Questioning Government Priorities: Alleged USD$750,000 Payment to Sting for Jazz Performance Raises Concerns How much was Sting paid to perform at Jazz? That is the burning question many Saint Lucians have been asking since online searches reveal that a performance from Sting starts at a whopping $750,000 USD a performance! Google it yourself. The alleged payment to Sting raises questions…
Former Sen. Francis put it mildly. King’s unacceptable behaviour to me was much worse than stated. At times I marvelled at such terrible behaviour from a grown man, and worse, a so called Senior Parliamentarian. But Allen Chas showed him total respect and ensured that he always got whatever he wanted. King did as he pleased and reported to no…
Commentary by Hermangild Francis I listened to the contributions of the parliamentarians and I must say that I was particularly disappointed in the presentation of Stephenson King. This is the first time that I have commented about Steve, but after his presentation I am compelled to comment. I hold no animosity towards Stephenson King, but as a former colleague in…
By James Stanislaus We should recall that it took almost eighteen months before Richard Nixon finally confessed his wrongdoings and was finally kicked out of office similarly to what is transpiring at home. There was no necessity for the housing minister to follow the path he embarked upon, but similar to the watergate pattern, politicians enjoying a role of power…
Today, the Parliament of Saint Lucia sunk to the lowest level in the history of fair Helen.On Day 2 of the debate on the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for 2022/2023, in an attempt to silence and prevent Leader of the Opposition Hon. Allen Chastanet from adding his voice to the days proceedings, the wicked and vindictive SLP Government prematurely…
Allen Chastanet and the United Workers Party scored an important victory over the Labour Party in the Courts this week. In terms of the political situation in the country at this time, this victory was huge. It may not have overshadowed the rampant crime and violence of the past week, the murders, the holdups, the robberies and so on, but…
On more than one local radio station, they are calling us “Clown Country”. Other critics insist that Saint Lucia is not a “real place”, a reference to the extraordinary things occur in our space on a regular basis. On social media, the characterizations of Saint Lucia have been equally damning and disparaging with people expressing disillusionment, disgust and dismay with…
Who really is Saint Lucia’s Minister for National Security? Is there even a Minister? Based on his silence one would wonder why he still holds the position since he obviously doesn’t care. Incase you didn’t know, Philip J Pierre serves as Minister for Justice and National Security. Under his watch, Saint Lucia has been rocked by recording breaking crime including…
Hundreds of families across the constituency of Gros Islet lost the majority of their belongings during yesterday’s heavy rains. Many of them are complaining that a lot of this damage could have been avoided if the annual desilting of drains and rivers in communities such as Grand Riviere, Corinth, Bois D’Orange and Monchy hadn’t been stopped by Parliamentary Representative Kenson…