TO deviate from the accepted way of doing things, you need to be confident, self-assured, and most importantly, sufficiently knowledgeable …
The Exception and the Rule
Turning The Tide
THE recent spate of break-ins, robberies, and hold-ups, especially those targeting schools, has been alarming. Some of those attacks displayed …
Admitting Failure
IF like so many people, you use ICT equipment for your work, and you accidentally damaged something, would you quickly …
Doing More With More
I was fortunate to work in the United Kingdom when over twelve billion pounds were being invested in the National …
Raising The Bar
OVER the past week, we witnessed history as one of our athletes, Levern Spencer, high-jumped to the finals at the …
Every Ounce Of Effort
DURING the course of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, we have been dazzled by impressive feats of speed, skill, and …
The Principle of Least Surprise
IT would be annoying to use a computer that did not behave or respond as expected. System designers and developers …
Trading Space And Time
THE controversial appointment of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly to a ministerial post, has created a vacancy …
Reasonable Numbers
THE Prime Minister has recently been criticised for misquoting and misrepresenting some figures, regarding the number of criminal deportees dumped …
Pure Logic
BECOMING skilled in the use of logic is one of the most important skills of a computer programmer, whose job …
Logging Out
TWO weeks after the general election in which the UWP won convincingly at the Saint Lucian polls, we have not …
The Shoulders of Giants
IN our quest to advance and make improvements, there is a particular mistake to be avoided. The mistake is assuming …
Lessons to be Learned
By Dr. Lyndell St. Ville SINCE the general elections in Saint Lucia have been completed, we can look back with …
Making A Difference
WHEN we use terms like efficiency, innovation, or participation, we may not fully realise it but we actually mean many …
A threat to Justice
It was disturbing to read the latest Annual Report published by the Director of Audit, which covered the financial year …
Action In Concert
THE Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival 2016 has gotten off to a good start. It should not come as …
Disconnected Operation
WE seem to have acquired the notion that we must be connected, plugged-in, and on-line at all times, but that …
Coordinated Champions
THE fans who rallied round the West Indies cricket team, captained by Darren Sammy of Saint Lucia, were jubilant at …
Information Leakage
IN a stunning blow to information security which will cause eyes and heads to roll, the Panamanian law-firm Mossack Fonseca …
Countdown
ON Tuesday last week, the Water and Sewerage Company began a 24-hour shut-down of the water supply to the north …