There was a man named Joe who took pride in impressing others with his expensive collection of antiques. One day …
Beauty in the Inspired Word of God
COVID-19 in 2021
Today is World Health Day – and the most important to be remembered forever by all alive on Planet Earth …
COVID 19 Is with us, now La Soufriere Volcano eruption is looming, what’s next?
“There’s no harm in hoping for the best as long as you’re prepared for the worst.” Stephen King. It is …
Collective CARICOM voice for recovery at IMF-World Bank meetings
(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organization of American States. He is also …
Beckles: Don’t shoot the Pelican in mid-flight!
Monday, March 29, 2021is indelibly inscribed in history as the day Lamar Avenue (in Dallas, Texas) was renamed Botham Jean …
We get governments we deserve that reflect ourselves!
We have heard the saying ‘The silly season’ — referring to the season just before general elections when political hopefuls …
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 …