About 5 years ago, I did something that made me very uncomfortable for some time afterwards. Sitting next to me …
Reflections on the CBI
Basil in my Backyard!
THE departure of my son Jeavaughn from Planet Earth this past Wednesday, October 18, set in train the usual motions …
Health, Health Care and Life Styles
HEALTH is Wealth is an old and outdated Adage to most people of this age. The new belief is that …
I cannot lie and say this government has done nothing!
GOVERNMENT had done nothing. I have a difficulty in accepting that point of view, especially when the evidence is there. …
Educational Reform: How to Change the Culture of Education
WITHOUT help, beginning teachers and some others too, will maintain the status quo, by teaching as they remember being taught. …
CARICOM-Canada Summit can start an end to regional transport blues
I’ve always felt that Saint Lucia and other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nations can do better to nurse historical ties with …
Canada and the Caribbean – A partnership for the future
Canada and the Caribbean have been historically longstanding partners but today, many Canadians perceive the Caribbean as a destination for vacations…
Caribbean Employment: Quality matters as much as quantity in reporting job figures
It would be prudent for Caribbean countries to assess not just the rates of unemployment and job recovery, but also …
Curbing Corruption in the Caribbean
Background/Context In last week’s commentary, I shared my displeasure regarding the rising perception of corruption in Saint Lucia and my …
Saint Lucia-Venezuela ties Back-on-Track!
SAINT Lucia Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre’s timely state visit to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela last weekend and his …
Request for A Bureau of Standards for Politicians
ACCORDING to the Cambridge Dictionary, the definition of “a state of emergency” is a temporary system of rules to deal …
Bal Fini!
THERE is a favorite saying about having people “watching your back”, or “being there for you…” My Question is: Who …
A Shameless Approach
ST LUCIA is on an embarrassing begging and borrowing spree. WHY? Our Prime Minister has not yet understood the concept …
Housing: A Top Priority of the St. Lucia Government
IN the St. Lucia Labour Party, “PUTTING YOU FIRST” document of 2021, the party carefully articulated that “As a social …
From Mao to Xi: China’s Long March to Modernization Part 2: The Deng Effect
China’s 74 years as a People’s Republic has seen the world’s best example of a nation’s ability to purposefully build …
A Nation in a Coma
Suzy Kassem, is an American author, human rights activist, poet, cultural critic, and philosopher. Her artistic and intellectual commentary primarily …
Threats to Democracy: The Erosion of Judicial Independence
FROM Canada in the North to Argentina in the South, including the nations in the Caribbean, the nature of threats …
China’s Long March to Modernization – Part 1: From Chairman Mao to President Xi
OCTOBER 1 marked the 74th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), an over-seven-decades-long period that’s stretched from its …
A people with negativity on their minds
SO often you hear about social behavior that makes you wonder where are we heading as a nation. Despite all …
Food Safety and Food Security in Saint Lucia
A few decades ago, 46 years to be exact, I was studying Geography in India. World Geography at that! The …