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Tapion Landslides – Why Again?

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While St. Lucia has been gripped with the SCHOLARSHIP SAGA, there were reports of a landslide in the Tapion area. Unfortunately for the second time in the last five years, the residents of Tapion are faced with this nightmare. For the entire week, the radio and television carried this issue with the scholarship with the ‘gusto’ that is only seen on CNN when there is BREAKING NEWS. We were told of midday deadlines that were constantly ‘rising’ from the dead and changing to new dates. A saga indeed. There was a bit of anger on my part as I believe that there is a crossover point from passionate pursuit to reckless abandon. Dr. King had crossed that dangerous point on this matter. One is of the opinion that responsible leadership demanded that the parents of these young teenagers should have been consulted. The parents should have been advised as to the cost of studying overseas at this...