As part of the Nobel Laureate Festival a series of five programmes were produced to celebrate the achievements of Saint Lucia's two Nobel Laureates, Sir William Arthur Lewis and Sir Derek Alton Walcott. This first programme features writer and poet John Robert Lee who reads an excerpt from Walcott's book, "White Egrets" and says why [...]
This week's metaphor on Metaphorically Speaking is... 🎖Success has many fathers, but failure is an orphan 🎖 My guest, Robin Hutchinson MBE, has a very interesting take on how he uses this phrase. His explanation really had me and my team on our toes! ON AIR Monday, 8 February at 9am on Colourfulradio.com and Wednesday, [...]
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The Nobel Laureate Festival celebrates Saint Lucia's two Nobel Laureates: Sir William Arthur Lewis and Sir Derek Alton Walcott. Join the festival online! The programmes which start on Monday 25th January, will be a quick insight to the festival and its theme: Celebrating Excellence: Challenge, Uncertainty, Opportunity. More info on Facebook page @NobelLaureateFestivalSaintLucia. Programmes of [...]
Bosses...Take Note: The Moonbeam wristband tracks workers’ emotional state. Imagine how many times a day someone could be tempted to press the button! https://www.bbc.com/news/business-55637328
When the Walcott Home was formally opened to the public, I witnessed Sir Derek’s tears. It was momentous. Now it's time for you to experience this wonderful tour. In celebration of the Nobel Laureate Festival, the Saint Lucia National Trust under the auspices of the Nobel Laureate Committee presents the Walcott House Virtual Tour. Sir [...]
As a mentor of the University of Westminster, I share this post as it reminds me of saying words similar to this to my mentees, when they felt overwhelmed. I didn’t realize Martin Luther King, Jr had said these words. I’ll use them from now on.
New years always sets us thinking about the new things we are going to do. People mostly talk about losing weight and becoming more healthy, but whatever their plans are, they don't spend enough time preparing. I think, if we prepared physically, by writing things down, we are more likely to do that "new" thing. [...]
