ever wanted to, never had the remotest interest …
How Europe Outsmarted CARICOM
ANTIGUA’S Minister of Foreign Affairs said that CARICOM was ‘blindsided’ by the open European intervention on Baroness Scotland. Was it …
A ‘Thank You’ from CCSS Plus
CCSS Class of ’79 Plus thanks friends, supporters and donors for making its first fund raising ball a success. In …
The IMPACS Report: Diplomatic, Not Legal Solution Needed
By Neville Cenac Former Foreign MinisterAS an independent state, Saint Lucia is equal in status with every other nation both …
What Compton Would Do
IN my last weekend article, ‘Labour’s Painful Secrets,’ I suggested that the leader of the UWP having won three consecutive …
Who Will Cool The Planet?
IF good sense prevails in Paris this month, we can all be walking down the road to a cleaner planet …
Trade Show Proves Employment Can Be Found
DAY in, day out the same song is sung all across the country. That song is “No jobs’. The government …
The Making of a Criminal
The mind is a blessing and a curse that has to navigate the self-imposed debilitating structures of human life and …
Hanging Our Hats Too High
MY father always told his sons we should never hang our hats where our hands can’t reach. Of course, it …
Another Day In Paradise
I remember when I was growing up, my parents would always tell me that it is mean to make fun …
Broad Minds And Narrow Perspectives
I sometimes – most times – find distressing the way we tend to minimize everything to fit our own limited …
Young People Deserve To Dream Big
By Alexis B. Montgomery THIS “Do it yourself” DYI style of governance that Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Antony and his …
I Was Discriminated Against
The Editor This letter is to express my outrage and disappointment with a lending institution in the city of Castries. …
LABOUR’S PAINFUL SECRETS
“IN their last days if it were possible even the elect would be fooled”… an adaptation of Holy Writ, from …