Comments on: St Lucia names causeway in honour of Moses Matalon

By: Mervyn Lionel

Mervyn Lionel — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 06:00:47 +0000

Was that the decision of the SLP…Did Matalon leave an inheritance in his will for Saint Lucia, or has the family donated a large sum to increase the money supply and invigorate the Saint Lucia’s national economic development? The man was paid millions to complete the projects, naming him in national documents is enough as far as conferring great national honour on him. There are lots of bigger projects in Jamaica that were engineered by him…has the Jamaican government invested him with honour that is so highly? I am fed up with my island making itself seem like the tail and a subservient underdog in the international community merely to attract favours from foreigners. There are too many preeminent Saint Lucians dead and alive who deserve to have national infrastructures named after them. I am not talking about Derek Walcott because Saint Lucia is not a Motherland of a single famous person, plus he already has a number of things and places named after him. Maybe we don’t highlight and market our people’s achievements remarkably and ongoingly, why Saint Lucians don’t know them as such and deserving high recognition than they have been given. But there have been and still are many stellar Saint Lucian achievers about.

By: Lucian To The Bone

Lucian To The Bone — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 16:43:31 +0000

Which country ever names an important structure after an Engineer? Only in St-Lucia. Did Matalon, donate the causeway? No. Did Matalon construct the causeway for free? No. Did Matalon hire any St-Lucian to work on this causeway? No. Is the average St-Lucian gaining or have gained anything as a result of this causeway more than they would have if Pigeon Island had remained the enchanting isle that it was? No. I can understand, if Matalon had donated an additional wing to a hospital, donated a school etc. etc. If we really need to name an important structure after a foreigner why not name the Castries Comprehensive Secondary School after the Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau who donated the school.

By: king majesty (@kingmajesty3)

king majesty (@kingmajesty3) — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 03:33:09 +0000

Our greatness is every where. The Panama Canal, The Chunnel, The Retired Space Shuttles, The JFK Airport Mono Rail System, I mean I the list goes on and on