Commentary

Remembering Hon. Charles Cadet, multifaceted genius

By Calixte George and Francis Leonce Early Years Marie Emmanuel Charles Cadet was born at Castries, Saint Lucia on December… Read More

2 years ago

Just So You Know: When is lie not a lie?

In the 2009 matter of Kenny D. Anthony versus the Attorney General—popularly referred to as “The Tuxedo Villas Scandal”—Justice Brian… Read More

2 years ago

INDEPENDENCE: The Rocky Horror Road Revisited!

Saint Lucia’s banana industry had never fully recovered from the effects of strikes orchestrated in 1973 by George Odlum and… Read More

2 years ago

Yet Again Survival Will Depend On Adaptability

These are the best of times, and the worst of times. This, it seems, has always been life in Saint… Read More

3 years ago

Saint Lucia’s ‘Night of Broken Glass!’

I had only recently set up residence in New York, in the early 60s, when I eagerly accepted an invitation… Read More

3 years ago

The ‘Raining King’ Is Dead

I first met him after he’d purchased Cunard hotel at La Toc and reinvented it as Sandals La Toc. I… Read More

3 years ago

From Chasm to a Crack: National Day Revisited

When formally invited to write a 2020 National Day Message for the STAR newspaper, I immediately responded with a negative… Read More

3 years ago

Vive la Différence!

Our increasing active cases notwithstanding, I thank the Almighty that at this time I live in Saint Lucia. Actually, it… Read More

3 years ago

A rear-view mirror glance at Saint Lucia Past: Will We Ever See The Like of Lansie?

Few who remember the late Romanus Lansiquot, former health and tourism minister and lifetime representative of Castries East, would speak… Read More

3 years ago

If Only The Prayers For Rain Could Determine Who Gets Soaked!

The wise men three: masked media practitioner much less talented than ambitious; two permanent residents of the fabled land… Read More

3 years ago

Will COVID-19 Prove St Lucia’s Sodom and Gomorrah?

As Aesop observed: “A liar will not be believed even when he speaks the truth!”—possible confirmation that even the worst… Read More

3 years ago

So now, who’s the real Tropical Trump?

So much to think about these days, don’t you agree? More than ever, some say. For me, there’s too much… Read More

3 years ago

Local Priest Weighs In On Pope’s Civil Unions Declaration!

In new documentary about his life, it would seem that Pope Francis endorses the legalization of same sex unions.… Read More

3 years ago

COVID? WHAT COVID!

Ask my friends. When I saw the sea of red sardines on Jeremie Street, some with masks, frightening number… Read More

3 years ago

In the Words of the Cornerstone

In recent post on your St Lucia Star homepage, I happened upon a tribute in which one Calixte George… Read More

3 years ago

Has the time come for Caribbean Republics?

(The writer is Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to the United States and the Organisation of American States. He is… Read More

3 years ago

St. Rose: SLP candidate contributed to rotten Education System!

It is with great interest and yet sense of guarded optimism that I reflect upon the past months of… Read More

3 years ago

A review of “The Ballad of Botham Jean” and Tribute to his Family

(The views expressed herein are my own and not that of the OECS) On Saturday night I went to Caribbean… Read More

3 years ago

Good candidates . . . dangerous political parties

People often ask whether leaders are born or made? I would argue that leaders emerge. For example, let us look… Read More

3 years ago

Small businesses are the heart of our economy – Together we will overcome

“If you’re 22, physically fit, and hungry to learn and be better, I urge you to travel as far and… Read More

3 years ago

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