THE EDITOR: The Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela wishes to inform the Government and People of St. Lucia …
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“It’s Our Time” — New Year’s State of the Nation Address
Sunday 13th January 2019 Fellow Saint Lucians, I have chosen to address you at this time for a number of …
LPM Leader says Saint Lucia was manipulated by US in OAS Venezuela Vote
THE leader of the Lucian Peoples Movement (LPM), Therold Prudent, says he is not surprised at the way Saint Lucia …
Can Newspapers Beat The Threat Posed By Social Media?
TODAY I want to touch on a topic that is not new to many of us: whether social media is …
The people in Taiwan will remain masters of their own fate
THE EDITOR: Last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed to Taiwan in his speech a “one country, two systems” model …
Thinking of using marijuana? Think again…
THE EDITOR: Nowadays in St Lucia there is debate about legalizing marijuana. Now, since there does not seem to be …
Statement of Claim
January 1st 2019 The Editor Star News Paper Dear Mr. Wayne, Please allow me a space in your newspaper to …
Humour with Ambiguity
THE EDITOR: As Micah George endeavours to display some form of humour in describing Fair Helen’s anniversary, he falls short …
A New Honours’ List Needed!
THE EDITOR: In the throes of government’s honour list of awards for 2018, a new dimension has been introduced and …
National good over narrow interests in Guyana
(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the OAS. He is also a Senior Fellow …
A Poem for Helen
NEXT month, in which we celebrate our country’s 40th Anniversary of Independence, will soon be here. In fact, activities are …
Breeding Criminals and Feeding Crime
THE EDITOR: It is undoubtedly certain that our country’s crime rate keeps increasing at almost insurmountable heights and at greater …
Sir Michael… Deserving or not?
THE EDITOR: I have been sounding the reactions to the knighthood of Sir Michael Chastanet. The only criticism I have …
Independence? Or living in dependence…
As we get ready to celebrate another independence anniversary, I wonder if that word still has any merit as it …
Hypocritical Amnesty International Praises Caribbean While Staying Silent on Crime
THERE are times when the best way to figure out the purpose of an individual or organisation is to simply …
What They Won’t Tell You About the so-called ‘LGBT Family’
LAST month, the question about the “rights” of LGBT persons to have families and raise children came up and it …
The Nicaragua Government has gone too far
(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organisation of American States. He is also …
New Child Protection Law Makes No Mention of the Unborn
A FEW weeks ago, I recalled seeing a pair of British animals’ rights advocates on YouTube, making an impassioned plea …
Why silence about the Climate Conference in Poland?
(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organisation of American States. He is also …
GiNet is fulfillment of an important promise of our administration
WHEN my government assumed office in 2011, we promised that we would provide free island-wide internet access, because we appreciated …