The business community in the Caribbean – both foreign and local – has made no collective statement and taken no …
Business community stands to lose from de-risking
We are part of the problem — and the solution!
IT is easy to condemn or think negative about the young generation, especially the young men, based on the actions …
The South Unfolds
AS the DSH Project unfolds in grand style, the detractors have remained stunned. The south of the island is now …
Relations between the Pacific Islands and the Caribbean
DEAR EDITOR, I read with great interest the establishment of close relations between the Pacific Islands and the Caribbean under …
The Elderly and Family Life
RESOLUTION 45/106, passed by the United Nations General Assembly on December 14th 1990, declared October 1st to be the International …
The New Face of Currencies
OVER the past decade the evolution of financial technologies (FinTech) has taken the world by storm; from 2008 we have …
Bullying is Inappropriate Behaviour!
IS it correct to say that bullying is common place in St Lucia? Yes, I think so! It is in …
A Deputy Essential!
WHEN Trinidad & Tobago calypsonian Penguin sang and won the twin-island republic’s 1982 Road March Title with the ever-popular ‘A …
CARICOM Cannot Abandon Haiti Despite the President’s Failure to Respond to Offers
HAITI is in turmoil again. This time the countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) cannot be criticised for inaction, but …
Is Our System Designed to Deter Good Intentions?
AFTER listening to the leader of the opposition this last weekend and hearing all the proposed plans and legislation changes …
‘ALL IN’ or MOST OUT?
ON Thursday, October 3, 2019, the government unveiled a monument on the Castries waterfront roundabout, as part of the country’s …
Ambush at the White House!
THE world’s most famous hug — between a mourning Saint Lucian brother and the American killer of his kin in …
ECCB Unveils A New Digital Dollar The World Can Bank On!
I gave-up my usually precious Saturday morning to attend the October 12, 2019 Stanley French Educational Lecture at the Financial …
Still Dreaming On Monkey Mountains!
Hip Hip Hooray! Ethiopia, Africa’s elder nation and home to the African Union (AU), with 102 million people spread across …
Resist the UN Being Held to Ransom
THE United Nations (UN) is facing a severe shortage of cash, and, according to its Secretary-General, António Guterres, “the Organization …
Sorry Folks, We’ve Made Ourselves Victims by Choice
HISTORY always gives us an indication of our origin. It clearly defines our past, our struggles, as well as our …
The Hug That Rocked The World
WITH a spiritual act of courage and in his magnificent humility, Brandt Jean conferred upon himself and his deceased brother, …
Celebrating Simple Design
IT was right that the Police Chief apologised for the monumental traffic that was experienced last week Thursday, due to …
Baron Foods Gets Russian Taste. Next Stop: Outer Space?
“Few companies have developed Caribbean brands that have carried the region beyond its boundaries and borders and Barons ranks as …
Kith and Kin in the red-hot Botham Jean Murder Trial and Sentence: Anger Over Guyger Turned Amber!
I always had the gut feeling that the white police officer who shot a black man stone-cold dead in Texas …