COVID-19 changed almost everything in 2020. But the global change engine has also this year accelerated the frequency of clashes …
Why August 23 is a more important to Caribbean History than Emancipation Day
COVID-19 and its Consequences for Caribbean Diplomacy
THE COVID-19 pandemic is severely limiting the work of diplomacy. It could have a lasting adverse effect on international relations …
UWI gone global on several fronts, with one common denominator!
WHENEVER I say, ‘I wish every Caribbean citizen would tune in to UWItv Global at least once a day’, I’m …
Are governments development plans in keeping with the people’s needs?
NEW buildings, paved roads and community centers — all known activities and actions taken by governments to secure votes for …
SLNT Violating its Ideology?
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IT is rather strange that the philosophy of the Trust has been found wanting based on a single analogy highlighted …
The Silent Investors
DESPITE all the negative rhetoric emanating from wannabe journalists for which St Lucia has become well renowned, meaningful investors continue …
When Will We Start Advocating For Survivors?
In last week’s article we discussed how to learn to be ok with needing to take time for yourself. We …
External Observation of Elections Important to Protect Democracy and Rights
CARICOM countries have been subject to intense scrutiny in the period March to August this year, relating to the conduct …
Year of the Bible 2020 Jesus Christ – the Certain Vision, the Certain Hope
“For in Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or …
Reality Check: Who really wants to win A COVID Election?
Wherever an election bell rings anywhere these days, everyone listens. In the Caribbean, Trinidad & Tobago’s Prime Minister Keith Rowley …
White and Dark Shadows loom over Barbados and Guyana, but Without Silver Linings!
General Elections are due in Trinidad & Tobago on Monday, making the twin-island republic the fourth CARICOM nation (after Guyana, …
Challenges facing the new Government of Guyana
The one upside of the challenges facing the Government of Guyana after a five-month impasse in declaring the result of …
When hope is in short supply!
We have a tendency to believe in hope, which no doubt helps ease our frustrations. But what we hope for …
The By-Products of Good Governance
ELECTIONS are constitutionally due by June 2021 or September of the same year. In my humble opinion, the current administration …
Things cannot remain as is or was, because Saint Lucia is no longer Simply Beautiful!
The people elect and hope the Government will work in their interests regarding various needs, key amongst them the need …
Sir Ronald Sanders on Owen Arthur
“Owen Arthur and I had been talking almost every day over the last few weeks, until he was admitted to …
Owen Arthur Tribute by Sir Shridath Ramphal
“Barbados has lost a great son. CARICOM has lost a great West Indian. We are all the poorer for Owen’s …
We Adapt or We Perish
The world has changed. That’s a fact. Sitting behind closed doors and closed borders isn’t going to make it return …
Egregious Irrisponsibility
“The fatal failings of the “American” should have alerted us or put us on the alert. That does not seem …
Culture of Violence Impedes Progress in a Society
An African proverb says: “Greatness is not achieved with violence”. Violence is very dangerous for every society. If a society …