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28/08/08

Our Parliamentarians – What a Sad Lot

Not many of us know how to get the true measure of the people we vote in parliament to take care of our affairs in government. In fact, aside from hearing them on a political platform where anything and everything can be said and it does not matter how it is said, most of us hardly take the time to evaluate the depth of those we vote into office.

SPORT-LIGHT

It still baffles me - this game played by two teams of 11 players each on a rectangular, 100-yard-long field with goal lines and goal posts at either end, the object being to gain possession of the ball and advance it in running or passing plays across the opponent’s goal line or kick it through the air between the opponent’s goal posts and score, hopefully.

Are the walls closing in on Prime Minister King?

Total chaos and political interference at the Crown Lands Department may have brought about the resignation of Peter Felix. For those of us having to deal with this office on an ongoing basis, we are not at all surprised at the Commissioner’s decision. However, the buck does not stop at the resignation of one man, as two more square pegs remain,

SLP condemns disrespect of the DCA

The Saint Lucia Labour Party is deeply disturbed by and condemns the flagrant disregard and disrespect for the Development Control Authority (the DCA) by the individuals who are presently conducting an extensive construction project in the protected area of the Pitons. The SLP is aware that the developers have received no approval from the DCA,