In the immediate aftermath of the Venezuelan presidential elections, whose results were widely disputed within Venezuela and by the majority …
Verification of Election Results: A Pathway to Progress for Venezuela
Lessons to be Learnt
After watching our home-grown girl Julien Alfred at the finals, I was thrilled, overjoyed, contented and satisfied that size is …
Julien Alfred: Worthy of Celebration and Recognition
SPRINT STAR Julien Alfred has given St. Lucia and St. Lucians what she said she would; the first Olympic gold …
Economic Relief Amid Rising Violence: St. Lucia’s Struggle to Secure a Safer Future
As St. Lucia implements its first-ever minimum wage, aimed at improving the standard of living for its working-class citizens, the …
Historic Times for Caribbean Sports and Diplomacy!
These are exciting and historic times for Caribbean Sports and Diplomacy. Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders opened August 2024 starting Emancipation …
Age, Race, and Fear – the US Elections and Caribbean Interests
The outcome of the US Presidential elections will reverberate globally, impacting many nations. Every government, including those in the Caribbean, …
Tourism: Blessing Or Blight?
OVER the past 2 years or so, Tourism has been on the defensive, by virtue of a swathe of anti-Tourism …
Venezuela Election 2024: A sad old movie, with a different ending!
I was among 1,300 international journalists and 800 international observers in Venezuela for the July 28 presidential election, witnessing events …
The Philip J. Pierre Administration: A Government that Truly Emancipates its People
THE Philip J. Pierre led administration has a resilient determination to emancipate its people and to allow them their true …
Critical Infrastructure Breakdown!
AS the Philip J Pierre administration marks its third year in office, it is imperative that we reflect on its …
Are we fighting a losing battle?
WHEN we listen to the statistics on criminality on our island, it frightens us and I wonder if all that …
20 Reasons Why Maduro and the PSUV won the 2024 Presidential Elections!
Venezuelans voted on Sunday, July 28, to continue the Bolivarian Chavista Socialist Revolution under President Nicolas Maduro and the United …
The Machine Stops
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was …
Venezuelans Waiting to Exhale after Tomorrow’s Presidential Election!
Tomorrow, Latin America and the Caribbean’s most election-literate electorate goes to the polls in Venezuela to choose between continuity of …
Youth and Violence: Government to Halt Deviant Behaviours (Part 2)
Prime Minister Philip Pierre proclaimed at the 36th Annual General Meeting of the Castries East Constituency, that his government will …
Leave Father Albert and Lucian Carnival to God
The single greatest gift that God gave to man was free will. Save for his son Jesus Christ and his …
F Minus Failed
As the Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) government celebrates three years in office with fanfare and pomp, touting a list …
Has Anybody Seen My Friend Martin?
A TRIBUTE “Has anybody seen my old friend Martin? Can you tell me where he’s gone? He’s healed a lot …
Aging Populations and Shrinking Workforces Pose New Challenges for the Caribbean
Mia Mottley, the Prime Minister of Barbados, recently informed her country’s House of Assembly that their nation “is in a …
Where do we go from here with Saint Lucia Carnival? Part 2
We know all the results by now, in this year’s annual Lucian Kannaval Shebang, with (like Ricky T promised) ‘much …