PRIME Minister Allen Chastanet’s New Year’s Address delivered last Sunday evening may have sounded, to some people, like a rehash …
A Time to Decide
Moving Forward – Happy New Year
A new year is here and for many it is a time for reflection, for doing away with old things …
Tackling Crime and Violence in Saint Lucia
WHEN will we as a people say enough is enough and set about helping each other to do what is …
Room for Improvement at Roots and Soul?
I BELIEVE that the persons pulling the Saint Lucia Roots and Soul strings over the past three years will have …
That Pigeon Island Show
VENTILATION of the aftermath of the ‘Live in Colour’ show last Saturday evening at Pigeon Island has been in-depth. Reports …
A Healthcare System in Trouble
Saint Lucia’s health care system is in need of a prescription that would cure it of its malady or else …
Well Done Gros Islet Constituency Council
IT is heartening to see the objections to the sale of coconuts and coconut water in the Rodney Bay area …
The Renaming of Serenity Park
WHOEVER came up with the idea that Serenity Park is in need of a name change, or that the name …
The Lima Group and Saint Lucia’s Position on Venezuela
SAINT LUCIA’S handling of its foreign affairs is beginning to trouble me, especially its position on Venezuela. As a member …
Help Me Understand the PM’s New Year Address. Please!
I REMEMBER the first three months of 2015, when not a single homicide was recorded. It was a real boon …
Dr. Ernest Hilaire Hilaire Flays Fedee on Tourism Figures
ONE week after making glowing comments about the team involved in marketing Saint Lucia as a world-class destination responsible for …
Is it piss in our eyes or is it rain?
May 6th 2015: The Minister explained that the Saint Lucia Forensic Laboratory was closed when it was discovered that there …
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 …
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 …
2019 – A Special Year for Government
THE coming year will be a special one for the government. One in which all their travels, grandiose ideas and …
We’re Missing the Momentum on Marijuana
A matter on my mind today is the momentum of sorts that appears to be gathering in Saint Lucia for …
Why the big silence on the CCC Assessment Report?
DURING the election campaign of 2016 the then United Workers Party (UWP) campaigned on the grounds that it would be …
Mayor Peterson Francis and Police Commissioner Severin Monchery
It’s all out in the open: Castries Mayor Peterson Francis and Police Commissioner Severin Monchery are in open warfare — …
The Criminal Code
HAVE you ever scrutinized this country’s Criminal Code? It is an amazing piece of work. Some people may disagree with …
Why do politicians so love plying their trade in Saint Lucia?
WHY would someone want to become a politician in Saint Lucia? And why would that person, on becoming a politician, …