Barthelmy Charles

Knowledge Can Save Your Life!

They say ignorance is bliss, that what you don’t know can’t hurt you. Oh yeah?  A recent visit to the… Read More

6 years ago

Privatization: Who Determines the Quality and Access to Goods and Services?

The average person usually associates privatization with job loss, increased workload, lower salaries and overall poor working conditions. Read More

6 years ago

EXCUSES WILL ALWAYS BE THERE . . . OPPORTUNITY WON’T!

Natural disasters and tragic events seem to have the power to cause persons to, all of a sudden, be empathetic… Read More

6 years ago

Coolie Town: Are the Recent Deaths Symptomatic of Much Bigger Problems?

A report by the Saint Lucia Social Development Fund describes Coolie Town as a “tiny, peaceful, relatively undiscovered community” that… Read More

6 years ago

To Give or Not to Give . . . Making your Charitable Giving Count

More often than not we encounter people in Castries soliciting funds to assist someone else with medical expenses. Read More

6 years ago

BANANAS EH DEAD YET!

The banana farmers in Saint Lucia are privileged to have a dedicated governmental entity that provides them with technical support,… Read More

6 years ago

Pedestrians Beware! Accident Waiting to Happen

Private vehicle owners, particularly bus drivers who operate the Jacmel/Morne D’Or route, have ample reasons to be happy; the rehabilitation… Read More

6 years ago

IT’S EASIER TO BUILD A STRONG CHILD THAN TO REPAIR A BROKEN ADULT!

Raising children is an incredibly hard and risky business in which no cumulative wisdom is gained: each generation repeats the… Read More

6 years ago

The Death of a Child: A Parent’s Greatest Fear

Parents generally expect their children to outlive them. For this reason, they usually put the needs of their children ahead… Read More

6 years ago

Accident and Emergency Ward — Relief, Grief or Disbelief?

Many citizens dread visiting the Accident and Emergency (A&E) ward at the Victoria Hospital due mainly to the long waiting… Read More

6 years ago

Where Women Suffer, Society Bleeds

Too often matters of serious concern sometimes receive insufficient media coverage, therefore are unlikely to be the subjects of day-to-day… Read More

6 years ago

SUICIDE: Who’s to blame: The Victim, Society, Nature?

The death of a loved one from natural causes brings much heartache; how much more so the death of a… Read More

7 years ago

The Future of Agriculture is in the Hands of our Youth – For Better or Worse?

Logically, the future of agriculture is in the hands of the younger generation as the current generation of producers and… Read More

7 years ago

Praedial larceny – The Theft of Agricultural Produce. Legally wrong, Morally right?

As sinister as it may sound, there are people who would argue that nations may not be in favour of… Read More

7 years ago

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