We have heard the saying ‘The silly season’ — referring to the season just before general elections when political hopefuls …
We get governments we deserve that reflect ourselves!
Chairman of UWI’s Five Islands Campus says: ‘Zero Time for Friendly Fire!’
Permit me to briefly address an unfolding debate of great consequence to this institution (the Five Islands Campus of The …
The UWI T-21 Grudge Match Cricket vs Carnival
It was envisioned as the biggest Caribbean sporting extravaganza ever imagined — a virtual UWI T-21 Match, a testy but …
The Election Bell Is About To Be Rung!
“My life will not be defined by a single political campaign. Those will come and go. But what has driven …
Medical Experts Agree With Chastanet’s COVID-19 Strategy
The past year has been a nightmare. News headlines are a daily reminder of the millions who have died as …
The Reaction of Every Action
I watched the March 17th debate in parliament in awe while the opposition had great difficulty in grasping what the …
Let’s show our artistes we also care for them off-stage!
We are often reminded that ‘It is not what the Country can do for you but what you can do …
The UWI Tomorrow: Dollars or Sense? Part II – Commission Pleads ‘Not Guilty!’
On Monday evening, the Report of the Commission appointed by Chancellor Robert Bermudez to make recommendations for the future of …
No, the idea of CARICOM is not dead
(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organization of American States. He is also …
The UWI Tomorrow: Dollars or Sense?
The University of the West Indies (The UWI) does not (yet) face an existential crisis. But one is looming — …
Let Us Keep Hope Alive!
“Accepting that the world is full of uncertainty and ambiguity does not and should not stop people from being pretty …
COVID-19 Vaccination Programme Gets a High-Performance Rating
About one month ago, the Ministry of Health commenced the national vaccination programme, to fight the virus and to obtain …
Time for Our Leaders to Wake-up to the Negativity of Inaction in Lockdowns!
Leaders who have properly planned for and implemented measures to drive the recovery of their citizens and economies ravaged by …
Lucian Politics Among The Doctors
Philosophy has been dethroned and Enlightenment and Naivety embraced in a grotesque dance for survival in the politics of the …
I must really be blind…
Often I wonder if the word ‘consultation’ exists – like hearing a different point of view or seeing things from …
Budgeting for COVID and Elections Part 2: My Prick!
I have a very different approach to Budgeting for COVID: by not spending one damned cent. I never planned (and …
Haiti needs vigilance by the International Community
(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organization of American States. He is also …
Budgeting for COVID and Elections Part 1: Paying for Sins of Commission and Omission
‘In one of the largest efforts by an institution to atone for slavery, a prominent order of Catholic priests has …
1000 Words by Alex Grant
Uncertainty and Anxiety are Today’s Buzz Words
“I used to be scared of uncertainty; now I get a high out of it” Jensen Ackles The path to …