AFTER Saint Lucia gained independence from Britain in February 1979 it established diplomatic relations with a number of countries including …
The Forum And New Agriculture
Of Nigger, Flat Black Glossy Black And White
A — USELESS storm has been raging on the character and quality of blackness. Anyone like me, with a “Te …
Economic Citizenship – A Impending Disgrace
THE EDITOR: Please allow me to address this to our Prime Minister: Dear Prime Minister I have never written to …
The National Disability That Hinders Our Development
DEVELOPMENT, Freedom and Independence. Saint Lucia seems have to all three of those fundamental pillars down pat, with “seems” being …
More Constituencies Not Answer
THE EDITOR: Any form of manipulation is wrong and produces long lasting drawbacks. I make this comment today based on …
Take Pride In The Journey
THIS Sunday will mark the 36th year since the training wheels came off of Saint Lucia’s tricycle. It hasn’t been …
Anatomy of A Debate
THE Free Dictionary (online) defines “debate” as: To engage in argument by discussing opposing points (verb), and A discussion involving …
A Failure of Leadership
“THE greatest gift of any statesman rests not in knowing what concessions to make but recognizing when to make them.” …
Poisoned Chalice
THE EDITOR, I keep asking Mr. Allen Chastanet whether he is ready for politics. He assures me that he is. …
Forgotten And Dispossessed
THE EDITOR: WHEN Kenny D. Anthony and the SLP refer to the dispossessed, one tries so hard to understand where …
Molesting Teachers Must Be Stopped
A WHILE back, I Sounded Off about teachers who needed to beware of social media namely Facebook, and asking them …
Why The Eco-revolution
THE earth’s drastically changing climate is without a doubt having a significant impact on a geographical, environmental, economical and social …
Fuel Prices, Oil And Snake Oil Politicians
Part 3: Peddling the Issue THE fall of the cost of crude was fast and furious, and so was the …
The Pen Is Not Always Mightier
FOUR hundred days. That’s how long Australian journalist Peter Greste spent behind bars in Egypt after being arrested, along with …
More Seats – Another Blunder
THE EDITOR, HOW many more blunders shall we allow Kenny D. Anthony to place upon our backs and by extension …
Why Chastanet Has S.L.P Spooked
IT is now clear why the St Lucia Labour Party is so relentless in its campaign of attacks on Allen …
There’s Value In Agitation
IT is painfully evident that as a people too many citizens of Saint Lucia of voting age have not properly …
Boundaries Commission Report – Right?
THE Constituencies Boundaries Commission Report raises a fundamental issue of our democracy, whether it should be embedded in selection or …
Dropping In On Democracy’s Dropouts
IS there something in the volcanic air that makes St. Lucia’s politicians consume each other in campaigns of internecine fighting …
Obama Wrong-foots Republicans
(The writer is a Consultant, Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at London University and former Caribbean diplomat) …