ON Wednesday June 17, 2015, as is their custom, parishioners at the famed African-American, Emanuel AME Church in South Carolina …
What Have We Done?
I Love Trees, But…
RELEGATION. There’s nothing quite like it. It’s the matchstick that sets off the revolution time bomb but do our leaders …
Racial Tensions Return
WHY is it that in 2015, the evolution of human behaviour one towards another is seemingly regressing rather than progressing? …
Cheap vs Healthy Chicken
SAINT Lucians consume a staggering amount of chicken, confirmed to be over the 80 percent mark. Chicken is not only …
Caribbean Countries: Trapped?
A common market in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries would lead to a substantial rise in the regional exports. This …
Team ‘Better Days’ – An Abysmal Performance
By Alexis B. Montgomery THIS SLP Government owes it to Saint Lucia to deliver on the grandiose promises that had …
Trade Policy Is Foreign Policy
TRADE policy may no longer dominate the front pages of newspapers worldwide, but it’s still a foremost factor that can make …
Rising Frustration And Resentment
THERE are two pervasive sentiments seemingly working in concert, acting as a catalyst for sweeping political change in Saint Lucia. …
GMOs – A Silent Invasion
SOMETIME in March, 2015 I visited a fairly new seed depot, in a sub-urban community within the Castries district. Whilst …
Who The Cap Fits
THE EDITOR: THERE’s a saying my mother introduced me to when I was quite little and I have never forgotten …
The Right Combination? I Really Don’t Know
START pulled all the shots last week to ensure a successful show. But the question is: How do you measure …
Jack The Giant Teaser
ABOUT three years ago, then Security Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Jack Warner – accompanied by his wife – caused …
The Explosive Season Is Here
I don’t know why every year, the buzz about the Carnival season surprises me but it just does. This is …
Jack and His FIFA Beanstalk
IF anyone here or across the Caribbean didn’t fully understand what people mean when they say “The world is a …
Labels, Perceptions And Accusations
YOU’RE a young and dynamic person. You’re intelligent, articulate and bursting with ambition. As you live your life anticipating the …
Dr. Anthony Pursuing His Legacy
IS our Prime Minister’s preferred legacy the fact that he did not take Saint Lucia to the IMF or that …
More BRICS in the G-7 Wall
THEY’VE got size, demographics and economic momentum. Together they comprise more than 3 billion people or 41.4 percent of the …
The Collapse of CARICOM
IT is said that history provides a window of insight to the present. Our experiment at regional integration through the …
Once ALiar, Always ALiar!
IT cannot be easy being Allen Chastanet in today’s Saint Lucia. Consider that in just eight years he has already …
Guyana and Venezuela: Let the International Court Decide
IT is, to say the least, unfortunate that Venezuela’s President, Nicolas Maduro, has allowed domestic pressures to cause him to …