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10/07/08

A Grim Reality

The 2005/2006 Poverty Assessment Report has many St. Lucians wondering about the state of the economy, the well-being of their fellow St. Lucians, the living conditions of some, if not all of St. Lucia’s poor and the negative impact the contents of the report are having on several families in St. Lucia. Of all the messages sent out by the report one seems to be dominating,

Is WASCO a Political Football?

My article in the Saturday Voice seems to have touched a few nerves which had me thinking that this should have been done many months ago. There is no doubt in my mind that there has been poor PR on the subject of WASCO’s privatization. My reasons for writing and speaking about the need to privatize was simply to sensitize the nation,

Federer versus Nadal

Raphael Nadal a young ambitious and determined Spaniard has sent a very clear message to the sporting world, that discipline, determination, and ambition can make us leaders and role models if we so desire. I am indeed a tennis enthusiast and having paid attention to the sport for years, I can safely say that the men’s finals at Wimbledon this year was fascinating,

G-8 Summit in Japan shows signs of futility.

Many of us throughout the world are of the opinion that every one of our countries are the hardest hit nations when it comes to the rising cost of food, well, we need to pay serious attention to the members of the G-8 presently meeting in Japan. These top class industrialists have clearly stated that they simply have no answers to the growing scarcity of food,

Empty drums make the most noise

I must admit that I am not the greatest fan of the various talk shows which St Lucia offers, but nevertheless, I do subscribe to the modem of democracy and from that aspect I guess that a certain amount of benefits are derived at the end of the day. Not being an ardent fan, however, does permit me, to make one comment and fortunately or unfortunately,

Soufriere Conference

SOUFRIÈRE – The Soufrière Regional Development Foundation and its Summer Enrichment Programming Special Committee presents Soufrière Summer 2008 Community, Youth, and Leadership Development Conference – a week of youth and community development related workshops running from July 26th through July 31st, 9 am to 8 pm daily,

Police Brutality not to be Condoned

Reports of police brutality mainly from young men appear to be recurring. From excessive force during the apprehension of young men to unprovoked abuses, young men have been venting their frustrations but apparently nobody’s listening. Justification for such conduct is that young men nowadays get involved in all kinds of criminal activities,