Economist George Daniel has made up his mind: he will be in the upcoming battle to replace the deceased Sir John Compton as the parliamentary representative for Micoud North—only he will run, not as a UWP candidate but as an independent.

Among the more memorable revelations associated with the recent passing of Sir John was that his daughter Janine Rambally nursed a secret ambition. No sooner had the admission slipped passed her lips than the divorced mother of four revealed that her father had never gone out of his way to make her dream come true. Indeed, he had advised her “not to rush into politics.”

Sir John Compton had left his Castries law office to take charge of the Micoud seat from his older cousin Julian, over fifty years ago. The Compton name has since received high acclaim in the district, with the Micoud constituency being the only one to have never been won by the St Lucia Labour Party. Sir John died on September 7.  As per the island’s constitution, a new MP must be selected within three months.

Jeff Fedee has hardly kept hidden that he harbors a special degree of contempt for Opposition Leader Dr Kenny Anthony and the St Lucia Labour Party. He has certainly not minced words in his series of articles.

Fast gaining a local reputation as St Lucia’s Al Sharpton, Central Castries MP Richard Frederick has again deftly placed himself in the public spotlight, this time due to his latest statements on the Royal St Lucia Police Force.

It’ll probably not come as a shock to the nation’s nervous system that Ausbert d’Auvergne has not watched or listened to a local news program for at least half the time he has been a member of the Stephenson King government. After all, a glutton for punishment he is not.

St Lucian national Marcus Alcindor, cousin of Economic Planning Minister, Ausbert d’Auvergne has been sentenced to 51 months in a United States Federal prison with a fine of US $660,000. Mr Alcindor was found guilty by a grand jury earlier this year on several counts of mortgage fraud and money laundering.