I’VE long held that after Grenada in 1983, the next US-led military intervention in the Caribbean would most-likely be in …
Africa, CARICOM and Haiti – Where Black Lives Still Matter!
Freedom to Press if the Secretary is Right
“ONE of the unsung freedoms that go with a free press, is the freedom not to read it”, a quote …
The Open School on How to be An Effective Teacher: The First Days of School
WELCOME students to another week in the Open School for the first term of the academic or school year 2023 …
Promoting Sustainable Development for Future Growth
SAINT Lucia has come a long way from being just another Caribbean Isle known widely for its lovely beaches, sea …
We can’t progress on sympathy
TOO often, policies are enacted, yet the enforcement is left wanting. We know that government sets action in motion and …
A Government Steeped in Hypocrisy
HOWARD Dean, a former Governor of the State of Vermont and a former Democratic Party candidate for the Presidency of …
St. Jude Hospital Today: Between Chalk, Charcoal and Head-Cornerstones
If you listen to the Opposition’s loudest mouths, you’d swear absolutely nothing is happening here -under this government. But that’s …
Do Caribbean Countries Need a New Social Contract?
RECENT findings by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) ring alarm bells for the global community: democratic …
Another Taiwan tie-up: Once Bitten, Twice Shy?
ONCE again, a Saint Lucia government is appealing to Taiwan to help it correct alleged wrongs associated with the handling …
After School Fights: A Menace to our Local Education System
SCHOOL Reopened on Monday, September 4, 2023, for the academic year 2023 to 2024. And after school fights which prevailed …
One Day, The Tables Will Turn – Tanti, Tanto!
IT was my late good friend and Lucian playwright Stanley French who wrote a play in the seventies called ‘The …
A Nation in Decline
JOSEPH Goebbels was a German Nazi philologist and Minister of Propaganda in Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich. He appreciated and understood …
‘French Spring’ blooming bright in Africa!
Western analysts continue running-out of words to describe the growing number of peaceful and bloodless coups overthrowing decadent regimes across …
Some small island states seek climate justice in landmark case
ON September 11 in Hamburg, Germany, a significant legal proceeding began that could redefine the parameters of climate justice for …
CARICOM must avoid becoming a historical irrelevance!
SAINT Lucia’s VOICE newspaper on September 9, 2023 loudly trumpeted its latest clarion call – for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) …
To Serve and Protect – The Female Response
THE crime rate is a bitter song sung by everyone these days and even the off-tune singers receive raving reviews …
Crime and Punishment
ON the same day Shericka Jackson brought honour and glory to her beloved Jamaica, by winning the Women’s 200 metres …
Transformation will remain a figment of our imagination
NO doubt, one can remember your name, but not find it necessary to establish your legacy. As for Derek Wolcott, …
A Final Plea for the Saviour of St. Jude
ANYONE listening to the Parliamentary debate on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, would have been particularly proud of two noteworthy, talking …
Big Weekend for Global South as G-77+China meet in Cuba ahead of UN General Assembly 🌎
Saint Lucia and other CARICOM member-states are preparing to attend the upcoming G-77+China summit in Havana, Cuba, as the region …