WE Can Agree To Disagree

Saint Lucia has been ranked 14th for press freedom on the World Press Freedom Index. It is an annual list compiled by noted journalist watchdog group – Reporters without Borders.
St Lucia has achieved such a ranking because there are a number of different newspapers publications, radio stations and television stations on the island and therefore there is access to varying opinions in the media.
In many countries there has been a consolidation of media into the hands of a few. This has helped in stifling access to diversity of opinions in the media.
Extemporisation by calypsonians in their songs about the ills that affects society acts as a voice to the public and ensures that they are engaged as watch dogs in society. It is because of this ability to voice an opinion that there are checks and balances in the overall society, so we can feel secure in our decision to enter into an agreement with our fellow men bestowing our collective unto the state and know that our power we have bestowed unto the State is just to us and our fellow men who have reciprocated in good faith.
The ability of the people to keep watch over their interests makes the concept of the fifth estate actually works. It is because there is diversity of opinions that there exists debate and through discourse we can achieve solutions.