IT is painfully evident that as a people too many citizens of Saint Lucia of voting age have not properly …
There’s Value In Agitation
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) …
The Forum And New Agriculture – Part two
LAST weekend some ideas of the St. Lucia Forum with reference to Agriculture were highlighted. To fully appreciate the task …
Fuel Prices Are Now All Right
NOW that fuel prices have indeed decreased further, there seems to be an overwhelming sense that the government did the …
School Textbooks Review
A Critically Important Issue THE Ministry of Education has very recently completed a review of Primary and Secondary school text …
Fuel Prices, Oil And Snake Oil Politicians
NOW that you’ve seen where I’m going with this, let’s review the fundamental issue(s) so we can arrive, possibly, at …
Teens Getting Too Sexy In Town
WE live in a highly sexualized world in the west; there is no denying this fact. Sex is a marketing …
Happy Birthday, Home
CAN one try to put into words how a six year old feels with their birthday just two weeks away? …
What The CSA Constitution Says
THE. EDITOR: While the members are within their rights in calling for the resignation of Ms. Mary Isaac (CSA’s President) …
The Bystander Effect – Implications for Crime In St. Lucia
SOCIAL Psychology explains “The Bystander Effect” as a phenomenon whereby the greater the number of bystanders who witness an emergency, …
The Oligarchy Is Back
IN his career first as Director of Tourism and then Minister for Tourism, Allen Chastanet announced all manner of plans, …
Fuel Prices, Oil, and Snake Oil Politicians
THE sound and fury of the oil prices and pass-through mechanism have largely subsided. Statements were made, explanations offered, a …
GFL Charles Airport And Taiwan’s Crash
JUST this week Taiwan suffered an unfortunate air crash where at least 26 people died. I join with every St …
China’s Yuan Will Rival US$ Globally
WITHIN the next ten years the world community should expect China’s Yuan (also called renminbi) to be as widely used …
The St. Lucia Forum And New Agriculture
CALIXTE George, in delivering his wide ranging eulogy at Hilford Deterville’s funeral – some called it a warning to politicians. …
Wrong Message, Wrong Signal
THE now-infamous definition of NICE (National Initiative to Create Employment) as was seen on a placard during the United Workers …
A Smoking – Hot Topic
I was “unintentionally” eavesdropping on a conversation at the bus stop near my house over the weekend over a topic …
High Fuel Cost – The Other Story
EVERY DAY, new words are introduced into our vocabulary as technology and new thought emerges. I wish to introduce a …