THE EDITOR, Today I had the bitter-sweet privilege to attend a funeral for a 14 year old boy struck with …
Where Have Our Priorities Gone?
Sports Officials – Give Them Respect
WHAT can best be described as character assassination belted left, right and centre at individuals officiating in sports locally has …
Man Down, System Still Broken
THERE are some problems that will just never go away on their own. Even while we speak continuously about getting …
Move To Have U.S. Embassy In St. Lucia
IN April 2009, on one of his first trips abroad as president, Barack Obama visited Trinidad and Tobago for the …
Govt’s Should Block LIME – FLOW Deal
THE decision by Cable & Wireless (which trades under LIME in the Caribbean) to purchase Columbus International (which trades under …
The Naughty Generation
AM I the only one who is not only scared of the children of this new generation but scared FOR …
Between Births and Deaths, Christenings and Funerals
FOR some reason, we spend more time following deaths than births. Every day we (Not me, though!) tune-in to the …
A Gov’t of Actors, Not Doers
MY attention was drawn to a news item in one of last weekend’s newspapers, which reported that the government had …
Sagging Pants – Time For the ‘Pull up on Pay up’ Fine
CONVICTS prohibited from wearing belts often wore sagging prison-issued uniforms, and they carried that look with them once they were …
No Stopping Him….. He’s Back
IT was deliberately planted in my youthful head never trust a liar. ‘Liars are dangerous people; often dishonest crooks!’ And …
Remembering What to Never Forget
SOMETHING quite significant happened here this past Tuesday. On the very same day the world observed the 100th anniversary of …
Anti-Obama Forces Cloud Global Stability
WITH just two years effectively left in Barack Obama’s Presidency of the United States, the world suddenly looks set to …
Frederick Was Never On Preville’s Agenda
THE EDITOR: IT is odious and nonsensical to keep listening to those conspiracy theories which are being bandied around, insinuating …
Chastanet’s Triumph – Sounds From UWP’s Convention
AS we pass the halfway mark towards the next general election, and as aspiring political forces align and realign themselves …
SLP’s Flawed Leadership
IT is now apparent that Stephen Lester Prescott, the faceless Labourite will not engage me in debate over his lavish …
Leonard St. Hill -Ahead of His Time
A good friend of mine sent me a document he found while doing some cleaning of his archives. It was …
Playing For Time
THE EDITOR: MANY St. Lucians share their view that our Prime Minister is simply playing games with their livelihood and …
Meet The Twits
IN a world where absolutely every aspect of life is evolving at cheetah speed, it is amazing to see the …
Will An Ebola Cure Be Affordable?
I heard a news item that suggested that we should not worry as much anymore about Chikungunya because its rate …
Some Views On Police Discipline
THE EDITOR: I would like to sincerely congratulate the members of the Royal St. Lucia Police Force on the occasion …