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During the week of 8th August 2010, the Labour Party called for the resignation of Guy Mayers, Minister of National Security. That is not unusual because the UWP’s tenure has been beleaguered by incessant calls for government ministers to resign (Ausbert d’ Auvergne, Nicholas Frederick, Richard Frederick, Keith Mondesir, Guy Mayers and Allen Chastanet). In [...]
Let me thank Mr Wayne for catholically reminding all that I have a right to express my disagreement with any statement made. I believe, however, that Mr Wayne was expressly mischievous when he wrote that I was “moved to take on the whole Catholic Church”.
I did not believe that Father Biscette spoke on behalf of [...]
Wikipedia quotes Richard Alan Nelson’s definition of propaganda as: a systematic form of purposeful persuasion that attempts to influence the emotions, attitudes, opinions, and actions of specified target audiences for ideological, political or commercial purposes through the controlled transmission of one-sided messages (which may or may not be factual) via mass and direct media channels.
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In one of the more popular yuletide renditions, the calypsonian Baron croons: “It [Christmas] is the only time of the year; the rich does show the poor that they care. For most Saint Lucians, there are many others things about Christmas that are special. Like Baron, it matters not whether Christ was born [...]
Recently, Saint Lucians proudly accepted the acclamation that among the countries whose nationals are eligible to play cricket for the West Indies team only Barbados, with a ranking of 7.4 on the Corruption Perception Index (CPI), had a better transparency rating than
we have (our ranking is 7.0). In a video available on Youtube, [...]
With respect to the financial assistance the Taiwanese Ambassador has been doling out, it appears that the government and the opposition are guided by two different ethical standards. There is no evidence to suggest that one standard is inherently better than the other. Nonetheless, I take the position that it is problematic to [...]
It appears that because of “Directive 80/181/EEC of the European Parliament and Council of 20 December 1979” Saint Lucians will have little choice but to adopt the Standard International (S. I.) Units for commercial, academic and legal activities. The European Union (EU) requires that, by January 1 2010, all items imported into the EU [...]
An examination of the principles that shaped Sir John’s perspectives of the work of parliamentarians would suggest that if he were the head of the current United Workers Party (UWP) government there would have been fresh general elections in Saint Lucia. I take the position that Sir John Compton would not be willing to [...]
Safety is central to the daily operation of a school. Before students can improve test scores, schools must be places that are free from disruptive behaviour and discipline problems that interrupt learning. The situation with the Leon Hess Comprehensive Secondary School bears testament to that. From the onset the school’s management team insisted that discipline [...]
The fear and concern that antisocial behaviour is on the increase within the society seems unequivocal and unanimous. For example, the perennial problems at the Boys Training Centre provide testimonies to that concern. What is not clear is the best or even the better solutions that are available to us.
Peter Greenwood and his colleagues at [...]
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