THE EDITOR: DOES anyone realise that elections would have been called already if the UWP had not had the guts …
A BLOW FOR FAIRNESS
April To Remember
APRIL has been a good month for me this year – and it has nothing at all to do with …
This Station Makes Me Sick
SOMETIMES, I wonder if I am the only one who gets disgusted by what I hear on radio, more so, …
Commeth The Hour, Enters The Man
THE EDITOR: About ten years ago when West Indies had tried everything and were at their wit’s end to turn …
airbnb and Caribbean Tourism – EQUALISER, DESTABILIZER or PARTNER?
BEYOND the impact of the Zika virus, the opening of Cuba to U.S. travellers and the warnings of an economic …
Let’s Nurture The Other Champions
OKAY, so who else is at work today with a sore throat from screaming too much over the West Indies …
Caribbean Banking – Defending Rights, Resisting Unfair Practices
IN January coincidental to my assuming the Presidency of the Permanent Council of the Organisation of American States (OAS), I …
Rise of the Demise of Global Capitalism
THE two elephants in the house on the road in the race for the White House have one thing in …
Why Not a Tax Season Here?
By Marvin Bartholomew MOST people know what an interest rate is. What may have escaped many is that there is …
Debates For What?
THE EDITOR: There has been a lot of talk about the need for political debates but as far as I …
The Misconception of Socialism
By Michael Chastanet FOR those of us interested in progressive and sustainable governance, it is natural to put on our …
Of Politics And The Bench
PETER Mueller, a polarizing figure who served as governor of the German state of Saarland for 12 years, is now …
Socialism on The Rebound – PART FOUR
WHEN Karl Marx and Frederich Engels wrote The Communist Manifesto in the 19th Century, they never knew how early thereafter …
Principles vs Convenience
FOLLOWING the English High Court’s judgment on the Juffali case, the long knives were sharpened and placed ready for Kenny …
Seeing Double
SAINT LUCIA is blessed. At every turn, we seem to have two of everything. Not one, but two Pitons. Other …
This One’s For You And You And You
Dear Readers, I think most of you (including mindful Labourites) – now, now, be nice, that’s not oxymoronic, just plain …
Cuba Is An Imminent Competitor
MY commentary this week is an expanded version of a response I gave to a Jamaican journalist who asked me: …
Socialism On The Rebound – PART THREE
SOCIALISM is being seen as taking a beating in the Caribbean and Latin America Jamaica’s People’s National Party (PNP) was …
The Pathogens of Deception
STUNNED by the historic sentence of time served (four years on remand) to French national Eric Sommer on a guilty …
Guardian of The Sea
HE used to live on the beach. The beach was his home until he was driven away. And it is …