Rick Wayne

Rick Wayne

Gun Violence: St. Lucia’s Recurring Nightmare!Gun Violence: St. Lucia’s Recurring Nightmare!

Gun Violence: St. Lucia’s Recurring Nightmare!

The word on the ground was that the machete incident at Ti Morne was drug-related, that it was in retaliation… Read More

3 years ago
Would You Trust a Reputed Child Molester To Be Your Babysitter?Would You Trust a Reputed Child Molester To Be Your Babysitter?

Would You Trust a Reputed Child Molester To Be Your Babysitter?

The Prime Minister had never been more on point. After all, a sewer rat does not turn into a cuddly… Read More

3 years ago
The $300 million question: Is Pierre Brave Enough to Venture into the St. Jude Cesspool?The $300 million question: Is Pierre Brave Enough to Venture into the St. Jude Cesspool?

The $300 million question: Is Pierre Brave Enough to Venture into the St. Jude Cesspool?

“Greed, the thirst for power, and finally, unbridled corruption.” Who holds the answers to the St Jude mystery? Read More

3 years ago
Did Someone Steal Pierre’s ‘Record Budget’ Thunder?Did Someone Steal Pierre’s ‘Record Budget’ Thunder?

Did Someone Steal Pierre’s ‘Record Budget’ Thunder?

“We must learn from the past, including the folly of the past, lest we be cursed to repeat it.” Read More

3 years ago
Braff off to rejoin friends Louis and John!Braff off to rejoin friends Louis and John!

Braff off to rejoin friends Louis and John!

Desmond Brathwaite passed away at age 76 on Sunday, reportedly while saying the rosary. Like his close friend and parliamentary… Read More

3 years ago
The House of Fockers: No Place For Politicians in Bras!The House of Fockers: No Place For Politicians in Bras!

The House of Fockers: No Place For Politicians in Bras!

When our politicians try to fool all the people, we risk turning our nation into a nation of fools, with… Read More

3 years ago
Which is Worse: To be tossed over a cliff or to be called a Bunch of Hoes??Which is Worse: To be tossed over a cliff or to be called a Bunch of Hoes??

Which is Worse: To be tossed over a cliff or to be called a Bunch of Hoes??

Rick Wayne asks: What is it with Saint Lucians and their pets? Or is it just dogs and piggies that… Read More

3 years ago
Will It Be CCJ For St. Lucia Like It Or Not?Will It Be CCJ For St. Lucia Like It Or Not?

Will It Be CCJ For St. Lucia Like It Or Not?

Too often the perception is that the scales of justice might be unevenly weighed because of personalities, or simply because… Read More

3 years ago
STAR Person of the Year 2021STAR Person of the Year 2021

STAR Person of the Year 2021

No surprise, then, that many remember still a young man who had chosen two decades or so ago to swim… Read More

3 years ago
Is St. Lucia the new Animal Farm?Is St. Lucia the new Animal Farm?

Is St. Lucia the new Animal Farm?

“Whether you believe it or not, the very people who complain about corruption, corruption, corruption, by the unreasonableness of their… Read More

3 years ago
Why do we still spit on Sir Arthur Lewis?Why do we still spit on Sir Arthur Lewis?

Why do we still spit on Sir Arthur Lewis?

Little has changed since Sir Arthur’s time of writing, at any rate, for the better. We are as ever dependent… Read More

3 years ago
The Deadliest Mix of All: Language of Violence, Tit for Tatism and Standpipe Politics!The Deadliest Mix of All: Language of Violence, Tit for Tatism and Standpipe Politics!

The Deadliest Mix of All: Language of Violence, Tit for Tatism and Standpipe Politics!

Rick Wayne wonders: Has life in Saint Lucia traveled backwards in leaps and bounds? Or are we more than ever… Read More

3 years ago
Change Depends Less On Time Than On Political Will!Change Depends Less On Time Than On Political Will!

Change Depends Less On Time Than On Political Will!

From teachers’ frontline defender to MP and minister with responsibility for crime in Saint Lucia. Will Virginia Albert prove she’s… Read More

3 years ago
Who Killed Caribbean Journalism?Who Killed Caribbean Journalism?

Who Killed Caribbean Journalism?

A politician’s reported misconduct is of less concern to local news followers than his party affiliation. Read More

3 years ago

Derek Walcott Confronts the Question of Identity!

Why is it that if a politician in Saint Lucia thinks he can’t reach people, he does this beautiful insult… Read More

3 years ago

Will new PM Dare Walk the Walk where his Predecessors Only Talked the Talk?

Then there was the surprise meeting with a Desert Star Holdings delegation several days after the Philip J. Pierre administration… Read More

3 years ago

Women Must Take a Stand Now or Die!

It was no secret that her relationship with her male party colleagues was, well, rocky. Often they let her know… Read More

3 years ago

Le Même Bâton Qui a Battu le Chien Blanc bat Maintenant Son Successeur Noir

Are we programmed to devour our young, our ambitious and our accomplished native sons and daughters? Read More

3 years ago

Who will Pocket Government’s Relief ‘$4.2m’?

Just what he meant would soon be clear. At first utterance it seemed Santa’s elves may have mischievously mixed up… Read More

3 years ago