LETTER: The Financial Secretary must give us answers
Dear Editor,
Thanks to an Opposition Senator, we were made aware of a memo to senior civil servants about...
COMMENTARY: Mr. T. Finrass And The Foreign Calypso Judge
MR T. FINRASS AND THE FOREIGN CALYPSO JUDGE
By Vellie Nicholas-Benta
During any adjudication process (be...
LETTER: Gaston’s offer of assistance too late
Dear Editor,
I read in full, a statement on your website, where Prime Minister Gaston Browne has offered assistance to Dominica.
I view this as an...
LETTER: Tian did not judge himself
Dear Editor,
I have listened and read a number of comments from members of the public after Tian Winter was crowned jumpy champion.
The comments have...
COMMENTARY: Calamitous Affair Of An Antiguan Billionaire
RAWLSTON POMPEY
As indigent populations seek opportunities to escape the ‘...unceasing miseries; ...frustration and despair, associated with social ills, blamed on poverty,’ people of ‘mega...
LETTER: Where will the students of Holy Trinity School be served in September?
With less than a month to go, the future of the elementary students is yet unsure. I drove pass the Holy Trinity School last...
COMMENTARY: King Fiah-Master of Political Satire
KING FIAH—MASTER OF POLITICAL SATIRE
By Vellie Nicholas-Benta
For the student of English exploring the literary arts, King Fiah’s In Your Face and Labour Win Again...
LETTER: I will “reunite” with my crush at Breakfast fete this weekend
Dear Editor,
When I last wrote you I never expected this thing to blow up as it did. I wanted a quiet meeting with a...
LETTER: Bad Customer Service All Saints Clinic
Dear Health Minister
I have been going to all Saints clinic for over 5 years, the reception the staff at All Saints clinic need some customer...
LETTER: Some business executives have no email courtesy
Dear Editor,
After sending out a few emails a few weeks ago I realize that some people have no email courtesy at all.
I emailed at...
COMMENTARY: Carnival Celebrations – Chaotic Traffic And Woes
CARNIVAL CELEBRATIONS – CHAOTIC TRAFFIC AND WOES
RAWLSTON POMPEY
Though not necessarily celebratory of the‘...end of the wretched slave trade and emancipation from the abhorred inhuman...
LETTER: Very long queues at APUA
Dear Editor,
It took me 1 hour and 45 minutes to pay my electricity bill at APUA yesterday. When I arrived the queue was at the door...
COMMENTARY: Aviation taxes may cause economic strangulation
If an airport in the Caribbean wishes to be an international hub or even a regional hub, it is probably well advised to drop...
POEM: Revelling In Greatness
REVELLING IN GREATNESS (OFFICIAL CARNIVAL SPEECH)
By Vellie Nicholas-Benta
My dear inhabitants:
Citizens and residents
Of the unitary state of Antibuda,
Even those stuck here awaiting visas to Canada,
As...
Call Center worker writes Open Letter to Gaston Browne
I'm sorry that you feel that call center workers must start farming. I'm sorry that you don't care that 400 workers will be out...
Call centre staff say public was lied to about reason for closure
LETTER TO THE EDITOR FROM NCO STAFF
I would like to give a more detailed response or should I say update on the closing of...
LETTER: Disappointed with Elite Island Resort
I'm writing this letter because I'm frustrated and disappointed with Elite Island Resort. After watching Kelly Ripa, from the nationally syndicated show "Kelly and...
LETTER: My unpleasant experience with Flow
Dear Editor,
Karib cable now Flow has been my cable service provider for the past 9 yrs. The customer service over the years has diminished,...
LETTER: Where is the Love for Asot
Dear Editor,
As a comrade, I cannot tell you how disappointed I am with how the Hon. Asot A. Michael is being treated by his...
LETTER: Not one big tune for carnival yet
Dear Editor,
They say if you have good soca songs then you have a good carnival. For the last month, I have been glued to...
COMMENTARY: Aviation In The EC – Time & Opportunity For Change?
James C. "Jim" Lynch, Captain (Retired)
Aviation Consultant, Caribbean Specialty
Aviation In The Eastern Caribbean - Time And Opportunity For Change?
The new Barbados government has the...
How much higher will those speed humps go
Dear Editor,
I am in full support of measures to reduce speeding and thereby accidents in Antigua. I am in support of speed humps too....
Transport board needs to get with the times
Dear Editor,
I was deeply troubled after visiting the transport board today. I went to renew my license, I joked with someone in the line...
