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Ideally, appreciation begins at home

Ideally, appreciation begins at home »

Occam’s razor is a rule of thumb (heuristic) that guides philosophers and scientists alike.   Essentially, the rule states that when two competing theories make the same prediction the simpler one is better.  Isaac Newton elegantly...

July 2 2009 / 2 comments / Read More »
Stop the bus stop czars!

Stop the bus stop czars! »

Monopolistic situations are inherently bad for the consuming public. In monopolistic situations the consumer does not have a choice of service/product provider. In cases where the product/service in question is a need and not a...

July 2 2009 / 2 comments / Read More »

Local

Amy to jump St Lucia Carnival? »

Amy to jump St Lucia Carnival?

Band offers Amy Winehouse free costume Is there anything such as “too outrageous” when it comes to antics on our carnival route? And what...

Jul 2 2009 | 25 comments | Read More »

Australia to help with border protection »

Australia to help with border protection

Strengthening Australian ties with the Caribbean and helping the region in ways best suited to the large desert island country, Australia, were areas up...

Jul 2 2009 | 2 comments | Read More »

Swine flu alert for animals still on! »

Swine flu alert for animals still on!

At the last emergency H1N1 conference in May, chief veterinary officer George Joseph brought into focus the animal aspect of H1N1 influenza relating to...

Jul 2 2009 | No comment | Read More »

Has Calypso season started? »

Has Calypso season started?

Lady Spice is at the top again. So, can she repeat her winning ways as she did in 2000 or can Spice be the...

Jul 2 2009 | 2 comments | Read More »

Cricket organizers not worried about Swine Flu? »

Cricket organizers not worried about Swine Flu?

News of St Lucia’s first confirmed case of the H1N1 virus, more commonly known as Swine Flu, swept the island yesterday.  Novel influenza A...

Jul 2 2009 | 3 comments | Read More »
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Sports

Valley Boys Knockout Sulphur City in final »

Valley Boys Knockout Sulphur City in final

From the beginning our plan was to come here and treat every game as a final, treat our opponents with respect and play our normal football. We achieved that.” Mabouya Valley Manager, Brenton Edward, made sure his team lived and died by his words. By...

Jul 2 2009 / 2 comments / Read More »

Charles is new OECS Cycling champ »

Charles is new OECS Cycling champ

Since 1991 St Lucia has not had an OECS Cycling Champion. The long wait is over. On Sunday Sydney Charles over came the heat and the persistence of Jyme Bridges (Antigua) and Reggie Douglas (St Kitts and Nevis) to win Sunday’s gruelling OECS 114 km ...

Jul 2 2009 / 1 comment / Read More »

Team St Lucia ready for OECS Cycling »

Team St Lucia ready for OECS Cycling

A number of top cyclists from the region are here to compete in Sunday’s OECS Cycling Championships which is a gruelling 114km road race. St Lucia is hosting the event for the first time since 1987. Thirty five overseas riders are expected here from Anguilla, Antigua,...

Jun 29 2009 / No comment / Read More »

Travel & Tourism

Sandals pillars on beach can stay declares Tribunal »

Sandals pillars on beach can stay declares TribunalThe Appeals tribunal of the Physical and Planning Department of the Development Control Authority has ruled that two columns constructed by Sandals Grande Resort on...

Jul 2 2009 / 3 comments / Read More »
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Entertainment

Entertainment

Star treatment for Carnival Queen contestants!

The Sashing ceremony—it is the grand function where the Carnival queen contestants, all get to be officially introduced to their individual sponsors for the event. But do not go looking up the word...

Jun 21, 2009 / More »

The Courts

The Courts

Young man pleads guilty to rape

Twenty-nine-year-old Kent Ruben of Vieux Fort pleaded guilty to raping a 26-year-old woman before Justice Kenneth Benjamin at the High Court on Wednesday last week. According to the facts relayed by Prosecutor Jenin Samuel-Kisna,...

Jul 2, 2009 / More »

Features

People Speak

History lesson for SLNT

“I never knew that there was so much open space, trees and things to see here!” remarked one of the participants who spent Saturday morning exploring the Southern part of St Lucia. Fourteen...

Jun 29, 2009 / More »
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