RECENTLY, the new Principal of Sir Arthur Lewis Community College spoke on the poor condition of the buildings and the …
Maintenance Crisis In Schools
In Defence of Liberal Education
LET’S take a page from Donald Drumpf’s book and ignore political correctness for a moment: It appears the liberal arts …
Heart of a True Champion
FOR an athlete who has carried her nation’s flag proudly for nearly two decades, world-ranked high jumper Levern Spencer certainly …
That Fighting Spirit
I got into a contention with a certain sports journalist some time ago in regard to the whole fiasco regarding …
A Message to the Ungrateful
IT is a sad, sad day when you realise that some St. Lucians will just never fail to live up …
Trump – A Clear and Looming Danger
THERE can be little doubt among the reasonable, that Donald Trump the Republican candidate for November 2016 elections in the …
Does Trickle-down Economics Work?
As the US presidential campaign moves into overdrive, an old liberal idea which has dominated advanced economies since 1981 is …
A Developer’s Guide PART TWO
IN Part 1 of this “Guide” we examined the decline in inflows of Foreign Direct Investment to the region, and …
The Sacrificial Lamb Revisited
BY DR VELON JOHN WITH the seemingly obdurate position taken by the Parliamentary Opposition in relation to the election of …
Your Eiusdem Generis Is Useless, Dr. John
By Neville Cenac I wish to respond directly to Dr.Velon John whose article appeared in your last weekend issue: 1. …
Makandal Daaga
THE EDITOR: I would like to place on record the passing of Makandal Daaga of Trinidad and Tobago, formerly president …
A “Developer’s Guide” – Part one
LAST week we discussed the description of these citizenship by investment schemes by the Prime Minister of St. Vincent as …
King’s Or Queen’s Chain, It Is Ours
In 1704 there was a decision given by the King of France that arose from a complaint by Mr. Graissier …
Putting People First
FOR the most part my public political life has been an open book. After the demise of George Odlum and …
Where Has The Fight In Developing Countries Gone?
THE ease with which developed countries appoint heads of international and multi-national organisations (sometimes in the guise of an election) …
Beauty and Big Business
THE proposed multi-billion dollar development project earmarked for Beausejour, Vieux Fort serves as just another example of how tight a …
Irony of Ironies
I have never been one who was in favour of the establishment of the Citizenship by Investment Programme and for …
Sammy Unfairly Treated
BY now I’m sure that since Friday afternoon, all you’ve been hearing about is the outrageous events that unfolded surrounding …
Big Decisions for New Gov’t
WHILE the country is still not fully settled since the June 6 general elections, we have to be focussed on …
IMF: Light Up Its Darker Crannies
(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the US and the OAS. He is a Senior Fellow at the …