Don’t engage in political social media activity
while on duty or in the workplace...
Do’s and
Don’ts
for Voicing
your
on
Social
Media
By Leslie Collymore
It’s 2020 and over the last 5 years I’ve seen a
sharp increase in social commentary online.
Everyone has opinions on everything and truly
believes that the world needs to hear about it.
Formerly taboo topics such as religion, race
relations, sexuality and politics are now front
and center and many individuals provide some
insightful but mostly spectacularly shocking
points of view.
Saint Lucia is no different. With approximately
120% mobile penetration rate, 88% internet
penetration or access to data, 100,000
Facebook users (roughly 56% of the population)
and steady growth in other platforms, there
exists more social media opportunities now for
Saint Lucians to share everything from their
favorite quotes to their personal opinions,
especially about politics. Now here comes
my disclaimer: I am not a political operative