The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organization of American States. He is also …
Caribbean’s role as a voice of reason in a fractured OAS
Return of a Legend! Part 2
OPINION — HOW does one describe a 42-year-old Jamaican-owned, 100%-Caribbean entity employing over 18,500 people across eleven islands, making philanthropic …
Avoid the pitfalls that can become your downfall!
OPINION — SOMETIMES in life we go on like it is we that is responsible for all that we have …
A government in space
OPINION — IN light of the failures of the SLP administration, the UWP has been able to consolidate the upper …
Guyana and Saint Lucia are Fastest-Growing Economies!
Left to the usual suspects, Guyanese at home and abroad will not know that their homeland is the fastest-growing world …
Combatting Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing in the wider Caribbean
HEALTHY fish populations are essential for the survival of coastal communities and rural livelihoods, particularly in a location like the …
Order in the house!
The May 30, 2023 sitting of the Saint Lucia House of Assembly reinforced my long-held feeling that Saint Lucians have …
Autonomous Weapons – A real and urgent danger to people
As if small states, with limited financial and human resources to safeguard their societies, do not confront enough grave challenges, …
Hard work does not kill and aiming high is not a crime
In everything, preparation is key and first impressions are very important. It is another calypso season and Carnival is in …
Humiliation and Dissent in Parliament
The Speaker and Leader of Government business were once more humiliated by the Opposition Leader via the COURTS, but adding …
PM Holness has dug himself into a hole he won’t easily climb out of!
Salary increases for parliamentarians is always a touchy subject, as Saint Lucia found out over two decades ago and Jamaica …
Ode to Winston Springer Sr | Winston’s Last Post!
As per increasingly regretful yet inescapable norm, I heard on Tuesday several regretful announcements of the end of life for …
Let’s share the love – or Die With it All
Often you hear the word “me” and “I” or “that’s mine,” but infrequently the words “us” or “ours”. I have …
Visionaries are born, not made
Visionaries are born and not made and so this description surrounds several professions, hence the term “SQUARE PEGS IN ROUND …
Thirst for Change – A Caribbean Story of Health and Water Sustainability
“At the time I was living in Jamaica, there was no rain for quite a few months. There were very …
1.5°C is upon us. Are we prepared?
The report on May 17, from the World Meteorological Organization, (WMO) that global temperatures are likely to surge to record …
From Saint Lucia to Dunn’s River: Through Island Routes to Sandals’ Roots
Travelling the Caribbean by island routes can be both a challenge and an adventure, but always an experience, as was …
Saint Lucia, the Caribbean’s Entertainment and Art Capital, but do we know that?
Circumstances will show us that Saint Lucia is always playing catch-up when it comes to implementing things. There are many …
How Free is The World Press Today? Part 4
For more than a decade, I’ve been getting two sets of Happy Birthday greetings in May – the first on …
Our tomorrow depends on what we do today
It was so enjoyable to have attended the Grand Opening of this year’s Jazz Festival at the Mindoo Philip Park, …