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REGINALD DUMAS THA CHIEF Secretary Farley Augustine wants devolution of power and authority to the THA. In principle, I agree with him. I say “in principle” because in actual practice the devolution process is complex – merely saying in a law that such-and-such has been devolved is by no means enough. What, for example, about

Saint Lucia’s hallmark festival tourism event, the St Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival is back with a bang after the three-year stoppage due to the covid19 pandemic. And with a change of government on the island, the return of the festival to the Pigeon Island National Landmark, its home since inception over 25 years ago, brings it back to the standard and layout that brought visitors in large numbers all these years.

THE Prime Minister said Government will do its best to make sure that the newly proclaimed Procurement Act works for the benefit of everyone in TT.

THE EDITOR: Something has to give with the numbing traffic situation. We simply cannot continue like this. And it seems that the powers that be are either aloof or too distracted with political gamesmanship. I would truly like to know what are the plans for traffic alleviation, ie, if they have one since the last

ONLOOKERS of last week’s crime conference, at which Dr Ralph Gonsalves made a startling call for the resumption of hanging, might have come away feeling the St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister has had a clear-cut, unequivocal history of supporting the death penalty. He boasted while he was a Roman Catholic and the Pope

The $250 million project will take three years to complete, said Patrick Manning, a managing partner of Reef Capital Partners from Utah

The dilapidated remains of Coco Palms, which once hosted Elvis Presley, will be demolished and a new 350-room hotel and cultural center will be built on the Kauaʻi property, according to Utah-based developers that own the 46-acre site.

The $250 million project will take three years to complete, said Patrick Manning, a managing partner of Reef Capital Partners from Utah

The $250 million project will take three years to complete, said Patrick Manning, a managing partner of Reef Capital Partners from Utah

The $250 million project will take three years to complete, said Patrick Manning, a managing partner of Reef Capital Partners from Utah