SAINT Lucia has come a long way from being just another Caribbean Isle known widely for its lovely beaches, sea …
Promoting Sustainable Development for Future Growth
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 …
Was the PM ill or well prepared for the job?
BOTHERSOME is about the only word we can think of to describe Fair Helen. That is indeed sad based upon …
We Need to Look in the Mirror, or Woe be Unto Us!
EVERYBODY defends their right to do as they please, especially when they are selling a commodity or a service. Prices …
No one shoe fits all, but SRI sandals fit all islands!
IT looked and sounded like every Caribbean island’s tourism and hospitality entity is The Best, but that’s not so. It …