You may have heard the adage that from the mouth of babes is usually the unvarnished truth. I was conscripted by friends to write on what is Saint Lucia and the wider Eastern Caribbean ...

The late Errol Barrow, the father of Barbados’s independence in 1967, delivered an address at the United Nations declaring that Barbados would “be friends of all, satellites of none.” Twelve ...

There was not so long ago the murder of a female in the Balata area that I sought to investigate when I was still a journalist. It happened just after a shoot-out on Chaussee Road, in Castries. I ...

Over the past several weeks, social media has been replete with alleged actions by politicians, and the hierarchy of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force, against officers, who have allegedly engaged in ...

On Tuesday, March 25th, 2025, Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre formally presented before parliament the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the 2025–2026 fiscal year. Valued at approximately $2.1 ...

Their appointments were highly praised. But not because of their special qualifications. What had got them the all-important affirmative nod had nothing to do with school certificates and employment ...

During this week, there has been much ado and debate both in and outside of the House of Parliament, about the Amendments to the Child Justice Act. In this Amendment, s.54 of the principal Act i.e., ...

Suicide is never an option, because it lets the bullies win, always. Out of curiosity, I dug up on people who made my life hell in secondary and primary school, turns out they are all nowhere near the ...

It’s becoming increasingly embarrassing to witness Saint Lucia’s deputy prime minister, with responsibility for the Citizens by Investment Program, as he attempts to disentangle himself from his ...

Lately our young people have been under heavy fire. It’s not uncommon to hear, even from mouths less than fifty years old, that “our youth are lazy, irresponsible, without ambition, criminally ...

Kenny Anthony (pictured left with the Labour Party’s original leader, George Charles): For fifteen years he was Saint Lucia’s prime minister. He continues to serve today as deputy to House speaker ...

On International Women’s Day, I find myself reflecting on the incredible journey of resilience and strength that my mother, Mary Lionel or Eugenia as she is affectionately known, embarked upon in the ...