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One year later, Still no justice for teen killed in accident!
Wednesday, January 31, 2007 (2962 reads)

May 30, 2006 will live forever in Madeleine James’ memory. That was the day her life changed, maybe forever; the day she lost her daughter, Yania.

Rudy Gurley urges BBC to Investigate Cable & Wireless!
Monday, January 29, 2007 (3428 reads)

Rudy Gurley first came to fame in St Lucia when he was appointed the first native Chief Executive of the British telecommunications company Cable & Wireless. But just when it seemed he was destined to make history yet again by making the company consumer friendly, he disappeared from the radar screen, so to speak.

There’ll be no apologies from new Laborie MP “Sir John is a victimizer!”
Friday, January 26, 2007 (3458 reads)

They’ve been out of office almost two months but first time visitors would never know it, not from watching local TV. Indeed, sometimes it seems Kenny Anthony and his former Cabinet themselves still have not accepted as reality the result of the December 11 general elections.

The Hermingild-Mondesir-Kenny brouhaha. Vicimization?Hear who's crying wolf!
Wednesday, January 24, 2007 (3229 reads)

I did not attend Sunday’s Labour Party rally in Vieux Fort, therefore can only speculate on the number of hollow hand-on-heart pronouncements that on the particular occasion fell out of Kenny Anthony’s egregiously embittered mouth.

Gov’t set to launch cost-overruns inquiry!
Monday, January 22, 2007 (4282 reads)

Since the new government took office the minister for communications and works, Guy Joseph, has expressed deep concern over the unprecedented level of cost overruns and implementation delays associated with work on the Castries/Gros Islet Highway. Joseph has also voiced his concerns about previous projects, such as the West Coast road.

‘Let’s take back our country!’
Friday, January 19, 2007 (4250 reads)

Controversy stalks Kenny Anthony like a mid-day shadow. Remember when almost everything he said, whether related to manicous or to skeletons in other people’s cupboards, made national headlines? Remember his several faces at the opening of Parliament?

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Was Labour destroyed by a hostile press? Former Planning Minister Ferguson John offers an answer
Wednesday, January 17, 2007 (1992 reads)

Lorraine scores bigtime!
Monday, January 15, 2007 (3272 reads)

Lorraine Williams has done it again, landed a high-profile prestigious position with the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization.

Lucky teen to buy mom a home with digicel winnings!
Friday, January 12, 2007 (3518 reads)

Seventeen-year-old Sindian Theodule on Wednesday became the 2007 winner of the Digicel ‘Key To Your Fortune’ promotion. Customers were required to top-up their phones in order to collect the letters to spell out the word “DIGICEL”. Upon doing this they would then receive $1000 and automatically be eligible to take part in the grand prize draw.

What exactly is the deputy police commissionier bellyaching about?
Wednesday, January 10, 2007 (2188 reads)

Public discussion over the directive for deputy police commissioner Hermangild Francis to proceed immediately on 144-days leave has taken a life of its own.

Is there room for Kenny in Madame Speaker’s House?
Monday, January 08, 2007 (3590 reads)

A Roman poet best known for his explorations of love observed that “nothing is stronger than habit.” In particular, bad ones. Still, we can hope, can’t we, that some habits are at least controllable?

Deputy Commissioner sent home says “I should have arrested Mondesir!”
Monday, January 01, 2007 (4870 reads)

The letter read: “The record of the Ministry of the Public Service indicate that you have accumulated one hundred and forty-four day vacation leave. In this regard you are directed to proceed on one hundred and forty-four working days leave effective Wednesday January 03, 2007.”