St. Lucia Simply Beautiful

Staying Alive Financially:
The COVID 19 pandemic is surging, restrictions are back in many countries, the mandatory wearing of masks is being implemented, some persons have been calling for a total shut down. This holiday season will be very bad for businesses. Santa will be out of business this year. No hugging. Our options in relation to finding a side hustle in the retail sector are almost now existent. We are left with ICT businesses. I will like to hear from you if you find any business that you will like to share. In the meantime, let us seek out options on Google and Youtube.

Housekeeping:
I cannot over emphasise the fact that I post the notes of my programmes at www.stluciasimplybeautiful.com I encourage you to visit this site and get the whole story, along with links to recommended sites. While visiting, you can catch up on over 400 of my articles archived on the site.
We are working aggressively to launch a three part series of E-books, each detailing 100 articles by me. I am thrilled as I go over the headlines. It is amazing, how things were, how they are today, and what they are likely to be in the future.

Staying Alive Financially:
As the pandemic deepens, people will become more desperate and lose their sense of reasoning, subscribing to all types of outright scams. The perpetrators of such frauds are well aware of the financial, social and emotional implications of the moment and that money is the only answer.

The Guyanese Critic seems to have adopted a new role post the final election results, and the installation of a new government. He is now ensuring that the Government delivers on its campaign promises and that Ministers perform. While being the problem solver for many Guyanese, he is aggressively expanding his media services which will shortly include a Newspaper.

I can see is a real opportunity for the cooperative movement to expand. This was the vehicle that the late President Forbes Burnham identified for the transformation of Guyana, whereby the people were challenged to house, feed and clothe themselves. It is time for us to get back to basics. There are activities that are occurring such as sea moss farming, beekeeping, specialised farming that are quietly working through the system. Are there investment opportunities in such businesses for the little man? Yes there are opportunities. There are also niches in the retail sector that the little small can compete successfully.

The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) approved a loan of US$30 million to Saint Lucia to support economic recovery and resilience as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

There is no shortage of Courses on Home Based Businesses and MLM opportunities that are available today. Every day, several new MLM companies are launched in spite of the fact that only 25% of the participants succeed. The key is for you to be in the 25%. To be in the 25% you have to study the industry.

Politics in the USA is Hot! Hot! Hot! During the past week, President Trump had his days with the media and a rush of books that have revealed the true Trump. Yet, the situation he has found himself in at the moment seems to have done very little to shift his base.
Listening to 60 minutes at 7.00 pm on CBS, channel 142 on Flow tonight is a must, as Bob Woodward is interviewed to talk about his book entitled RAGE. There is need for another book entitled DONALD TRUMP REVEALED combining excerpts of the three most recent books by Maryanne Trump Barry, Michael Cohen, and Bob Woodward.

The incumbent Jamaica Labour Party won big in their gamble on early elections, and captured 49 of the 63 seats in Parliament. Prime Minister Andrew Holness should be proud of the environment under which a smooth and fair election was held.
St. Vincent & The Grenadines, and St. Lucia are in the queue to announce their election dates.

Guyana has settled down to business with President Ali making policy statements that will change the way things have been done in the past by both major political parties. A new day has dawned for the people of Guyana, it is now up to the people to ensure that the manifesto promises and other recommendations are carried out. The opposition and the media must get to work to ensure that our democracy stays alive and well.