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Written by Article Editor
Tuesday, 19 January 2010 15:51 |
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| ST. KITTS AND NEVIS: ECONOMIC REALITY |
By Vernon Harris
- Economist
The Federation
now faces a general election in which the main issues are
management of the economy, maintenance of law and order, good
governance, and the retention of freedom of speech and association.
Management of the economy includes the creation of jobs and the
reduction of unemployment, the provision of essential services such
as education, health, security and social welfare. Poverty
reduction and eventual eradication is a...
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Written by Article Editor
Thursday, 31 December 2009 15:03 |
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| A PROGRAMME FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT |
By Vernon
Harris - Economist
The
Federation urgently requires a program for growth and development.
This is the responsibility of the Federal Government. The country
is being fed a continuous diet of misleading information as to the
economic malaise which faces this Nation. The National Debt now
stands at EC$3billion. The debt service ratio is 187% of Gross
Domestic Product and climbing. The Debt service is EC188 million
(2009 Budget estimates). This is 47% of recurrent revenue. It
should be noted that Government revenue is projected to fall by
13.5 % in 2009 as the...
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Written by olayinka abiola
Monday, 07 September 2009 18:48 |
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| Powder for Pretty? |
 It wasn’t long ago that I was
compelled to write an article about the distasteful fashion trend –
of wearing their pants way too far below their waists - which our
young men seem to have so unwittingly adopted. All of a sudden I
realised that I was being very biased in that while I openly
ridiculed the young men’s dress code I overlooked a very similar
trend in the likes of young ladies. Powered chest is what I call
the absurd excuse to look fresh or whatever the case may
be.
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Written by Article Editor
Friday, 21 August 2009 14:17 |
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| Who cares? And about what? |
By T.C Phipps
Benjamin
One of the
world's most powerful and majestic animals is fast becoming
extinct. For the love of wealth, prestige, and their prized organs,
poachers continue to hunt and kill wild tigers. Man’s greed and his
attitude towards preserving the natural habitat of these threatened
species have been direct contributors to the imminent extinction of
the various species of tigers. It has become a battle of man
against animal! As the debacle unravels, it seems the plight of the
tiger is inevitably at...
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