St. Lucia Simply Beautiful

Let us celebrate the coming into being of our Domestic Violence Bill and get behind our Government to bring all measures to bear in its execution. It is a long road but it should be the desire of each of us to ensure that through this enactment a better way will be found.

Ed Harris has just launched Lifestyle Balance Video Channel. It is your turn to tell your story.

For those trainers who are fortunate to have seasoned mentors in their lives, count your lucky stars and remember that you cannot buy experience, it is accumulated with the passage of time.

The efforts of President Joe Biden and his team to bring together their NATO allies, and other democratic and peace-loving nations must be commended. In his State of the Union Address last Tuesday evening, he pledged support to the people of Ukraine and other non communist countries, to stand with them within the framework of the UN Charter. The border nations are also being supported at the moment with US troops and military supplies.

In many instances, the headlines tell the story. You can look back at 2021.
Many of the Columns appeared in the weekend Voice Newspaper in Saint Lucia.

In conclusion, I feel that the time is rife for Saint Lucian companies, especially those in the Services Sector to invest independently or establish Joint Ventures with their counterparts in Guyana. It is also an opportunity for established companies to pool their resources together and look into areas of farming, and the establishment of manufacturing operations that can produce competitively in Guyana.

In January 2015, McIntyre-Pike penned an article on the objective and purpose of the Countrystyle Community Tourism Village programme, which rests in the fundamental vision of Countrystyle to empower and develop communities, on a sustainable basis; dynamically marketing and exposing their natural culture, talents, passions and potential to the world; and packaging each individual community as a unique destination (product) within their general destination.

The construction industry continues to show positive signs with new construction going up everywhere. A substantial inventory of Commercial Buildings offering retail and office spaces are currently coming on the market. Commencement of a major commercial development is slated for the 2nd quarter of 2022 by a very active Developer in the South of the island.

The community tourism value proposition has been established. The public and private sectors must work together to create an enabling environment. Investment finance must be secured from godparents, including the Diaspora. Public relations and sales and marketing expertise must be secured to make the public aware of the opportunity. Operational systems must be introduced to increase productivity and nurture the enterprise to profitability. The people, as a major stakeholder, must be trained as to how they can participate in community tourism.

In a few days, the lovers of the world will be expressing their love with the exchange of greeting cards, gifts – such as red roses, nightwear, perfumes, and chocolates which are staples at this time, along with dinner dates and stay-overs at hotels. It is definitely a wonderful day of the year. In times like these, all we need is LOVE and you are at liberty to express your LOVE for that special someone publicly and freely on Valentine’s Day. I will not be surprised to see some very intimate embraces in public places as unlike many other countries in the region St. Lucians like to hug and kiss, most times kissing on the forehead and cheeks.