THE powers and functions of the Speaker are well-settled in the Standing Rules and Orders of the House. The Speaker, …
Recurrent Stupidity – The Deputy Speaker Issue
Extraordinary Manipulation
THE EDITOR, A commentary by John Peters in your last Weekend VOICE captioned ‘Appointing an Attorney General’ read in part: …
Keep Your Shade
SOME time ago, I wrote bout the woes that media workers in St. Lucia face on a daily basis, especially …
Please Say It Ain’t So
THERE is another matter that has recently surfaced with which we should be concerned. According to a June 1, 2016 …
Appointing An Attorney General
BY Statutory Instrument 41/ 1997, the office of the Attorney General was made a public post with effect from June …
Free Advice To UWP
Now that the euphoria of victory has subsided and the administration settles down to deliver its manifesto promises, it’s wise …
The Changing Face of Europe
THERE was a time not too long ago when the European continent was acclaimed as the gold standard for liberal …
Teaching – An Important Service
DO we ever recognise that teaching is the most important service in our lives? Far too often persons relate teaching …
Enlighten Me, Please…..
THE EDITOR: Is my mind playing games with me or am I correct in recalling how incensed the SLP Prime …
Haiti: Time Is Running Out
(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organisation of American States. The views expressed …
When Carnival Is Done!
SO the carnival is all over but what did we get out of it apart from the carnival babies? With …
Who But ‘Mr. Brexit’ To Sell Britian’s Exit
IT’S difficult to decide whether British Prime Minister Theresa May’s appointment of Boris Johnson as Britain’s top diplomat was a …
Class is Class
DEAR EDITOR; THE words which I choose to describe the first sitting of the 11th session of the Parliament of …
Back to His Old Tricks?
THE EDITOR, I was disgusted to hear the sore loser trying his old political tricks again. The man has been …
I NEED HELP – An Open Letter To Rick Wayne
DEAR RICK, I need help. I need it to explain certain matters that have troubled me ever since the island …
Political Appointees
THE term “Political Appointee’ has gathered interest over the last few weeks as we observe the transition of a new …
Elephants On The Loose
THERE are two elephants in our living room that we are not going to be able to ignore indefinitely, and …
Power To Radio!
Our island is developing but losing its sense of community. But what can a radio station do to be an …
Dark Shadows over the White House!
Chronicles Of A Chronic Chronicler Earl Bousquet. THREE big things happened in London, Washington and Dallas, Texas last week. First was the …
Sore Losers or Victimized Children?
THE EDITOR: IN a moment of heightened passion people who argue and debate politics sometimes use words they later regret. …