I have been enjoying a sabbatical from writing, and just spending some time observing our society over the last few …
No, No, No Mr. Prescod
Global Paradigm Shift Underway
THE world has never been more connected – and yet globalization is under strain as never before. Beggar-thy-neighbour economic policies …
To Flee Or Not To Flee
DONALD Trump has won the US elections! Donald Trump has won the US elections! Donald Trump…yes, he has won the …
Brazil, Cuba and Mexico – Bridges for More Business In Trump Era
IT’S still too early to say what effect the election of Donald Trump as the next US President will have …
In Crowded Field for Trump’s Attention Caribbean Must Get Into The Game
(THE writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States of America and the Organisation of American States. He …
God Bless America; God Help The Rest Of Us
SINCE I wrote in this newspaper last month that Donald Trump wouldn’t make it to the White House a lot …
Our Economy and the CDB Review
OVER the last few weeks following the CDB review, we’ve had breaks in our discussions of the economy, and so …
How the Don Trumped The Dame!
THE journalist in me played with several catchy headline phrases ahead of Tuesday’s US Presidential Election. But the one I …
Heads Will Roll–Hollande’s Is Next
On January 20 next year, to a performance of the president’s anthem, “Hail to the Chief”, and the vice-president’s anthem, …
In Defense of Truth
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they …
370 Top Economists Cannot Be Wrong
TRUMPED-UP, iconoclastic, fallacious, dangerous, delusional, incoherent, dreadful, naïve: If you are looking for words that explain the economic ideas of …
Internet Gaming – The U.S. -Antigua Row
(Sir Ronald was Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the WTO when the case against the US was first won in …
Save Our Girls
YOU would think that two months before the end of 2016, our justice system would have been making some noticeable …
St. Lucia Can Count On Mexico
FOR Mexico, the Caribbean represents a strategic region and a natural zone for partnerships and synergies. In recent years, Saint …
Obedience
HOW good are you into the act of obedience? Are you ready to obey, and are you obeying continuously? Obedience …
Hypocrisy and Contempt
THE EDITOR: THE VOICE newspaper’s editorial of Saturday, 22nd October, 2016 proved our ability to tolerate and or promote hypocrisy. …
Balancing the Evidence
THE question of balance in our adversarial system of justice can be examined as in the use of forensics in …
On Being Virtually Virtuous
TOMORROW is Jounen Kwéyòl. Enjoy the celebration, but be careful. Because next day, there’s another celebration that some people are …
The Drying Up of Development Aid
IT’S not that big a stretch to argue that the use of development aid as a political and diplomatic tool …
Crime – Time for Serious Action
CRIME and criminal activities have reached an all-time high in our Fair Helen. Natives and residents alike are very fearful …