THE Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) was established by the Treaty of Chaguaramas and came into effect on August …
Intraregional Travel: Impediments to the Free Movement of Caribbean People
Urgent Need for Repairs Along the Busy Rodney Bay Hub
ROAD repairs and maintenance continue to pose a major problem for the authorities, despite efforts to bring the matter under …
Why Black Hair Matters to People of African Descent!
On Thursday, August 31, the world will observe International Day for People of African Descent (IDPAD) and this weekend Saint …
Stopping the spread of political assassinations and gang violence
THE saying, coined by the Latin poet, Horace, that “you too are in danger when your neighbour’s house is on …
Heirs and Repairs, Apologies and Atonement in New UK-Caribbean Thrust for Reparations
AS part of continuing observances of Emancipation Month 2023, the Saint Lucia National Reparations Committee (NRC) on Wednesday (23rd August) …
Live for legacy and not personal greed!
HAVE you ever noticed someone with a watch on their arm and you ask them what’s the time, just to …
Not time to be Sidetracked
IT is not the time for Saint Lucians to be sidetracked by the petty inner-party squabbles of the United Workers’ …
Oh, What a Tangled Web we Weave When First we Practice to Deceive
THE Rovergate Affair was brought to the forefront of our political lexicon three years ago and has made the headlines …
St. Lucian Carnival: Nothing Sweeter Than That
CARNIVAL is the national cultural Showpiece of St. Lucia. Aa far as I can remember, the activity has always attracted …
Unite for Peace in the World and Taiwan’s Inclusion in the UN
RUSSIA’S invasion of Ukraine is a reminder of how autocracies care little about causing death and destruction. The war is …
Will Another External Intervention Help and Heal or Harm and Hurt Haiti?
There’s no doubt another external military intervention in Haiti will only cost more lives, irrespective of results. Its history, partly …
Haiti: A peaceful multinational approach, not a warlike force
HAITI needs “to get its political and governance act together”. That is among the important messages that UN Secretary General, …
CARICOM must rally more behind Jamaica to clean Garvey’s name
THURSDAY August 17 marked Marcus Garvey’s 136th birth anniversary. Born in 1887, he lived to be 53 and died in …
Leveraging the Power of Renewable Energy (Part 2)
IN Part 1 of this commentary, I argued that the Caribbean MUST pursue renewable energy (RE) more aggressively as this …
We Reject our Culture and Embrace the Perpetuators of Slavery
THANKS to the advent of the internet, all information that has been hidden from us about Mother Africa’s past and …
Emancipation Day: Government Enkindles the Consciousness of Its People
THE slave trade and slavery are historical events that Africans or people of African descent should always remember. And by …
IS THERE any hope for our hospitals and clinics?
AS the war between Russia and Ukraine intensifies, the cost of living in St. Lucia will take another gigantic leap, …
Emancipation Festival – Awakening the Consciousness of a People
ON August 1, this year, it was quite heartening to see the observance of Emancipation Day in Saint Lucia taking …
The Dollars and Sense of Protecting the Pitons — Part 2
Big Money people have always wanted a piece of The Pitons – and many still do. Back in the 1980s, …
Leveraging the Power of Renewable Energy
SCIENTISTS predict that this year (2023) the world will pass a critical turning point in renewable energy (RE) use. They …