HAD Sir William Arthur Lewis still been with us physically, he would have been celebrating his 100th birthday 15 days …
Excellence Still Resides In Us
The new New Year Resolutions
FOR the New Year, how about us dropping the boring old clichés and adopt some meaningful resolutions that will stick …
Climate Change Urgent Issue For Caribbean
IF ever there was a time and an issue for the countries of the Caribbean to speak with one voice …
Christmas is no longer Christmas!
CHRISTMAS is no longer Christmas — at least, not like it used to be. Long ago, you could have counted …
Whither West Indies Cricket
MANY competent and experienced commentators have written about the decline and fall of West Indies cricket. A number of reasons …
Public Beach Access – Drawing The Line In The Sand
“A simple life is good with me,” exhorted Yanni, a Greek composer and music producer. “I don’t need a whole …
Full Analysis Before Building Four-lane Highway – The Grand Castries Transportation Study Anniversary
THIS month is the anniversary of the completion of the Grand Castries Transportation Study; it will be 21 years since …
An Important National Issue
JANUS has also been defined as the god who looks both back and front at the same time. In that …
Cuba: Challenges, Chances For Caribbean
WITH the best intentions on the part of the Cuban government, the new relationship between the United States and Cuba …
Respect My Homeland!
SINCE when did it become acceptable for tourists to waltz around the city’s streets or any street for that matter, …
I saw it coming, But not so soon!
BELIEVE me or not, I saw it coming. But I never saw it coming for Christmas. Like everyone else, I …
Saving Our Beaches – It’s Not Too Late For The Caribbean
IN 1999 I was a member of the St. Lucia delegation which was attending the first Summit of Latin American …
Breaking Shackles Of The Past – Cuba And The United States
THE US is cutting loose the shackles of the past by establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba after 53 years. But …
New Day Dawning
When George Odlum and I were at the height of our political activities our friends and supporters used to encourage …
Economic Citizenship – A Solution Waiting For A Problem?
I remember having an animated discussion the other day with a Maltese friend of mine about his country’s recent initiative …
The Gibraltar of The Antilles
WHEN Victor Hugues in 1795 described St Lucia as the Gibraltar of the Antilles, his words were unknowingly describing St. …
Quo Vadis, Amice Forensis?
SINCE the word forensic is of Latin origin I pose that simple question on our forensic situation and translated indicates, …
ECTEL’s Regulatory Writ
YOUR front page headline of 6th Dec. has me a bit befuddled. Unless I’m mistaken, ECTEL appears to be claiming …
Digicel, Why The Threat?
IT is no secret that Digicel is Cable and Wireless’ biggest competitor in the Caribbean and that they have gone …
Mary On My Mind
I am sitting at my desk with Mary on my mind. Not the Mary of the Yuletide season who gave …