For years, a vital tool used in the banana industry to ensure international quality standards are met have not been …
Solution Found to Ensure Compliance to International Banana Quality Standards
Love me now, or forever hold your peace!
It’s so ironic how many people send condolences wishing the departed to rest in peace and find favor in the …
Saint Lucia Association of Georgia hosts first Women on the Frontline of Power Dialogue
The St. Lucia Association of Georgia hosted a high-level virtual event: ‘Women on the Frontline of Power: A Dialogue in …
Do the Right Things – Live Bold, Live Free!
“All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honour, duty, mercy, …
Immigration will never end, but a fresh start to how it’s approached is absolutely necessary
Some of the things we saw and heard happening to the estimated 15,000 Haitians who arrived in the US through …
Haitians: Fear at home, no hope abroad
(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the OAS. He is also a Senior Fellow …
Media Cash Cows Milking COVID Deaths for Headlines!
Nothing I hate more than what I call ‘Statistics of Death!’ It always pains me when news reports, at home …
Everybody has become a genius overnight
I do not wish to determine who is bright or dumb, nor pass judgement, but I find it amazing that …
The Blame Game Comes Home To Roost
The elections have come and gone and so has the former Prime Minister, but COVID is here to stay (like …
Let us get into the right mind-set to deal with COVID-19
“You will get through this. Don’t stop fighting. There are wonderful things waiting for you on the other side of …
Shopping for COVID at the Superbowl of Diplomacy
As I sat watching and taking-in the formal opening of the 76th United Nations General Assembly Debate – the second …
On the heels of COVID, Climate Change swings a wrecking ball
(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the OAS. He is also a Senior Fellow …
Chastanet – three strikes not out!
Absence of the elected MP for Micoud South Allen Chastanet from a third consecutive meeting of the House of Assembly …
Is our Brighter Tomorrow an optical illusion, or something worth waiting for?
When the going gets rough, we the people are asked to get smarter. These days, things are hard and everybody …
Massy Stores St. Lucia: The Proficient Food Masters
ACHIEVING food security for all is at the heart of efforts by the United Nations, the Caribbean Community, and indeed, …
Be a Realist Not a Fortune Teller
The Prime Minister in his last interview with his Press Secretary indicated that he is not a fortune teller and …
Planning Life Beyond COVID-19
“You can’t predict or control the future. You can only adapt. You can, however, live in the present. Raghav Mathur …
Just ‘Being-a-Lucian’ or ‘Drunk on an Overdose of Nationalism’?
Every now-and-then, the best of us suffers a hard-and-hurting, bad-and-bitter bite of nationalism that we express with Fire and Brimstone, …
Science vs Stupidity — Part 10
The global COVID numbers are impossible to keep-up with: deaths in the millions, vaccine needs in the billions and long-term …
A Black Queen
Saint Lucia is an independent nation but it has a Queen: Her Majesty. Can the two occupy the same geographical, …