Over
the last few months much has been said and written about the
Part Privatization (PP) of WASCO. There have been
cries from some that the government is selling the country’s
silver to a foreign company. Others are convinced that water
is too important to the health of the nation to be sold to
a private company. Water is life and therefore cannot be sold
to make a profit.
It
was a long and tedious road, but as the old saying goes the
longest rope has an end. Robert Mugabe supported
by his dear compatriot Tabo Mbekie clung to power for as long
as he possibly could despite the element of age, an over prolonged
period of service, disenchantment, arrogance and outright
rejection all of which he completely discarded.
Saint Lucia’s position on whaling and whale watching
has unfortunately been misunderstood for a long time. As
a small island developing state, Saint Lucia’s economy
is largely dependent on tourism and activities such as, whale
watching (‘great whales’, dolphins and porpoises)
is promoted among visitors as a viable form of nature tourism.
It
was high class high mas this year as carnival bands stepped
up the game, adding more bells and whistles to the usual package
sold to revellers. This year all agreed that we jumped
with class. Of course some feel that along with the style
of many costumes on the road, this was just another example
of band leaders copying foreign ideas yet again.
Some
years ago the late Sir John Compton had issued a warning which,
for a time, had become something of a slogan: “Lucians,
watch your bread!” Sir John, at the time, had
been warning against the St.Lucian Mentality of ostentatious
living and their insatiable love of fetes, those Saint Lucia
characteristics still continue. We see it more so to-day,
Politicians
worldwide undoubtedly call the shots as far as meaningful
and significant decisions are concerned, but within
the last fifteen years, the greater part of the electorates
are certainly not inspired by the administration of politicians
for a number of reasons.On the other hand,
it is very difficult to offer an alternative at this time,
The
most recent polls indicate a very close race between the two
presidential candidates, but for whatever reason, Obama appears
to have the edge from a broad perspective. The key
areas for Obama’s general admiration are – intelligence,
trustworthiness, calm, good looking, presentable, astute,
and his youthful appearance.
At
a General Election the voters do not choose a Government,
they choose a Parliament. The first task is for everyone
to vote for a Member of Parliament and that Member in turn
represents the voters. Yet, in St Lucia, parliamentarians
and people traditionally regard the House of Parliament as
a place of seclusion, a place where government secrets are
discussed,
Like
many of my countrymen, I too felt a sense of relief when the
games and jawboning within the Stephenson King administration
were amicably settled. An overdue reconfiguration
of portfolios and the re-inclusion of Mr.Bousquet into the
Cabinet of Ministers followed. The icing on the cake for me,
however, was the appointment of your self,
Digicel,
proud sponsors of St Lucia’s Biggest Cultural Extravaganza,
would like to extend hearty congratulations to all participants
and organizers of this year’s St Lucia Carnival 2KGR8.
Digicel is overwhelmed with pride to have been given
the opportunity to support the St Lucia Tourist Board and
the Cultural Development Foundation,
There
are some amongst us who keep repeating the nonsense that the
Westminster System is okay. They claim the problem
with the system delivering for us does not lie in the construct
of the system itself but with the way that we use it. Let
me begin by agreeing that there is no system that is perfect.
That is okay, every system has its flaws,
For
years the office of the Crown Lands Department worked harmoniously
with the public but when square pegs are placed into round
holes unnecessary behaviour becomes the order of the day.
It is always said that a bit of power in the wrong
hands can be most disturbing and it appears that such a scenario
is becoming entrenched at the office,
Bus
drivers keep crying to government for a raise in fares but
no matter what the raise some routes will benefit astronomically
while others will always suffer. Some
of these drivers are suggesting that a twenty five cent increase
will be too little but I wonder if those in charge take time
to be cognizant of the routes and the extent of movement of
buses across the board.
Over
the last few months much has been said and written about the
Part Privatization (PP) of WASCO. There have been
cries from some that the government is selling the country’s
silver to a foreign company. Others are convinced that water
is too important to the health of the nation to be sold to
a private company. Water is life and therefore cannot be sold
to make a profit. 
It
was a long and tedious road, but as the old saying goes the
longest rope has an end. Robert Mugabe supported
by his dear compatriot Tabo Mbekie clung to power for as long
as he possibly could despite the element of age, an over prolonged
period of service, disenchantment, arrogance and outright
rejection all of which he completely discarded. 
Saint Lucia’s position on whaling and whale watching
has unfortunately been misunderstood for a long time. As
a small island developing state, Saint Lucia’s economy
is largely dependent on tourism and activities such as, whale
watching (‘great whales’, dolphins and porpoises)
is promoted among visitors as a viable form of nature tourism.
At
a General Election the voters do not choose a Government,
they choose a Parliament. The first task is for everyone
to vote for a Member of Parliament and that Member in turn
represents the voters. Yet, in St Lucia, parliamentarians
and people traditionally regard the House of Parliament as
a place of seclusion, a place where government secrets are
discussed, 
Like
many of my countrymen, I too felt a sense of relief when the
games and jawboning within the Stephenson King administration
were amicably settled. An overdue reconfiguration
of portfolios and the re-inclusion of Mr.Bousquet into the
Cabinet of Ministers followed. The icing on the cake for me,
however, was the appointment of your self, 
There
are some amongst us who keep repeating the nonsense that the
Westminster System is okay. They claim the problem
with the system delivering for us does not lie in the construct
of the system itself but with the way that we use it. Let
me begin by agreeing that there is no system that is perfect.
That is okay, every system has its flaws, 
