The
Shame Of The IOC President
Over
the last few weeks the world has witnessed sports being competed
at the highest level. Many of the athletes have trained for
years and were in peak condition for the Beijing Olympics.
Those athletes have been to hell and back. Many have
had their ups and downs with injuries not knowing if it would
mend before the big day. 
The
American Election: The quicksand of race?
When
Hillary Clinton proposed Barack Obama as the Democratic candidate
for the Presidency of the United States, and the vote was
carried by acclamation at the Democratic Party’s convention,
African-Americans and people of colour were imbued
with a sense of equality that few, if any, would have experienced
before. 
The
Cow Notice
From
behind the un-cracked windshield of my moving vehicle, I watched
the tail-gate of a truck with an open metal box having a capacity
of some ten cubic yards. My eyes caught a notice
fixed to the tailgate but the notice was unreadable because
of my distance from the vehicle. I therefore moved closer
to the moving truck, meanwhile ensuring that my distance from
it, 
Mr
Manning’s moves timely
Following
the collapse of the West Indies Federation in 1958 and the
ignoble failure of the Windward and Leeward islands and Barbados
to arrive at a compromise political union - the ‘Little
8’ - Sir. Arthur Lewis angrily remarked that
until all the politicians of the day and their cohorts were
dead, the West Indies would never come together as one. 
We
stand firmly behind the response of Mr Anthony Bowen in respect
to the unfortunate comments of Mr Sam Flood alias Juke Bois.
For
the last few years the majority of St Lucians especially those
who are not well versed with the English language tend to
tune into Sam Flood’s broadcast and there is absolutely
nothing wrong with that sector of our population wishing to
entertain themselves at the expense of a comedian.
This having been said, there comes a time when, 
McCain
picks Palin as running mate
“It
is a governor’s prerogative, a right, to fill that cabinet
with members whom she or he believes will do best for the
people whom we are serving,” Palin told CNBC’s
Larry Kudlow in an interview on Aug. 1. “So
I look forward to any kind of investigation or questions being
asked because I’ve got nothing to hide.” Palin
also reacted to the indictment of Alaska Sen.
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