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There is no escaping the bad news: all over the world, people’s lives are being torn apart by prejudice, whether political, religion- or race-based or both. The sad story applies in Iraq, in Afghanistan, Africa, the United Kingdom and more than ever in the United States—the putative cradle of democracy and personal freedoms—with the country’s [...]
The re-opening of Vigie Playing Field on Sunday afternoon was indeed a proud moment for the Castries Football Council (CFC) and the St Lucia Social Development Fund (SSDF) through Hope, who spear-headed what many thought was the impossible dream.
Like the Beausejour Cricket Ground (BCG), the refurbished Vigie Playing Field can also be referred to as [...]
Three years ago today most people would have bet that Richard Frederick was going down. Less than a year after the December 2006 victory that put Flambeau back in office, Frederick was practically on the political chopping block. He was arrested, under investigation for Customs fraud and word was that the real powers within the [...]
Thomas Jefferson was certainly correct when he called for a crusade against ignorance as the best protection for a democracy, writing that, “No other sure foundation can be devised for the preservation of freedom and happiness.” In my esteemed homeland, St Lucia, we need more than a mere crusade against ignorance and its offspring: poverty, [...]
From all accounts it was one of the highlights of his football career, having scored the winning
and only goal on Sunday against St Kitts and Nevis, advancing St Lucia to the finals of the Digicel New York Caribbean Cup Tournament being played in New York.
However, any celebration on the part of the St Lucia team [...]
Growing up in St Lucia there may be only a few St Lucians to whom the name Sesenne Descartes is a mystery. To be more precise, Dame Marie Selipha ‘Sesenne’ Descartes, ‘St Lucia Queen of Culture,’ a woman nothing short of a national cultural hero who passed away on August 11, 2010.
Like any person who [...]
In this my third and final article in a series about Rick Wayne’s Lapses & Infelicities, I will refer to the author as Rick and the former prime minister Dr Kenny D. Anthony by his first name, based on my historical association with and proximity to both gentlemen. In that regard, I offer apologies—to no [...]
We’re really not sure what it is! Maybe it is because all participants have come to the consensus that since it was such a “lapo” carnival that no one really expects to get paid. Or maybe some are still waiting to be detoxified from all the spirit of Saint Lucia that was on offer in [...]
Word on the grape vine is that congratulations are in order for a certain star cricket player born on
St Lucian soil and his model girlfriend. Have we narrowed the search down enough for you? Yup… you guessed it! West Indian cricket player Darren Sammy is set to tie the knot with his girlfriend of several [...]
Police are reporting headway in their investigations despite several setbacks in the August 8 Bordelais Correctional Facility breach. Four men have been arrested in connection with the historic incident but charges have not been laid. Three of the men are from the Dennery area; one has been identified as a fishing boat owner, [...]
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