WE have just celebrated the Advent and Christmas Seasons. The focus was on the coming and actual birth of Jesus …
Peace Here on Earth: Can that be achieved?
Why CARICOM had no national for OAS top job
READERS of Barbados newspapers were exposed recently to the views of John Beale, one of the country’s former Ambassadors to …
Climate Change is Fishy Business!
“Researchers warn that warmer seas mean more intense storms — or, as one put it ‘weather on steroids’ — resulting …
A Time to Decide
PRIME Minister Allen Chastanet’s New Year’s Address delivered last Sunday evening may have sounded, to some people, like a rehash …
Politicizing and Criminalizing of Crime-fighting Unavoidable and Unhelpful
CARIBBEAN people continue to treat crime and the general fight against it as a political issue, counting on political parties, …
2020 – Fresh Start- New Beginnings
“As a society we need to ensure that survivors of sexual violence have a supportive environment to begin to heal …
Independence, Sovereignty and Diplomatic Protocol in Saint Lucia-Venezuela Ties
2020 is under way and with another Independence Anniversary approaching, I’ve been thinking of how best we can demonstrate the …
Just who does own the state of Saint Lucia…?
“To lead people, walk beside them. As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The next …
China, the Caribbean and the West: serving whose interest?
CARIBBEAN countries are being warned by the government of the United States of America (U.S.) and U.S. writers that they …
It’s Better Under Chastanet
THE United Workers Party (UWP) is pressing on with some notable achievements and the launching of a multi-million dollar package …
Let’s watch more news to better our views!
WE used to say here not too long ago that ‘When America sneezes, we catch the cold.’ The Africans also …
US vs Iran: War of Distraction or Destruction?
IRAN hit back Tuesday night for the killing of its top military commander last Friday, lobbing two dozen missiles at …
Fidel in Fact, Fiction and Folklore… No Talking to America with Sanctions in Place!
“The killing of the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard while on a visit to Iraq alleging he was ‘planning to …
Banking on Persons of the Year!
IT’S always a quite difficult task for anyone to choose a Person of the Year that everyone else will agree …
Contest for OAS Secretary-General: The Caribbean’s Interest
THE contest for the post of Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS) is now well and truly joined. …
Uncertainty: The Code Word for 2020!
AT the end of every year, we give praise and wish and hope for a more fruitful year. But Faith …
Musings on 2020
THE Year 2000, we knew, began a new Millennium. It marked a measurable change. 2020 feels like the start of …
2020 The Year of Pure Magic
ARE you as excited and enthusiastic as I am about welcoming the dawn of a new decade? I’m sure you …
Cuba in Continuity in 2020
CUBA enters 2020 with six decades experience of building and defending its revolution through thick and thin, emerging triumphant against …
Moving Forward – Happy New Year
A new year is here and for many it is a time for reflection, for doing away with old things …