Venezuela’s opposition-controlled National Assembly leader and self-styled ‘Interim President’ Juan Guaido has (finally) agreed to go to the negotiating table …
Guaido to CARICOM: ‘I am ready to talk, but…’
A Call for Caribbean Governments to Tax Cruise Sector More and Tax Air Passengers Less
Can tourism dependent Caribbean governments learn something from oil producing countries? When relatively small and poor oil producing governments sought …
CARICOM Holds a Key to Venezuela Crisis. Will it Lock or Unlock?
Venezuela has always counted on its Caribbean neighbours for more than just solidarity in the face of the current level …
Making a Difference: The Example of António Guterres
In his three and a half years as Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres has proved himself sensitive and …
The Silver Spoon, and Those Born Without It
For young people in particular, the secret to success lies in something my grandmother shared with my cousins and me …
Working Backwards
One of the more useful features of computer systems is the ability to take snapshots of the system state or …
The Elephant in CARICOM’s Room at The Royalton
CARICOM Summits are usually treated by the Caribbean press like annual family gatherings of the elected leaders of national branches …
CARICOM is Only as Strong as Summit Decisions Implemented
The 2019 CARICOM Heads of Government Summit will officially open here tomorrow and continue until Friday, under the Chairmanship of …
Practice What You Preach
The resumption of this column on its two hundredth article is notable, since it represents the second wave of effort …
Be Careful What You Do With Your Body!
Every young person should know the basic facts and arguments that concern the subject of life in our society today. …
Regional Duty
I was very happy to read the VOICE Newspaper last week and see that someone finally wrote about a topic …
Reaping the firepower of militarization of Caribbean police forces (Part 2)
Back in September 1979, Saint Lucia, Dominica and Grenada agreed to discuss participation in a regional police or defense force, …
A Life Without Kind Gestures is Worth Neither Living nor Remembering!
“The problems that we face today need collective strength and effort. Your troubles are no different to mine and we …
Seeking Professional Help After Sexual Violence
“Should I speak to someone… will it help?” “Will it be confidential, and is it even worth it?” “Can I …
Philip J. Pierre Taking Leadership of SLP in Stride
Philip J. Pierre holds the distinction of being, by far, one of the most loyal and faithful practitioners of the …
Carnival Matters
There are quite a number of people who denounce Carnival because of its pagan origins. We must note however, that …
Reaping The Firepower of Militarization of Caribbean Police Forces (Part 1)
The latest incidents involving police shootings here have once again stirred-up understandable public concern and debate over issues of police …
CCJ Applies Simple Arithmetic to Correct Guyana’s Fuzzy Maths… Respect Due!
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has used simple arithmetic to correct some ‘Fuzzy Maths’ employed by lawyers for the …
Family the “Domestic Church”
Many who have studied sociology have been taught that the family is the nucleus of society. Most people would accept …
Duties Way too High!
I am really surprised that no one is openly complaining about the rates Customs charges us for duties pertaining to …