Peter Josie

Peter Josie

The Coronavirus Fall-out: The way I see itThe Coronavirus Fall-out: The way I see it

The Coronavirus Fall-out: The way I see it

The coronavirus pandemic gives us another opportunity to look at ourselves more deeply and objectively than the fleeting glances we… Read More

5 years ago
DO OUR POLITICANS CARE ABOUT HEALTH CARE?DO OUR POLITICANS CARE ABOUT HEALTH CARE?

DO OUR POLITICANS CARE ABOUT HEALTH CARE?

To listen to the ongoing debate about St. Jude and the OKEU hospitals, one would think this was all there… Read More

5 years ago
The Encouraging Mission of ‘Make It Happen’The Encouraging Mission of ‘Make It Happen’

The Encouraging Mission of ‘Make It Happen’

If someone were to ask me what was the most impactful event in Saint Lucia over the past decade, I… Read More

5 years ago
INSPIRATION IN SMALL IRREGULAR DOSESINSPIRATION IN SMALL IRREGULAR DOSES

INSPIRATION IN SMALL IRREGULAR DOSES

Since my last contribution to this paper I have focused on other writings, albeit in small irregular doses. There are,… Read More

5 years ago
INSPIRING HOPE . . . BEYOND POLITICSINSPIRING HOPE . . . BEYOND POLITICS

INSPIRING HOPE . . . BEYOND POLITICS

This week I return to a theme that has occupied my mind for a very long time, one that a… Read More

5 years ago
A Rapidly Changing World Demands New ThinkingA Rapidly Changing World Demands New Thinking

A Rapidly Changing World Demands New Thinking

In my last column I hinted at the apparent stupidity that seems at times to blanket this island. I was… Read More

5 years ago
Is politics to blame for our demonstrated stupidity?Is politics to blame for our demonstrated stupidity?

Is politics to blame for our demonstrated stupidity?

To judge by the misinformed talk regarding the failure to complete, after ten years, the reconstruction of St. Jude Hospital… Read More

5 years ago
DOES ST LUCIA HAVE A LAND USE PLAN?DOES ST LUCIA HAVE A LAND USE PLAN?

DOES ST LUCIA HAVE A LAND USE PLAN?

Last Sunday, while on a casual drive with friends to Soufriere and Vieux Fort, we travelled along the back of… Read More

5 years ago
ANOTHER ASPECT OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTANOTHER ASPECT OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

ANOTHER ASPECT OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Someone whose opinion I appreciate recently convinced me that I should take a fresh look at a national school feeding… Read More

5 years ago
CASTING THE FIRST STONE…and moreCASTING THE FIRST STONE…and more

CASTING THE FIRST STONE…and more

When someone approached me berating a young Saint Lucian lawyer who is alleged to have run afoul of the law,… Read More

5 years ago
How do we protect the ambitious young from the shortcomings of an earlier generation?How do we protect the ambitious young from the shortcomings of an earlier generation?

How do we protect the ambitious young from the shortcomings of an earlier generation?

Animble, curious mind may ponder the origin of new ideas: are they born and nourished in isolation of book learning… Read More

5 years ago
The day I landed a million-dollar gift!The day I landed a million-dollar gift!

The day I landed a million-dollar gift!

There once lived in the town of Vieux Fort a man named Louis Boriel. Vieux Fortians and persons elsewhere knew… Read More

5 years ago
To mark Emancipation, an Idea worth sharing!To mark Emancipation, an Idea worth sharing!

To mark Emancipation, an Idea worth sharing!

Virgin Atlantic Airways announced last week that having serviced Saint Lucia for 21 years, it would bring the arrangement to… Read More

5 years ago
PRESIDENT TSAI ING-WEN VISITS SAINT LUCIAPRESIDENT TSAI ING-WEN VISITS SAINT LUCIA

PRESIDENT TSAI ING-WEN VISITS SAINT LUCIA

Since achieving political independence, Saint Lucia’s diplomatic relations have been firmly established with countries of her choosing, save for Taiwan… Read More

5 years ago
A word to Philip J. Pierre on Putting Country First!A word to Philip J. Pierre on Putting Country First!

A word to Philip J. Pierre on Putting Country First!

The carnival is over. A good time was had by those who desired it. It’s now time to return to… Read More

5 years ago

Education, Love and Compassion

The genius after whom our Morne Community College is named held that primary school is the most important tool for… Read More

6 years ago

AN ENCYCLOPAEDIC HISTORIOGRAPHY BY CALIXTE GEORGE

The history of St. Mary’s College, as written by Calixte George, is an encyclopedic historiography; a gem. In this fast-expanding… Read More

6 years ago

WHY NO COMMENT LAST WEEK ON MR. SPEAKER?

A friend called to ask why I had not commented on the performance of Mr. Speaker over his apparent spat… Read More

6 years ago

Political theatre and abuse of House privilege not the same!

Several books have been written that treat politics as theatre with politicians seeking to entertain their audiences even as they… Read More

6 years ago

MASONIC CHARITY ABERCROMBIE LODGE

Since the installation of their new district grand master for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Freemason lodges in the jurisdiction… Read More

6 years ago