As per increasingly regretful yet inescapable norm, I heard on Tuesday several regretful announcements of the end of life for …
Ode to Winston Springer Sr | Winston’s Last Post!
Let’s share the love – or Die With it All
Often you hear the word “me” and “I” or “that’s mine,” but infrequently the words “us” or “ours”. I have …
Visionaries are born, not made
Visionaries are born and not made and so this description surrounds several professions, hence the term “SQUARE PEGS IN ROUND …
Thirst for Change – A Caribbean Story of Health and Water Sustainability
“At the time I was living in Jamaica, there was no rain for quite a few months. There were very …
1.5°C is upon us. Are we prepared?
The report on May 17, from the World Meteorological Organization, (WMO) that global temperatures are likely to surge to record …
From Saint Lucia to Dunn’s River: Through Island Routes to Sandals’ Roots
Travelling the Caribbean by island routes can be both a challenge and an adventure, but always an experience, as was …
Saint Lucia, the Caribbean’s Entertainment and Art Capital, but do we know that?
Circumstances will show us that Saint Lucia is always playing catch-up when it comes to implementing things. There are many …
How Free is The World Press Today? Part 4
For more than a decade, I’ve been getting two sets of Happy Birthday greetings in May – the first on …
Our tomorrow depends on what we do today
It was so enjoyable to have attended the Grand Opening of this year’s Jazz Festival at the Mindoo Philip Park, …
Watergate versus Banannesgate déjà vu
We should recall that it took almost eighteen months before Richard Nixon finally confessed his wrongdoings and was finally kicked …
Decimation of vulnerable nations inevitable if global warming continues on present trend
John Kerry, former U.S. Secretary of State and current U.S. Special Envoy on Climate Change matters, told the world’s Ambassadors …
How Free is The World Press Today? Part 3
‘Free Speech’, ‘Freedom of Expression’ and ‘Freedom of the Press’ all have one common denominator – Freedom. But despite all …
“A Little Folk Tale” Reminiscent of Today’s Lucian Climate!
A stolen quote expressed that “Art should disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed”. On Sunday May 7th, 2023, in …
The Open School on Academic and Social-Emotional Learning
WELCOME students to another week in the Open School for the third and final term, the academic or school year …
How Free is The World Press Today? Part 2
World Press Freedom Day 2023 has come and gone — and Caribbean journalists and journalism continue to face the same …
Objective journalism threatened by fake content and false media platforms
Media freedom in the Americas, from Canada in the North to Argentina in the South, with the Caribbean in between, …
World Press Freedom Day 2023 — How Free is The World Press Today?
Veteran journalists have grown tired over the past quarter-century, with the way annual international observance and celebration of journalists and …
Until the Fat Lady Sings for You, Keep Hope Alive!
There are times in life when you think you have reached the end of your rope. You may have gracefully …
The 2023-2024 Budget: No One Left Behind
THE 2023-2024 Budget Presented by Prime Minister Hon. Philip J. Pierre on Tuesday, 25th April, 2023, is laden with assistance …
Fear remains greater than fear itself
A wide section of St Lucians is firmly of the opinion that the entire SLP parliamentarians fear the opposition leader …