It is rather unfortunate that such a situation has been allowed to fester to such a degree. Sometimes we criticize …
Watergate vs Rovergate
The Bottom Line: Independence, Republicanism, Reparations and Caribbean Citizens
At the risk of being misunderstood too early, I’ll again say I can’t help not going overboard about Barbados following …
Wake up and smell the Chow Mein
(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the U.S. and the OAS. He is also a senior fellow at …
Africa’s Omicron Experience Part 1: The High Cost of Being Honest
As if the COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 and Delta experiences weren’t enough, or the low affection rates across Africa were too good …
National Language Policy: Creating a Way Forward for Creole in Schools in St. Lucia
THE government of St. Lucia is now in the process of formulating a National Language Policy for our country. There …
Paradise lost as we bid for First Place in Negativity!
St. Lucia Simply Beautiful is no more the popular phrase it once was, but there was a time when we, …
A Bull in a China Shop
It is rather unfortunate that any administration is forced to work with non-team players at a time when there are …
Don’t wait for the pandemic to end, let’s get on with our lives!
“Anyone can give up; it is the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when …
The Advocacy Group – An Analysis of the First 100 Days of the Phillip J Pierre Government
THE ECONOMICS OF THE FIRST 100 DAYS While the 100 days mark is too short a period to assess the …
Domestic and Foreign Policy Approaches Revisited — Part 5
Never mind how foreign policy or international affairs are defined in a pre-election Manifesto, the dynamism of the process of …
Barbados’ Republican status is not a yen for pieces of silver
(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organization of American States. He is also …
PTSD – The Political Loss of a Leader
According to Charles Bukowski, and I quote: “Things get bad for all of us, almost continually, and what we do …
Change Starts Within Us, Nowhere Else!
Looking at the situation of the upsurge in crime, it’s very clear that you may change the head of the …
Let’s give ‘Respect Due’ to those who’ve genuinely answered the Caribbean’s calls – like Sandals!
As the region’s hospitality sector tries to find its collective footing amidst the displacement brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, …
The Open School: On Helping Children to Read
LET me welcome my Open School students to the second lesson on Helping to read to Read. The school is …
Let Us Pause and Give Thanks to Yahweh!
“Be fast, have no regrets… If you need to be right before you move, you will never win.” Mike Ryan, …
Domestic and Foreign Policy Approach is Revisited — Part 4
If anything, the third virtual summit between the Chinese and American presidents has shown, crystal-clear, that when it comes to …
Domestic and Foreign Policy Approaches Revisited — Part 3
If change is the only constant, then that also includes the eternal mobility of international relations, which change with the …
World Bank recommendations not enough for Caribbean countries to prepare for new Climate shocks
(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organization of American States. He is also …
Domestic and Foreign Policy Approach is Revisited — Part 2
The US private sector’s response to the Xi-Biden Summit must be neither overlooked, nor underestimated, because China, as The World’s …