
By Jeremiah Hyacinth
The great poet Horace used to say “mutato nomine, de te fabula narratur.” The translation of this intensely reflective statement is “change only the name and the story is about you.” Well, the story of America’s 44th President is a romance we can all be principals in.
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By Therold Prudent
The ominous winds which brought the Two China conflict to our shores, in what is being played out today as high stakes, big dollar diplomacy, began its long westward journey on the very same day that Moe Zedong and his red army crossed the Yangtze River in 1949.
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By Jeremiah Hyacinth
In the 2006 movie Man of the Year, Robin Williams said “Politicians are like diapers. They should be changed frequently, and for the same reason.” Although a generalization, the statement does excrete truth of St Lucia’s. With every day that passes, the revolution that St Lucia desires takes yet another avoidable turn for [...]
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The St Lucia Amateur Swimming Association (SLASA) celebrated the first Development Meet for 2009
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It was one of those stories that simply would not go away in 2008. In August of last year, word of what was
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By Alisha Ally
Staff of The Jalousie Plantation were informed on January 26 that their services were no longer needed. According to a press release by Jalousie, the decision was taken by the management of the hotel, in agreement with the hotel’s owner, because of the lower than usual occupancy over the festive season and dismal [...]
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By Christine St Marie
Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Robert Innocent says the lack of Witness Protection in St Lucia is interfering in the proper administration of justice. He expressed those views earlier this week, when a witness in a murder trial refused to give evidence, because she felt her life was threatened.
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The final winners of the long awaited Digicel Live Free Promotion will be unveiled this Saturday, January 31st 2009. Three St Lucians will join eighteen other Eastern Caribbean nationals and receive monthly for the entire year of 2009, sums of $5,000, $2,500 and $1,500, respectively. The Digicel posse will be on a ‘man hunt’ to [...]
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LIME has reaffirmed its promise to continue supporting St Lucia’s school students to help them achieve their academic goals. LIME Country Manger, Sean Auguste gave this assurance to the scores of students, teachers and government officials who attended last week’s National Awards of Excellence ceremony at the Cultural Centre.
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Missouri State junior Leander Ernest competed at the Razorback Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas this weekend. Going in having set a new meet record for the 600-yard run two weeks ago, she will have felt very good about her chances of turning in a big performance on the banked indoor track at the Randal Tyson Track [...]
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