By Marvin Bartholomew MOST people know what an interest rate is. What may have escaped many is that there is …
Why Not a Tax Season Here?
Debates For What?
THE EDITOR: There has been a lot of talk about the need for political debates but as far as I …
The Misconception of Socialism
By Michael Chastanet FOR those of us interested in progressive and sustainable governance, it is natural to put on our …
Of Politics And The Bench
PETER Mueller, a polarizing figure who served as governor of the German state of Saarland for 12 years, is now …
Socialism on The Rebound – PART FOUR
WHEN Karl Marx and Frederich Engels wrote The Communist Manifesto in the 19th Century, they never knew how early thereafter …
Principles vs Convenience
FOLLOWING the English High Court’s judgment on the Juffali case, the long knives were sharpened and placed ready for Kenny …
Seeing Double
SAINT LUCIA is blessed. At every turn, we seem to have two of everything. Not one, but two Pitons. Other …
This One’s For You And You And You
Dear Readers, I think most of you (including mindful Labourites) – now, now, be nice, that’s not oxymoronic, just plain …
Cuba Is An Imminent Competitor
MY commentary this week is an expanded version of a response I gave to a Jamaican journalist who asked me: …
Socialism On The Rebound – PART THREE
SOCIALISM is being seen as taking a beating in the Caribbean and Latin America Jamaica’s People’s National Party (PNP) was …
The Pathogens of Deception
STUNNED by the historic sentence of time served (four years on remand) to French national Eric Sommer on a guilty …
Guardian of The Sea
HE used to live on the beach. The beach was his home until he was driven away. And it is …
School Uniforms As Fete Attire?
IS the Ministry of Education of Saint Lucia sanctioning the use of school uniforms as party costumes? The school uniforms …
An Embarrassment For Our Country
THE EDITOR: The way I see it, Juffali may very well soon fall totally out of love with the Saint …
Will His Love For St. Lucia Soon Wane?
THE EDITOR: It seems that unhappily for fair Helen her ‘beloved servant’ and ‘knowledgeable’ IMO Permanent Representative Mr Juffali has …
Spare A Thought
THE EDITOR: Some who support the government are celebrating the ruling of the Appeals Court in the UK on the …
Time for Action – END THE CHATTER
POLITICAL talking has its uses. But it loses its value, like expired medicine, when it is not followed by suitable …
How Much Longer, Mi Amigo?
IT was a day for the history books as the wheels of Air Force One, the aircraft carrying the American …
People’s Manifesto – Creating A New Castries
WE cannot continue to allow the decay of the city of Castries and bold and decisive steps must be taken …
IMPACS – Dr. Anthony Must Account
OPERATION Restore Confidence Under the caring United Workers Party led government of 2006 to 2011, the people of Saint Lucia …