Two Executive Orders issued by U.S. President Donald Trump have sparked concern across the Caribbean, much as they have in …
CARICOM Nations Should Respond Together to New U.S. Policies
Hardship On The Horizon
Within a week of returning to office, US President Donald Trump unleashed a series of “America First” policies that have …
USAID: Different Faces and Different Strokes for Different Folks in Different Places!
The 64-year-old United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has seen more ups than downs in its six decades of …
Take my foolish advice!
THERE’S a wise old saying that goes “No man is an island”. Yet, there are several individuals, both here and …
The Uncertain Future of Undocumented Caribbean Immigrants in the USA
THE Trump administration’s immigration policies have sent shockwaves throughout the Caribbean community in the United States. Many individuals from St. …
Voicing Views and Voices of the Voiceless!
Now and then, Saint Lucia (like every other Caribbean nation), gets a necessary jolt of reality to show or remind citizens…
When Folly Beckons
MANY years ago, clients of the Royal Bank of Canada used to receive “Royal Bank Letters” which covered a wide …
Independence in Dependence – The beginning of the end (Pt. 1)
IT’S that time of the year for another observance of the date on which Saint Lucia moved from a British …
Is CARICOM Failing Its Smaller Countries?
Recently, the smaller member states of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) have renewed complaints that the promised benefits …
We should turn with the world
IT is quite evident that world affairs are becoming a concern for mankind. A lot that seemed normal and practical …
Shock and Horror as Prime Minister and Junior Minister Deny Humanitarian Gesture
IT is with utter dismay and disillusionment that I pen this piece, still reeling from the shocking denials made by …
Latest US Actions Against Cuba Underline the Necessary Permanence for ‘Operation Truth’ across the Global South
WHEN the outgoing Biden administration announced – in its last hours – it was removing Cuba from Washington’s list of …
Removing the Mote
For the first time, the Caribbean is fielding a candidate for the Secretary-General (SG) of the Organization of American States …
The Corruption Cancer
Imagine working hard every day, earning a decent salary, and still struggling to make ends meet. Imagine living in a …
Why don’t we practice what we preach to others?
These days, you hear people in general complain about the varying standards and quality of service being dished out at …
Performance Management (Pt 2)
At the core of any viable performance management system is Performance Assessment. In this regard, both the employee and the …
Trump’s Second Coming and The Duopoly of Bipartisan Hegemony in American Politics | Part 3
In less than a week, the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region, like the rest of the world, has come …
Is America’s Garvey Pardon Enough?
Now and then I ask friends and fellow critics: ‘How much is enough?’ I did so again this week after …
President Trump’s Executive Orders and the Caribbean
Within hours of his second inauguration as President of the United States on January 20, Donald Trump issued a sweeping …
Penny Wise, Pound Foolish? (The Conclusion)
My commentaries are seldom, if ever about me. Invariably, they focus on national issues that concern me. Every commentary is …