Canvassing in Vieux Fort last week, I met a young lady who worked in a shoe store. When she heard …
A Case for Minimum Wage?
Calypsos Sounding The Right Notes, But Have We Learned To Listen Well Enough?
I listened to quite a number of calypsos this season and there seems to be one common theme: a number …
When Awaking to a Damned Dawn is the New National Norm
It used to be unthinkable to even wonder if the time would ever come here when you could wake-up every …
The New Burden of Diplomacy: The Enemy Within
The mess resulting from reports that the British Ambassador to the United States, Sir Kim Darroch, made about President Donald …
The Unseen Worker
For good reason, many aspects of the operation of a computer system are crucial yet unseen, unsung, and unrecognised. After …
A Healthcare System in Trouble
Saint Lucia’s health care system is in need of a prescription that would cure it of its malady or else …
Bring Back The Beautiful Olden Days of Carnival
A friend of mine recently indicated to me how beautiful carnival was when she was growing up. According to her, …
Ethiopia, Sudan, Algeria and Libya Testing African Union
Recent developments in Ethiopia, Sudan, Algeria and Libya have again brought into strong focus the growing need for adequate continental …
Guaido to CARICOM: ‘I am ready to talk, but…’
Venezuela’s opposition-controlled National Assembly leader and self-styled ‘Interim President’ Juan Guaido has (finally) agreed to go to the negotiating table …
A Call for Caribbean Governments to Tax Cruise Sector More and Tax Air Passengers Less
Can tourism dependent Caribbean governments learn something from oil producing countries? When relatively small and poor oil producing governments sought …
CARICOM Holds a Key to Venezuela Crisis. Will it Lock or Unlock?
Venezuela has always counted on its Caribbean neighbours for more than just solidarity in the face of the current level …
Making a Difference: The Example of António Guterres
In his three and a half years as Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres has proved himself sensitive and …
The Silver Spoon, and Those Born Without It
For young people in particular, the secret to success lies in something my grandmother shared with my cousins and me …
Working Backwards
One of the more useful features of computer systems is the ability to take snapshots of the system state or …
The Elephant in CARICOM’s Room at The Royalton
CARICOM Summits are usually treated by the Caribbean press like annual family gatherings of the elected leaders of national branches …
CARICOM is Only as Strong as Summit Decisions Implemented
The 2019 CARICOM Heads of Government Summit will officially open here tomorrow and continue until Friday, under the Chairmanship of …
Practice What You Preach
The resumption of this column on its two hundredth article is notable, since it represents the second wave of effort …
Be Careful What You Do With Your Body!
Every young person should know the basic facts and arguments that concern the subject of life in our society today. …
Regional Duty
I was very happy to read the VOICE Newspaper last week and see that someone finally wrote about a topic …
Reaping the firepower of militarization of Caribbean police forces (Part 2)
Back in September 1979, Saint Lucia, Dominica and Grenada agreed to discuss participation in a regional police or defense force, …