Soufriere Marine Management Area: More relevant than ever before
Commentary by Cuthbert Didier The iconic Pitons that we often marvel at are not only a mystical backdrop, worshipped by both nationals and tourists who visit Soufriere. They represent the resilience of...
View ArticleIs sanction system for Income Tax Assessment unfair?
Do we have an unjust/inequitable law or is it an administrative deficiency? This missive is not a criticism, nor an attack on the Inland Revenue Department (IRD). It is a plea for a review of what...
View ArticleUsing movable assets as collateral to unleash opportunities for small...
By Judith Green, IFC Country Manager for the Caribbean, covering the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and the English-Speaking Caribbean Access to credit is the engine for private sector development, and...
View ArticleRecover Better Together: Taiwan can help (commentary)
By Jaushieh Joseph Wu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) In 2020, the world has been hit by an unprecedented public health crisis, with the effects of COVID-19 being felt across...
View ArticleOWEN ARTHUR REMEMBERED (commentary by Basil Springer)
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of...
View ArticleDeveloping the Caribbean from within (commentary)
By Cdr. Bud Slabbaert Economic recession, pandemic, and potential natural disasters may lead to gloom, despair, agony, deep dark depression and excessive misery. When it sounds like a hammer and feels...
View ArticleTime for the tough to get going (commentary by Basil Springer)
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” – Ecclesiastes 3:1“ When the going gets tough, the tough get going” which means that when the situation becomes...
View ArticleThe CARICOM travel bubble has started (commentary by David Comissiong)
The long-anticipated CARICOM Travel Bubble is now in operation! It went into effect on Friday, September 18, 2020, in keeping with a decision made at a Special Emergency CARICOM Heads of Government...
View ArticleSports-related concussions in young St. Lucian athletes (commentary)
By Grant Lumkong Concussion in professional sports receives substantial media attention, but we must not forget our youth. Every year hundreds of young athletes in St. Lucia suffer from concussions....
View ArticleAux Lyon resident demands public apology from St. Lucia’s CMO
This is an open letter to Dr. Sharon Belmar-George, Saint Lucia’s chief medical officer (CMO), from a ‘concerned resident’ of Aux Lyon, Dennery. Dear Dr. Belmar-George: I am from the community of Aux...
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