Photos that make us take a second look

As police cordoned off the Wilton’s Yard area early Wednesday morning some people obviously didn’t get a chance to brush their teeth and decided to do it where ever they could. We give the man points for hygiene but not so much for the location of his dental care: he decided to wash out his mouth in a gutter right next to cop directing traffic and people. The officer kept on doing his job, oblivious to the man’s exhibition.

These men had a tough time getting this container truck off the Millennium Highway near the site for the new hospital. The truck was full of cement and had toppled over. It took two tractors and some serious manpower and teamwork to finally get it off the main road.

Not exactly sure what made these raging bulls decide to battle it out but we’re guessing it had something to do with a certain hefer!

Before and After: The first picture was featured on the cover of Tropical Traveller magazine last year of a quaint little house in Soufriere. After Tomas the house was washed away. The second picture shows the area as it is now. (Photos by Bill Mortley)

This week our roving photographer Bill Mortley took to the busy city of Castries, amid the arrival of cruise ships and the zipping off of taxi drivers and buses. But in all the usual city chaos his camera lens was drawn to what may be a usual sight to many as they go about their day. This homeless man was taking a nap right on the water’s edge under a sign that obviously did not read ‘ no sleeping

Our photographer Dave Pascal could not resist capturing a photo of these contenders for the local version of Dancing with the Stars. Minister for Tourism Allen Chastanet lets loose at the opening of Rituals Diner with daughter Rhyan who seems to really know how to dance the jig!

At the recently held Independence parade not everyone could hold it together. A female Cadet fainted momentarily no doubt from the effects of the heat. We were assured after some attention from medics she was given a clean bill of health. (Photo by David Pascal)

Some people have to travel really far to get water. Our photographer Bill Mortley saw this man with buckets upon empty buckets on the Canaries road, heading south in search of the new gold!

Labour in life and death? Allan Louisy is taken to his final resting place (Photo by Bill Mortley)

Since we started this new section there have been some very interesting photos featured here, none quite like this however. Our photographer who often finds himself in several nooks and crannies came across this house built, yes, you are seeing right, around an electricity pole. We are pretty sure the pole was there first and the structure came up around it somehow. And hopefully Lucelec and the owners of the house have some kind of agreement! (Photos by Bill Mortley)

Our photographers are fascinated by signs! Especially when the activities happening below the signs seem to contradict them, which often happens in this paradise of ours. Vendors set up shop almost anywhere and horses, well, let’s just say they know not what they do, but what about their owners? As for that other sign which we photographed pointing in a certain direction marked ‘bad people’ this is definitely not an official announcement and we hardly think all the people in the Corinth area can be labeled as such. This has more to do with mischief than anything else. Above Photos by Bill Mortley and David Pascal.

Michael Gaspard from GIS is also apparently a fashion expert or is it just that it pained him to see the injustice Soufriere’s Mr Dalson had done to his tie?

Some people must have not heard about the four percent economic growth. Or photographer David Pascal took a telling photo this week of a man digging for garbage.