The St. Lucia Teachers’ Credit Cooperative Ltd celebrates forty years of growth and resilience in the midst of existing economic …
The past must never be overlooked for the future!
We are so quick to chop and change. We have adopted a policy of replacement, as we always think that …
The Monroe Doctrine in Latin America and the Caribbean in Century 21!
The Monroe Doctrine was inaugurated in 1823 by US President James Monroe to police the waters of the Caribbean and …
Establishing even handedness: Antigua and Barbuda and Palestine
ON Friday, 14 June 2024, Antigua and Barbuda and the State of Palestine established diplomatic relations, advancing the step taken …
A colourful couture of facts and fiction
A recent article by an acclaimed local author of Vieux Fort pedigree offers an interesting disclosure and assessment of persons …
The Experience Trap
Flashback It’s 1974. A young man who has just graduated from secondary school is hoping his creditable grades in five …
The Bideau Park Facility: A Manifestation of “Putting People First.”
THE Bideau Park Facility has now been officially opened and when I passed in the area on Wednesday, I saw …
Avoid bad company: Look before you leap and think before you act!
IN Life these days, nobody forces you to do anything, unlike the slavery period when we had no choices. Seldom …
When We Stray from Democracy and Transparency
FROM the time the SLP won the 2021 elections, the Opposition has been preaching the importance of democracy and transparency …
Small States in the Global Arena: Navigating Survival and Sovereignty
In the international arena, small states consistently grapple with existential threats. The structures of the global economy, finance, and trade …
Between Old Street Side Vendors and New Sidewalk Entrepreneurs
Castries has always had its ever-growing share of vendors, hawkers, hustlers and street side/sidewalk/pavement or arcade stall-handlers, all loosely-referred-to by …
Of Ratios and Rationales
I was never a big fan of Economics. I had little interest in learning how people, firms and countries create …
2024-2025 Budget Appropriation Address: Liberation Day is Here (Part 3)
Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre presented to parliament, the Estimates of Income and Expenditure and the Budget Appropriation Bill for …
If only we knew…
As we age the opportunities in life disappear, as we remain carefree for a long part of our lives. The …
Incompetence at the Highest Order
How much more do we want to know about the people running our country before we decide to take punitory …
The Imperative for Equal Recognition in Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
In the ongoing discourse on international relations and human rights, one of the most enduring and complex issues is the …
We are the ones killing our world!
From times immemorial, we’ve been preparing for our Heavenly Bounty, seeking to be put on the right hand (side) of …
Wake up St Lucia
How much more do we want to know about the persons running our country before taking any disciplinary action? Do …
CXC: Council Takes Rash Decision
There is a developing phenomenon in our region for institutions and councils to make rash decisions without the participation and …
Instilling a Working Culture into the Psyche of Saint Lucian Citizens
INCORPORATING or infusing the culture of work into the psyche of the general citizenry is not a task that can …