IN the last two decades or so, the great wave of globalization seemed to have lifted several low-income and emerging …
The Insular Caribbean – Are We Splendidly Isolated?
UWP Leaders Need To Show Some Leadership
THE EDITOR THE St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) is at an all-time low in the public’s perception of its ability …
Nonsense for Good Governance
THE EDITOR: The Prime Minister’s Press Secretary goes on holiday, for one, may be two months, and the post is …
Chickens flying Home to fry!
WHEN it comes to local party politics, I have a very long nose that can smell a rat from afar …
Trouya – Stop The Hypocrisy
DEAR EDITOR, THE article of Saturday 29th November entitled “Hands off Trouya” condemning “The Cove” Development is riddled with distortions, …
Drop In Fuel Prices Benefits Airlines, Not Passengers
OIL prices have hit a five-year low of US$67.50 a barrel. This should have been a godsend for the global …
Reinventing Government With Common Sense
‘IT appeared to be the way of all succeeding governments to pull down what has been conceived by a previous …
Skyfall — Nothing New At All
THE UWP at this time undoubtedly must remind us of a few memories of our childhood. The first is the …
A Very Special Case – A Test Of Integrity
THE ascendancy of Allen Chastanet to the leadership of the United Workers Party (UWP) has sent chills through the spine …
U.S. Human Rights Fervour More Intense Abroad
THE Ferguson, Missouri, United States situation of unrest in the wake of the killing of an unarmed youth is a …
Speech Is Silver, Silence Is Brass
THE EDITOR: ON Sunday November 30 2014, the SLP held its Delegates’ Conference at the CCSS, but unlike other parties, …
Missing Out On The Money
THE signing of a US$250 million investment project deal last month in Antigua and Barbuda certainly gives much credence to …
Ministers ‘Ineffective’
THE EDITOR: To my kind the Prime Minister, the Minister of Education and the Minister of Health should be relieved …
Let’s Cut To The Chase
TODAY my sounding off will leave you to make up your own minds on a matter that not only irks …
HJF – A True Pivot Of Satorical Elegance
It’s taken me quite some time to settle down and write about Hunter J. Francois. I’d already said all I …
What Separates UWP and SLP
THIS week I wish to write about the governance of St. Lucia, within the context of its achievements under both …
Well Done, Mr. Minister
THE EDITOR COMMENDATIONS are in order for Saint Lucia’s Minister with responsibility for telecommunications Hon. Dr. James Fletcher, who wrote …
From Promises To Achievements
ON Friday, November 28, 2014, the Saint Lucia Labour Party celebrated three years in office. Whereas election anniversaries went unnoticed …
Can St. Lucia Live By Bread Alone?
WE “cannot live by bread alone”. Neither can we live without bread. Our Sir Arthur Lewis has entreated us that …
The Reality Of Supply And Demand
As the price of oil dips to an unprecedented level of 30% and maybe more, it brings to my attention …