AFTER the Lenten lull and the heart-warming feelings of the rising, this island has returned to its blood-letting (and lawlessness), …
Whilst Blood Spills… And Men Lay Dying
IMPACS – Did P.M. Go Against Constitution?
THIS is an open Letter to the Governor General Dame Pearlette Louisy. Your Excellency, please allow us to bring to …
Are We Really Dealing With The Issues?
RECENTLY a friend indicated that he had not seen a recent article emanating from me on ‘matters forensic’. Since my …
CCJ – Time For St. Lucia
ON Wednesday March 6th 1901 an editorial in the Jamaica Gleaner newspaper carried a commentary on the need for the …
Days of Reckoning are Approaching
WE were told that corrective measures would be taken with the banks-too-big-to-fail, but it never happened. The banks-too-big-to-fail has collectively …
Orphans of Obama’s Legacy
UNDOUBTEDLY both Presidents Raul Castro of Cuba and Barack Obama warrant credit for breaking the 54-year old barrier to the …
Education In An Information Age
IT goes without saying that Google and the Internet, almost beyond measure, have revolutionized the application and use of information …
Do The Right Thing
WE’RE already in the middle of Youth Month and this year’s observance of the annual month-long calendar of activities has …
Success Breeds Success
JUST looking for a job? So, do I understand it right? You want a handout in the form of a …
A Very Serious Suggestion
THE EDITOR, In the interest of Saint Lucia, and to educate others like me who support Allen Chastanet as political …
St. Lucians Sign Up For Venezuela
SAINT LUCIANS made me proud last week. I never imagined as many as two thousand of us would have signed …
Conspiracy Theory Alert
WELL now, the balls are all up in the air, aren’t they?! We have a damning report hanging over the …
Is This The Result Of IMPACS Report?
Is this an unintended consequence of the damning MARCH marked the third month in a period of unprecedented calm in …
Rural development projects wanted
In Saint Lucia and further afield, it has been proven that community development programmes play a very important role in …
Reading Facing Extinction?
LIBRARY and information professionals island-wide are gearing-up to celebrate National Library and Information Week next week (from April 20 to …
Can Government Spending Save Us?
THERE is the general belief that government spending can create economic growth in Saint Lucia, and in support of that …
Eureka! By Jove, I’ve Found It
IT may have been that headline in last weekend’s STAR newspaper which shouted in bold red ‘Looshan at Heart;’ quoting …
Is IMPACS Really about Leahy Law?
How Come it was Not Applied To Jamaica. FOLLOWING Prime Minister Dr. Kenny D. Anthony’s March 8th address to the …
A Few Good Men
That takes us to the idea of extra-judicial killings or if I can palliate the concept and use the expression …
Brief Summits Not Enough
US President Barack Obama and Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller have pronounced his visit to Jamaica and their bilateral discussions …