The late Cuban President Fidel Castro would have been 99-years-old this past Wednesday August 13. Born on August 13 in …
Fidel Castro’s centenary will shed more new lights on the legendary Caribbean leader’s global standing
Is James Stanislaus Serious?!
A recent article appearing under the name of James Stanislaus came to my attention. It is one of these articles …
Open Letter to the Board and Membership of the St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce
Dear Members of the Board and Membership of the St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce, I write as a deeply concerned …
What do we do when things get rotten to the core?
In all established businesses, you will find good and bad. But there are some establishments that ought not to be …
Gentle Parenting in the Land of the Belt
If there’s one thing Saint Lucians love, it is a good beating. They may not know anything else about parenting, …
Have A Baby By Me Girl?
Ever since the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve were prescribed ‘to be fruitful and multiply’. The world’s population exploded …
Sargassum, a golden opportunity
Yes, a golden opportunity for those who are smart. The key is to transform into treasure what most consider to …
Desperation Driving Usual Suspects For Whom Today’s Caribbean Elections Bells Toll!
Every elections campaign across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), like everywhere else, coughs-up candidates who make it difficult or impossible for …
A View From the Abyss (Part 2)
West Indies has consistently separated itself from other cricket nations by the chaotic way successive cricket administrations have responded to …
Our Fading Road Markings Are Failing New Drivers — and All of Us
You don’t have to be a driving instructor or a transport official to see it — the road markings in …
Why a vicious attack on the OAS Secretary General and an Ambassador from the Caribbean?
On August 5, a website I had never encountered published a hatchet job on Albert Ramdin, who took office as …
The kids still aren’t alright | Pt. 2
So you thought we were done? Not quite. The same manner in which boomers have had unhealthy ideas about sex …
Tribute to a Master Caribbean Builder!
In the two decades I’ve known Rayneau Gajadhar, he’s never ceased to amaze everyone else…
Time to emancipate ourselves from material slavery
Carlton Ishmael explores the shift from modest living to a culture of material excess. Has our pursuit of possessions come at the cost of our humanity, discipline, and legacy?
Broken Trust
The corruption and misconduct within the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) constitute a profound crisis that has not only …
A View From the Abyss (Part 1)
On July 28, 2035, Australia thoroughly undermined the notion that Limited Over Cricket (LOC) is the strong suit of West …
A Caribbean-African Dilemma: When we knoweth-not from whence we cometh!
Saint Lucians have reason to share their Prime Minister’s vexed concerns about what current Opposition politicians are saying and doing …
Ode to Ambassador Elma Gene Isaac!
I was shocked by a WhatsApp note from a friend abroad, on July 27, that Her Excellency Ambassador to CARICOM …
The Mark of Leadership: What Philip J. Pierre’s Tolerance Is Costing St. Lucia
“The behavior of an organization is what the leader is willing to tolerate.” This adage, simple yet profound, painfully captures …
Support The Party I Tell You!
Voting is a personal choice and not a group obligation. It is often a personal and private decision and one …