THE EDITOR: I write to express my disgust with the way our media operates. The ruling party appears to be …
Bad Behaviour
The Politics Of Fuel Price Adjustments
THE controversy that has been generated by the recent lowering of the price of fuel at the nation’s petrol stations …
Does Caribbean Integration Have Practical Value? Astute Reflections Of Owen Arthur
THERE is no doubt about the passion of Owen Arthur, one of the Caribbean’s foremost economists and thinkers, for the …
The More You Push, The More They Shove
WHEN people like Dr.Didacus Jules speak, it certainly doesn’t hurt to at least listen to what they have to say. …
Welcome to the Jungle
WHAT is a motorist to do when one has to share the busy streets with that one mutt who feels …
The Unfortunate Baga
LAST week, following a three day massacre that saw 17 people killed, and which began at the offices of French …
With the pope on my side
IT’S not often that one can say “The Pope agrees with me”, so it is with a certain degree of …
Je ne suis pas Charlie!
A good friend recently posted to me a piece of a post he pulled down from somewhere on Cloud Nine. …
There Is No Model
“WE are virtually at the crossroads. As an economist, I can tell you that it really requires a quantum leap …
Terrorism Not A Western Problem Only
THERE are many victims of terrorism carried out in the name of Allah and the prophet Muhammad, but none more …
Minimizing Individual Effort
LAST weekend, in welcoming to the new work year (2015), I suggested more effort and more hours should be spent …
Render Unto Caesar What Belongs To Caesar
DEAR EDITOR, With the dramatic reduction in the cost of fuel worldwide, citizens from all walks breathed a sigh of …
The Day Leslie Pierre Died
THE day Grenadian journalist Leslie Pierre died, I bowed my head to the departed veteran. He’d lived long, all of …
Take Heed of Local Terror
AS St. Lucians join the rest of the world to pay respects to tragic events that unfolded in Paris last …
Latitudes And Attitudes – National Development Is A Mindset
IN recognizing performance efficiency as one of the great unquestioned socio-economic virtues of our age, Thomas L. Friedman in his …
St. Lucians In Cayenne Feel Less St. Lucian
THERE’S so much Saint Lucians need to know about the long and deep historical connection between Saint Lucia and French …
U.W.P. Says Gov’t Insensitive Over Fuel Prices
The opposition United Workers Party (UWP) today took the government to task over the level of its adjustment of fuel …
Oil – Search For Common Ground
LIKE most businesses and commodities, evolution and time do take their toll, hence the reason, why the world continues to …
Lessons from Guyana and Norway
FORESTS are crucially important to climate change. According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), “they have the potential to …
Why Fuel Prices Remain High
RECENTLY the Government provided its position on the reason the price of fuel has not changed significantly even with the …