Article by Sir Ronald Sanders
Recent electoral events in Guyana and Suriname, which border each other on the north-eastern coast of the South American continent, display a remarkably different approach to democracy that could be the determining factor in catapulting...
by Sir Ronald Sanders
Governments around the world, including in Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries, have emerged as the principal players in the health and economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The private sector, for the most part, has taken a...
by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Professor of Economic History.
Sometimes it requires a personal rather than political or professional perspective to see beyond the borders of a seemingly divisive circumstance, and to offer a dispassionate comment.
I was named by...
By: Alex Holder, (Hashtag Ltd.)
Some weeks ago, there was commentary addressing the subject of cost as it relates to our treasured regional airline LIAT and it is unfortunate we all now sit and observe the very public regional disagreement...
by Dr. Amanda King MBBS (UWI), FRCP (Glas.), FACR, SLMM
St. Lucia has eliminated COVID-19!
The evidence suggests that, weighing the benefits and risks, it is time to lift
restrictions domestically. Schools could have been back for a month now, bus drivers...
by Dr. Anderson Reynolds
Late 2019 I attended a St. Lucia Labor Party (SLP) public meeting in Vieux Fort on Clarke Street alongside Independence square. It was a meeting of passionate, though repetitive, rhetoric. SLP had had enough of Allen...
Is the right to protest a privilege that can be revoked?
The recent occurrences regarding peaceful protest have me thinking and particularly with regard to the Public Order Act and how it is enforced in normal times i.e. without a...
by U.S. Ambassador Linda S. Taglialatela
Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott wrote, “The sea is history.” Scientific theory holds that life on earth began shortly after the formation of the world’s oceans 4.4 billion years ago and may have started there.
...
OpEd by Daniela Tramacere, European Union Ambassador to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean States, the OECS and CARICOM/CARIFORUM.
Today marks 46 years of celebrations of World Environment Day. A global effort and a reminder to people everywhere in the world...
by Everistus Jn Marie
The flouting of the Government of Saint Lucia’s obligations, in an agreement with the Saint Lucia National Trust (SLNT) covering works on the oldest building in the city of Castries, the Royal Gaol, is yet another...
Op-Ed by Ambassador Linda Taglialatela, U.S. Ambassador to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean and the OECS
As we celebrate International Education Week, I would like to highlight the many benefits an international education has to offer. Through increasingly globalized classrooms and...
In our emerging nation, it is especially important to dream, to collectively believe in the possibility of new, and better, and more. Given our meagre origins and our vulnerable circumstances, there is no other way to rationally address our...
By Melissa Martin - Self-syndicated Columnist, USA
Coffee is a celebrity across the globe
“Tumble out of bed and stumble to the kitchen. Pour myself a cup of ambition.
And yawn and stretch and try to come to life.” Lyrics from Nine to...
What is the measure of a good citizen?
In this region it is a wonderful blueprint for all Saint Lucians to be progressively intelligent about the nature of our society.
As responsible citizens we should be aware of the dangers of...
By Seth Ampadu, Superintendent Minister of the Methodist Church in St. Lucia
As we continue to explore the root causes of ugly crime and violence in our communities, should we also not consider absentee dads at homes? The absence of...
by George
The structural appraisal report of the George Odlum Stadium (GOS) reveals many things and the Recommendations and Conclusions portion of that report makes for quite an interesting read.
The structural condition assessment concludes that there is uncertainty in...
by Dr. Andre R. L. Matthew MD
Concerned Citizen
Many in attendance at last Sunday's protest march, were disheartened and stunned. Fear mongering, calumny and character assassination were in abundance. Disappointingly, in this era of tribal politics, this seems to be the...
By Melanius Alphonse
The alternative reality propagated by the Allen Chastanet administration and its surrogates serves to reinforce their bewildering ignorance of the US$12 million ‘no-bid’ sports consultancy crony contract awarded to The Parker Company based in Florida.
Listening to a re-broadcast...
By George
Wednesday September 6, the SLMDA writes a letter to the Labour Ministry, informing it of doctors’ intention to take industrial action. Thursday September 7, most Customs Officers go on a sick-out. That same day the CSA issues LUCELEC...
By George
As I hinted at in Part I of this piece, much of the consternation surrounding this contract centres on the absolute misinformation being circulated from “certain corners”; that the agreement is between Don Lockerby and the Government (GOSL)...
