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Monday, February 14th, 2005
“A Constitutional Monarchy means that the highest office in the land is beyond politics. It denies ultimate power to politicians and helps to keep political power under check. Our impartial umpires, the Governor-General and State Governors, keep the politicians honest…†– Excerpt from Australians for Constitutional Monarchy www.norepublic.com.au I was in Trinidad week before last […]
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Saturday, February 12th, 2005
The Government of Saint Lucia, it citizens and Guyanese resident in St. Lucia have all reached out to Guyanese people in their time of need. A Guyana Flood Relief Fund bank account was established at the Main Branch of the Bank of St. Lucia in Castries with access to the public at all branches around […]
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Monday, February 7th, 2005
„Because it hasn’t been done before, doesn’t mean it can’t be done. Those who are afraid to make a mistake will never make a significant achievement – Ted Hood, America’s cup winner – www.reproductionsinc.com The online Bahai international community newsletter (Jul Sep 1996) states that: Civilisation began with agriculture. When our nomadic ancestors began to […]
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Monday, February 7th, 2005
Members of the St. Lucia Architects’ Institute haven given the nod to a lecture by Secretary of the organization – Jason Louis, which proposes a Master Plan for the re-development of Soufriere using the Urban Resort Concept. Mr. Louis, who holds a Masters Degree in Tropical Architecture said the entire nation must ponder the grand […]
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Monday, January 31st, 2005
“…one of the main clues to corporate excellence has come to be specific incidents of unusual effort on the part of apparently ordinary employees…†– Excerpt from the introduction to the book ‘ In Search of Excellence’ by Thomas Peters and Robert Wateman which was first published in 1984. The social partners in Barbados have […]
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Saturday, January 29th, 2005
The Guyana St. Lucia Association is joining with other Guyanese and their Organisations around the world to lend support to our brothers and sisters who have suffered the worst floods in several decades. Many religious persons will say it is thee warning of God upon the nation of Guyana. However, Guyana is experiencing the effects […]
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Monday, January 24th, 2005
“…We have learnt one lesson and one lesson alone, that is how not to live together in unity. We have evolved a formula for living together, but not having any strength…The soul of this community has to be laid bare, and there is no better time to do that than when we are preparing for […]
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Monday, January 17th, 2005
“The creative industries are, in the popular definition of the term – those activities which have their origin in individual creativity, skill and talent and which have a potential for wealth and job creation through the generation and exploitation of intellectual property” – www.coe.int If we reflect on our history we think about the progression […]
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Friday, January 14th, 2005
I returned to St. Lucia on January 3, after eleven wonderful days in Georgetown, Guyana. I am very thankful for the experience and I felt the pain and the joy of my fellow Guyanese as we weathered the difficulties brought about by the floods. Very few people who lived in Georgetown escaped putting their feet […]
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Monday, January 10th, 2005
“The World Bank defines NGOs as ‘private organizations that pursue activities to relieve suffering, promote the interests of the poor, protect the environment, provide basic social services, or undertake community development’. In wider usage, the term NGO can be applied to any non-profit organization which is independent from government. NGOs are typically value-based organizations which […]
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