By: António Guterres February 21, 2025 Your Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, all protocol observed. It is a joy to be with you in Barbados and an honour to…
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COMMENTARY: CARICOM Secretary-General’s Remarks |48th Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government
By: Dr Carla Barnett February 21, 2025 I am very pleased to add my welcome to everyone here and online for the Opening Ceremony of our Forty-Eighth Regular Meeting of…
COMMENTARY: The evolution of Soca in Grenada
By: Paul Sarran February 14, 2025 Grenada has carved out its own identity in Soca music, refining the art form with a distinctive style that continues to gain international recognition.…
Commentary: Take it or leave it
By: Capil Bissoon February 11, 2025 Take it or leave it… Was this inference a deliberate but subtle attempt to generate palpable disrespect and cast aspersions on the professionalism and…
COMMENTARY: Remarks by President Ilan Goldfajn on the Occasion of the XIII Annual Consultation with Caribbean Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank
By: Ilan Goldfajn February 4, 2025 The Honorable Philip Davis, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Minister Halkitis, Distinguished Governors, Heads of Delegation and Members of the Delegations;…
COMMENTARY: Civic Pride for A Better Caribbean
By: Terri London February 4, 2025 “Civic pride refers to the feeling of honor, satisfaction and love that individuals share toward their city, town or community.” It is on this…
COMMENTARY: The Price of Advocacy: Balancing Immigration, DEI, and Self-Preservation
By: Christiana Best-Giacomini, Ph.D. February 4, 2025 The past few months have been profoundly challenging as a Black immigrant woman. The uncertainty surrounding the new administration has left me unsettled,…
COMMENTARY: President Trump’s Executive Orders and the Caribbean
By: Sir Ronald Sanders January 28, 2025 Within hours of his second inauguration as President of the United States on January 20, Donald Trump issued a sweeping series of Executive…
COMMENTARY: “The Golden Age Begins”: Donald Trump’s Vision for America’s Restoration
By: Dr. Sheila Newton Moses January 24, 2025 With a backdrop of triumphant melodies and the words “His truth is marching on,” Donald Trump, the 47th President of the United…
COMMENTARY: OAS secretary-general election and renewed OAS consensus
By: Sir Ronald Sanders January 21, 2025 The upcoming election for the Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS) on March 10, 2025, presents an opportunity to reshape the…
COMMENTARY: T&T 2025 general election promises high drama
By: Paul Sarran January 17, 2025 The 2025 general election in Trinidad and Tobago promises to be a captivating political battle, particularly in the marginal constituency of San Fernando West.…
COMMENTARY: THE STABILITY OF THE DICKON MITCHELL’S NDC GOVERNMENT IS BEING THREATENED.
By Helen Grenade January 14, 2025 The National Democratic Congress (NDC) government is in shambles, mitted in controversy, since Dickon Mitchell became the new Czar in Grenada. Crime level has…