Commentary

Wanted: Cleaners for our Augean stables!

During an episode of En Hall La (according to host Juk Bois, Creole for In the Hall) shortly after the… Read More

12 years ago

We must demand Inquests

Have you stopped to think how difficult is the policeman’s job in Saint Lucia. I mean, where are the incentives… Read More

12 years ago

If it’s good enough for First Lady Michelle, why not King?

Imagine, if you will (oh, yes, you can!), the wife of Saint Lucian prime minister—or, for that matter, the… Read More

12 years ago

Victims of our own device—and we love it!

So Osama is dead. So Obama has told the world. And while predictably the irrevocably skeptical will in true Trump… Read More

12 years ago

Coming out of the cancer closet

Having read comrade Jeff Fedee’s obituary in the guise of “A Heartfelt Message to Rick Wayne,” I’ve decided myself to… Read More

12 years ago

Better to be mute than risk foot-in-mouth!

My dear Jeff: Your most recent STAR contribution that took the form of “a heart-felt message” brought to mind a… Read More

12 years ago

Commissions of Inquiry: Counselors or Inquisitors?

In strange twist and as if to curtail punishment against wrongdoing, Jesus required that only those who had no… Read More

12 years ago

A heartfelt message to Rick Wayne

In recent times, we have been fascinated by the writings of St Lucia’s pre-eminent journalist Rick Wayne, demonstrating his indefatigable… Read More

12 years ago

Trust politicians at your own peril!

As I listen via the Internet to the various contributors to what has for some time now in Saint Lucia… Read More

12 years ago

Beware Proverbs 19:5

It’s theme regularly plugged into by country and R&B singers, from Barbara Mandrell, Percy Sledge, Isaac Hayes and Bobby… Read More

12 years ago

When Will the Voices of Our Youth Be Heard?

I sat in cubicle next to fellow STAR reporter Alisha Ally last week, Tuesday April 5, as she tried… Read More

12 years ago

Is George Odlum still in the House?

Two e-mails reached me this week that demanded more than regular attention, and not only because they came from cherished… Read More

12 years ago

Shunning Taiwan is Dangerous to Your Health

In 2006, Members of the European Parliament were warned that keeping Taiwan out of the World Health Organization (WHO) increased… Read More

12 years ago

Who you callin’ arrogant?

The current Prime Minister has been accused of being spineless and of being unable to exercise any leadership over members… Read More

12 years ago

Leaders Must Take The Road Less Traveled

On April 12 Saint Lucia is set to have joint sitting of Parliament to discuss the issue of crime… Read More

12 years ago

Kenny & Company never looked gift horse in the mouth!

There is nothing new about the opposition complaint that notices of parliamentary sessions are usually late, leaving little time to… Read More

12 years ago

A callous and heartless act

It seems that nobody speaks anymore or cares about issues that affect the poor.  Our politicians  are notable for exploiting… Read More

12 years ago

Educated electorate needed!

I relive the occasion whenever George Odlum comes to mind—more often than you might imagine, dear reader, and not always… Read More

12 years ago

Fifty-five Innocent Enquiries!

I am told by friends and acquaintances that the Minister of Education described me as “malicious” after I exposed the… Read More

12 years ago

Who’s steering the Education Ministry?

To hear many persons put it you would think that Sir John Compton, former Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, practically… Read More

12 years ago