President Fidel Castro would’ve been 98 last month, but since his death in 2016, I’ve held that he was not …
Was Cuba’s Fidel Castro Right to Blockade America?
Sleeping with The Devil
The wheels of justice are steadily making headway in the USA with MSR Media’s filing of additional defendants from St. …
How do we protect us from ourselves?
In our Island culture, we have developed a behaviour called “Maco Zhwa”, meaning a non-player looking at a game from …
Caribbean Press Also Has A Role in Regional Crime Fight!
Caribbean nations are taking stock of the effectiveness of their responses to rising crime and violence generated by gang activity …
Shridath Ramphal: His legacy to the Caribbean is also the path to its brighter future
IN the 1970s, as newly independent nations in the Caribbean, Africa, and the Pacific sought to shape their economic futures, …
Glimpses into the Global Life of a Caribbean Colossus
The Caribbean has bequeathed to the world a galaxy of outstanding, intellectual luminaries, too numerous to mention, but too outstanding …
OKEU Hospital Needs Emergency Surgery To Reattach Lost Thumb!
WITH today’s Caribbean headlines more about deaths and violence than what’s being done to ensure peace on earth and long …
Life is all about choices!
In today’s world, you have two choices, you either live fast and die young, or live smart and prepare for …
St. Lucia’s PassportGate: A Scandal of Epic Proportions with Far-Reaching Consequences
The unfolding saga of the Citizenship by Investment Program (CIP) in St. Lucia has reached a boiling point, with allegations …
Post-election Venezuela and the 21st Century Imperial Order in Latin America and the Caribbean
One month after Venezuela’s July 28, 2024, presidential elections, maximum cyber warfare and electrical sabotage continue to plague the Bolivarian …
Poverty—The Root Cause of Global and National Tensions: A Call for OAS Action
Poverty is the festering wound at the heart of the world’s social, economic, and political tensions. In the Americas, it …
Lest We Forget – From Whence Cometh Our Unhealthy Problems At OKEU!
As the longest-serving MP in the Cabinet of Ministers, Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre has a very-long memory – which …
Do some people need special glasses to see?
I take it that the majority of our people are of sound mind, have perfect vision and hear clearly. But …
Looking at the Glass
Several studies have shown that most people are wired to be optimistic and forward-looking, and to see the glass as …
Why are so many people so ungrateful?
We were not always like we are now, I recall in my boyhood days, the friendliness towards one and other, …
Rising Gun Crimes in the Caribbean: Urgent Action required by all
There is an alarming surge in gun-related violence, particularly among younger people and gangs. This plague has now spread from …
Voices from the Valley
On Saturday, buoyed by the stunning exploits of Julien Alfred at the Paris Olympics, I happily accepted Primus “Primo” Hutchinson’s …
From Cellar to Celestial
“The heights of great men and women reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, for they, while their …
It’s Back-to-Business in the Bolivarian Republic!
Never mind the huffing-and-puffing in opposition circles at home and abroad, a fortnight after the July 28 presidential elections, Venezuela …
Youth and Violence: Government to Halt Deviant Behaviours (Part 3)
Prime Minister Philip Pierre proclaimed at the 36th Annual General Meeting of the Castries East Constituency, that his government will …