Background/Context In last week’s commentary, I shared my displeasure regarding the rising perception of corruption in Saint Lucia and my …
Curbing Corruption in the Caribbean
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 …
Cruel and Brutal Acts Against Humanity: Recounting the Experience of Slavery
THE movement of our African ancestors from the west coast of Africa to the West Indies, and the eventual enslavement …
UN Security Council Votes to Prolong Haiti’s Agony!
The latest United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution on Haiti passed on Monday, October 2, 2023 was pregnant with passwords …
Love Not Unconditional
The title of today’s commentary may be confusing to some. So let me explain. We will be familiar with the …
Guyana-Venezuela: the path to peaceful resolution
RECENT intimidatory and aggressive statements issued from Venezuela in the name of President Nicolas Maduro, the Government of Venezuela and …
Africa, CARICOM and Haiti – Where Black Lives Still Matter!
I’VE long held that after Grenada in 1983, the next US-led military intervention in the Caribbean would most-likely be in …
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 …