On January 20, 2025 President Donald Trump re-entered the White House a second time. After he won the November 2024 …
End of The First Year of President Donald Trump’s Second Coming
An Agenda of Change [Part II]
Agricultural Sovereignty It is a fallacy that the island is incapable of producing sufficient food to feed the population. Certainly …
When Fairness is Asked to Wait
There is a familiar argument that appears whenever difficult questions are raised about fairness, wages, opportunity, or accountability. It goes …
God has appointed a Day
“Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, because He has appointed a …
When a Nation Needs Its Uncomfortable Voices
Remembering George Odlum is less about the past — and more about what our public life is missing today. At …
Kneel Before Zod
Kneel before Zod is one of the most memorable lines from the DCEU in Man of Steel when the alien …
Visa Restrictions and the Cost of Caribbean Disunity
When powerful states act, small states are tempted to personalize the action. When small states fragment, powerful states do not …
An Agenda of Change [Part I]
This article has been in gestation for almost five years. Its publication at this time was precipitated by a recent …
To Love or Not to Love Violence
Three killings already this year in Saint Lucia. Three lives lost. Three families shattered forever. And the year has only …
Which Is More Costly: Desalination or Water Insecurity?
The island’s water situation is no better as 2026 starts flowing. The Water and Sewerage Company (WASCO) continues grappling with …
The more we have the less we seem to care
Observing trends, social behavior and adopted customs, I have come to the conclusion that in most cases, the more we …
Caribbean silence on Venezuela not an option: IT’S NOW, OR NEVER!
Saint Lucia’s Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre’s January 11, 2026 New Year Address highlighted his second-term administration’s priority plans for …
From the Pit to the Palace: The Weight of Arrival
There is a familiar rhythm to leadership journeys that history never seems to abandon. One of the oldest and most …
Meekly Wait and Murmur Not!
I don’t think it’s fair to measure every Prime Minister of Saint Lucia with the same yardstick, for the simple …
Who Rewards the Ones Who Stayed?
In Saint Lucia, we have become very good at rewarding people after they leave office or the country. Returning nationals …
Why Sandals Family Saga has Quiet Implications for Caribbean Tourism
Succession stories can turn out two ways; good or bad. Before Caribbean hotel magnate Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart transitioned to The …
Pap Smears Save Lives. PERIOD
January is officially Cervical Cancer Awareness month, and unofficially the month of New Year’s resolutions. The two go hand in …
Statement on U.S. Visa Bonds and Travel to the United States
The Government of Antigua and Barbuda is aware of public concern following reports that Antiguan and Barbuda nationals may, in …
Saint Lucia and Venezuela in today’s shadows of Bideau and Bolivar!
January 6 (yesterday) was a dark day for me – mourning the death of the Cuban martyrs killed defending Venezuela’s …
Cocky, Stocky & Staffy
COCKY, STOCKY & STAFFY was a weekly satirical Saturday column in The Crusader newspaper in the turbulent 1970s and 1980s, …