peter josie

PHILIP J. PIERRE: KING WITHOUT A THRONE OR A PRIME MINISTER IN WAITING?

By his own account, he is totally fit and ready to be prime minister of Saint Lucia. He says he… Read More

4 years ago

INDEPENDENCE: From Day One It’s Been Looshan vs Looshan!

At special meeting in London, opposition leader Allan Louisy had argued for an indefinite postponement of Compton’s independence plans.… Read More

4 years ago

CRICKET LOVELY CRICKET

It may be too early for cricket aficionados to suggest that West Indies cricket has finally turned the long difficult… Read More

4 years ago

THAT MOTION OF NO CONFIDENCE

My first reaction to the opposition arguments on the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Allen Chastanet was to thank God… Read More

5 years ago

IS COCOA MAKING A COMEBACK?

As young agronomist in the early 1970s, I was asked to undertake a survey of cultural practices in banana… Read More

5 years ago

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Represents Lesson to Young Women of St Lucia!

I count as a blessing, a privilege even, that I was able to view the swearing-in of Speaker Nancy Pelosi… Read More

5 years ago

MARKING 40 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

I begin with word on the state and its right to determine its own path to political, social and… Read More

5 years ago

What motivated the change in the age of consent?

In my last message I suggested that those who can, should read book over the Christmas holidays and perhaps… Read More

5 years ago

The fault, dear Brutus, may be in our stars . . . but it can be remedied!

It was uncanny. Two men I did not think shared much in common struck the same theme of national concerns… Read More

5 years ago

Givers are usually happier than receivers!

A young person with Saint Lucian connections landed temporary job at a New York hospital. As the festive season… Read More

5 years ago

Peter Josie’s ‘Reparations Conference’

Peter Josie’s newest title, Reparations Conference, comes on the heels of UWI Vice Chancellor Sir Hilary Beckles’ announcement this week… Read More

5 years ago

Are some folks born to lose?

I recall my friend and former Samarian classmate the late Lenard ‘Dadda’ Riviere, an attorney general in the John Compton government… Read More

5 years ago

Was treachery at the heart of the no-confidence vote that sank the SLP in 1982?

The 1981 Budget debate had all the ingredients of Hollywood soap opera: intrigue, unimaginable deception, double dealing, criminal accusations,… Read More

5 years ago

And so we come to my third book!

My third attempt at publishing book has been delayed for some time, for reasons that I need not go… Read More

5 years ago

Oh The Games People Play!

In recent address to the Chamber of Commerce, the prime minister was careful not to go beyond a minimum… Read More

5 years ago

Are We Moving In Circles and For How Much Longer?

In booklet to be published titled “Reparations Conference” I attempt to portray a gathering of persons on an island… Read More

5 years ago

How long before SLP long knives do to Pierre what they did to Julian Hunte?

Cynics that have little faith in politics, and even less in politicians, must be beside themselves after hearing the news… Read More

5 years ago

R-E-S-P-E-C-T . . . Just A Little Bit!

It stands to reason if you plan to use someone as some kind of political pawn that you do not… Read More

5 years ago

We Need To Revisit Our Laws Where Obstructionists Are Concerned!

Words such as “I will write to foreign investors asking them not to invest in Saint Lucia,” should disqualify any… Read More

5 years ago

Is SLP Caught Between Nasty Place and its own History?

It’s now 67 years since the first vote was cast in Saint Lucia under the system of adult suffrage. The… Read More

5 years ago

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