OPINION: Looking North for Truth: The Story of How We Readily Drink Imperial Juice and Work Against Ourselves

In recent weeks, I have been troubled by the tenor of our local conversations following US punitive measures relating to immigrant visas and the possible banning of Cuban doctors in Saint Lucia. Most unsettling was the reaction to Prime Minister Hon. Philip J. Pierre’s suggestion that the time may come when Saint Lucia might have to suspend the Cuban Medical Programme and reconsider students studying in Cuba. The US Embassy swiftly indicated that no such request had been made.