FOR sixty years, from their entry into school, Venezuelans have been trained into believing that the Essequibo region of Guyana …
Venezuela’s Dangerous Referendum: Threatening Peace and International Law
Gaza by Numbers! Part 2: Mass Murder in the Name of God?
THE numbers continue telling the sad story of Occupied Palestine, where 4.29 million stateless citizens have been imprisoned in their …
Am I Dreaming of a Time Long Gone?
IN life, there will always be things that are pleasant to one and unpleasant to others. Quite by chance, I …
Youth Development and Sports: Understanding the Priorities of the St. Lucia Government
YOUTH development is a process that prepares a young person to meet the challenges of adolescence and adulthood and achieve …
Gaza by Numbers! Part 1: Nakba 2023 — Statistics of Death, Destruction and Displacement
Numbers have always best told the story of the lives of people in that part of the Arab world called …
Reflections on the CBI
About 5 years ago, I did something that made me very uncomfortable for some time afterwards. Sitting next to me …
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HEALTH is Wealth is an old and outdated Adage to most people of this age.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 …