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30/08/08

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.