A colleague of mine and I were having a discussion about the recent decision taken to cut down the famous …
To Cut Or Not To Cut
Privatization and Competition – We’re Being Driven Down Wrong Road — PART TWO
IN Part 1 we considered whether the planned introduction of competition to LUCELEC and the creation of legislation and a …
‘Do You Remember’ Old Marcus Garvey?’
YESTERDAY (August 17) marked the 128th Anniversary of the birth of Marcus Garvey and the song (by Burning Spear) from …
Retaining Walls With Tyres
BY pure coincidence I read an article on the Government of St Lucia’s website which spoke of efforts of the …
Do Some MPs Need A Presentation Coach?
FOR most IT and medical professionals, public speaking is merely an occasional engagement that requires little panache and éclat. For …
So The Leader, So The Followers
By Stephen Lester Prescott LAST week’s article struck a few chords as some friends called me up to comment. Some …
Not Answering Back
THERE is a paradox, wrapped-up in a dilemma the way important government business is kept hidden. Let me explain. Four …
Privatization & Competition – We’re Being Driven Down The Wrong Road — PART ONE
THIS discussion is in four parts, and broadly examines the experience of water utility privatization in some of the Caribbean …
The CARIFORUM EPA
Stating The Facts. By Mikael Barfod – Head of the European Union Delegation to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean RECENTLY …
China’s Devalued Currency, Blood And Windfalls
(THE writer is an Antigua and Barbuda diplomat, Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, London University and Massey …
Where Credit Is Due
A few weeks ago, a close friend of mine, Catalya, called me to give me some really bad news. While …
Seaweed Solution
THE EDITOR: I read with great interest an article on a sea weed problem in St Lucia. It is my …
‘I’m Heading To Choiseul Next Election’
“ARE you going up for the next general election?” they ask, from market vendors to blue and white collar professionals. …
I Want My Money’s Worth
ALL those who are sick of the major telecommunications companies leeching off of us and bleeding us dry of cash …
Anatomy And Insanity Of Debt
THE Grammy Award-winning American singer James Taylor has had his fair share of life’s misfortunes. As a survivor of drug …
A Passion For Confusion
By Stephen Lester Prescott HAVING treated Stephenson King, a former Prime Minister no less, with such gross disrespect, it was …
The Things That Grab Us
THERE is general consensus that a correct analysis of situations and events need objectivity (and distance in space and time, …
Police Shortcomings And Distractions
ONCE a jurisdiction incorporates science into the investigative and court processes it becomes an entirely different ball game for which …
Mental Slavery – The Myth
SLAVERY can be defined as involuntary servitude to a dominating influence. When one therefore describes the present state of the …
Dominic Fedee Sets New Standard
THE EDITOR: THOSE of us who viewed Dominic Fedee on HOT BUTTON ISSUE this Wednesday can hardly deny that this …