
Friday May 30, 2007, saw one of the biggest public servants’ strike in the history of South Africa. An estimated 700,000 workers participated in the industrial action and only 300,000 stayed on the job because they were classified as essential services; doctors, nurses, sanitation workers, fire and police officials. All the essential services operated on [...]

When he was installed as Comptroller of Customs in December 2005 Terrence Leonard was not the favourite among the employees for the job so it is no surprise that his has been a difficult tenure. It did not help that the Comptroller would not go about his work as quietly as other civil servants. He [...]

Twenty eight goals were scored in eleven matches as action continued at the weekend in the play-off competition and warm-up games as teams fine tune their preparations for the 2009 Blackheart Kashif and Shanghai knockout football tournament kicking off June 12th at the George Odlum Stadium.
Two former champions, the defending champions Dennery and Mabouya
Valley lost [...]

Though there were no teachers holding placards high yesterday, as they did on Tuesday, the scene while walking through the streets of Castries spoke volumes: the schools were empty.
Scores of students, dressed in uniforms, wondered around aimlessly, as if they were trying to figure out what to do with their “free time”. No doubt they [...]

On countless occasions, I have condemned foolish consistencies —evidently to no avail. We continue, too many of us, to repeat ourselves, with no regard for truth, logic or evolved circumstances. Where some of us are conveniently concerned, consistency is everything: if you say one thing today, then you must stick to whatever you said, regardless [...]

The West Indies women’s team will have a training camp in Barbados as they prepare for the International Cricket Council’s Women’s World T20 Tournament, to be played next month in England. The 10-day began on Monday and the team will be having net sessions, gym sessions, and fitness sessions under Head Coach Sherwin Campbell, as [...]

With age and experience comes maturity and I believe that as an artiste I have grown and I am at a more mature stage and so that will now be reflected in my music.” This was the response of Soca artiste Private 6 when I asked him about the difference in tone which his first [...]

A 32-year-old female Polish sailor is currently in St Lucia on a two fold mission: pursuing her personal dream of traveling around the world alone and doing humanitarian work at the same time.
Natasza Caban is traveling on a small boat but raising money as well to help disabled Polish children realize their own dreams and [...]