DEAR EDITOR, It is now common knowledge that the Government of St. Lucia is in the advanced stage of finalizing …
Letter to the Editor
HOW MANY MORE MUST DIE? 13,300 dead on International Men’s and Children’s Days in Gaza
In six weeks (42 days), human beings were killed like flies and wiped-off the face of the earth by-the-minute in …
Support Taiwan’s Participation in INTERPOL as an Observer
Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people lost their jobs because of the lockdowns and have been desperately …
Guatemala: Lessons in the Fight for Democratic Integrity
It was a prophesy foretold – the eruption of violence in the face of attempts to disqualify from office a …
Palestinians Die by Thousands while World Leaders Fiddle on the Roof!
While the world talks, the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) is intensifying, broadening and deepening its bombardment of Gaza by day …
Basic Needs Fulfilment and Economic Growth: Prime Minister Stands Firmly Behind Model
The Prime Minister of St. Lucia, Hon. Philip J. Pierre is standing firmly behind the fulfilment of the basic human …
Piton Maltèt, Gros Ek Petit (Part 2)
After receiving a few calls seeking clarification on parts of my commentary on this subject, I have decided to provide …
Let’s stop pelting political stones at each other!
Often, I try to listen to the existing government as they lay out their policy plans and also take in …
Netanyahu biting the hands that feed Israel’s war machine
With elections on the horizon next year in the USA and the UK, the Joe Biden and Rishi Sunak administrations …
The Gaza War, APEC Summit and Memories of a 78-year-old Peace Accord
ON the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1945, after the eternal human destruction by …
Piton Maltèt, Gros Ek Petit
BACKGROUND Over the past six months or so, our princely Pitons have been in the news for all the wrong …
Tourism Matters!
ACROSS the region, November is being observed as Caribbean Tourism Month. This annual observance was introduced in 2011 and seeks …
“All for Ourselves and Nothing for Other People.”
IN his 2016 book, Who Rules The World? Noam Chomsky, aligns himself with those committed to the higher values and …
Educational Reform: How to Change the Culture of Education (Part 2)
IN part one in the series on educational reform, I defined culture as a way of life of a group …
The Marquis of Pavee — Ode to Victor Marquis
As per usual, I gathered my thoughts and memories of my friend and colleague Victor Marquis, the news of whose …
A Call to Arms Against the Surge of Gang Violence
THERE has been a surge in gang violence and gun violence in Latin America and the Caribbean, leading to a …
Towards a Talent-Based Approach to Human Development
Introduction CHRISTIANS will be familiar with the “Parable of the Talents.” as related in Matthew 25, verses 14-30. For those …
There Are Still More Questions Than Answers
IN life there seems to be so many contradictions. The bible that we grew up on told us to ‘love …
The Open School: On the Teaching of Grammar
WELCOME students to another lesson in the Open School for the first term of the academic or school year 2023 …
Gaza by Numbers! Part 3: Three Weeks of Carnage and Promises of a Long War
The carnage continues in Gaza as Israeli bombs continue raining-down on residents in every corner of the small strip, where …