Commentary by J. Emile Ferdinand QC on The Constitutional Role & Responsibility of the Police Service Commission & the Public Service Commission. The Police Service Commission and the Public Service Commission (“PSCs”) in St. Kitts-Nevis, as in the wider Commonwealth Caribbean, have as their Constitutional purpose the protection of the Police Service and the Civil Service,… Read More
Let me begin by congratulating on their appointment the new Commissioner of Police Ian Queeley and his High Command. They inherit a monumental but not insurmountable task. I wish them every and early success. Our country faces a serious crisis that could reverse all the advances that have been made in the past 50 years.… Read More
Yesterday February 4, 2016 was World Cancer Day. What is World Cancer Day? According to worldcancerday.org: “A truly global event taking place every year on 4 February, World Cancer Day unites the world’s population in the fight against cancer. It aims to save millions of preventable deaths each year by raising awareness and education… Read More
(Cartoon originally copyrighted by the authors; G. Renee Guzlas, artist) In the previous blog article entitled, The Secret to a Healthy Nation, an attempt was made to identify the ROOT CAUSE of the causes of our physical, mental, social and environmental diseases. After outlining in detail, 1) the prevalence of the diseases and their risk factors in our nation, 2) the pathogenic metabolic, social, mental… Read More
“The Lord’s Prayer is Christianity’s greatest prayer. It is also Christianity’s strangest prayer. It is prayed by all Christians, but it never mentions Christ. It is prayed in all churches, but it never mentions church. It is prayed on all Sundays, but it never mentions Sunday. It is called the “Lord’s Prayer,” but it never… Read More
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I am here wondering if there are any ethical principles that guide the body politic (politicians) similar to medical ethics that guide the medical profession? http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/medical-ethics/code-medical-ethics/principles-medical-ethics.page Just like our actions as health care providers should be geared for the benefit of the patient, is there something out there that guides politicians so that their thoughts, words and… Read More
http://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Cycle-Politics-Constitutional-Governance-ebook/dp/B01AO0GSUQ/ Leading Attorney-at-Law and Queen’s Counsel, Charles Wilkin, makes a fervent plea for the state of St. Kitts and Nevis to break the cycle of tribal politics that has unsettled and hindered the growth and development of the twin-island “federation”. He uses as his starting point, a detailed description and chronology of the political events… Read More
Once upon a time, in a land not too far away and closer than you may think, there lived a community of people who were in dire straights. They did not have the foresight and did not have the commodities, goods and services to attract enough income to provide for their basic needs. One day, a lawyer from outside came across one… Read More
As many of you may or may not know, over the past years I have become very concerned about the state of health of our Federation. For those of you who have taken the time to study my in-depth article, The Secret to a Healthy Nation, you would have noticed that I have taken pains to document… Read More
Source: Holt-LunstadJ, Smith TB, Layton JB (2010) Social Relationships and Mortality Risk: A Meta-analytic Review. PLOS Medicine 7(7): e1000316.
https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1000316
