The author on the comeback trail at Vince’s Gym (circa 1980) with Carl Weathers (seated) and the maestro himself Vince… Read More
Kenny Anthony (pictured left with the Labour Party’s original leader, George Charles): For fifteen years he was Saint Lucia’s prime… Read More
Charles Flemming: Saint Lucia’s former ambassador to the UN was widely praised for his sartorial elegance, but not for his… Read More
I remember well that May morning when a receptionist at Weider buzzed my office to let me know someone downstairs… Read More
Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre (L) and Attorney general Leslie Mondesir. Last June the Privy Council issued its judgment on… Read More
Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre (left), for Senate president, now House Speaker Claudius Francis (center) and former PM turned back-bencher… Read More
DPP Daasrean Greene, left, and Special Prosecutor Robert Innocent. Will they deliver on government’s promises in 2024? (Photo of Robert… Read More
In my government I tolerate dissent—up to a point. I allow dissent because I recognize that sometimes it can be… Read More
Richard Frederick rages from an SLP platform while Kenny Anthony and Philip J. Pierre watch poker-faced! For over a decade… Read More
At the 19th Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly in June 1997, George Odlum was in fine fettle.… Read More
In a recent dispatch to a writer friend from our days of California dreaming (several years ago he too had… Read More
L-R: Opposition Leader and former Prime Minister Allen Chastanet and Minister for Tourism, Investment, Creative Industries, Culture and Information Ernest… Read More
Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre (standing) with his attorney general Leslie Mondesir at the most recent House sitting! If only… Read More
On February 28, 2023 the Philip J. Pierre government officially offloaded the Privy Council as Saint Lucia’s apex court in… Read More
Every government program or policy should have the people as its basis or foundation. An English economist named William Perry,… Read More
On May 3 freedom-loving citizens everywhere, journalists in particular, marked World Press Freedom Day. Here in Saint Lucia the day… Read More
Almost from the moment I started covering court trials in this town of one-trick ponies, I’ve wondered about what might… Read More
It would seem the Saint Lucia House of Assembly has recently acquired a taste for history. At its most recent… Read More
An iconic reminder of a historic moment. Health minister Romanus Lansiquot fingers a silently seething Prime Minister John Compton. Also… Read More
“Much of what you’ve seen here are the consequences of government policies,” he said. “The people feel abandoned. Left behind.… Read More
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