By: Deodat Maharaj November 23, 2021 The Caribbean has been at the forefront of the ongoing COP26 climate change negotiations taking place in Glasgow, Scotland. We have seen representation at…
Category: OPINIONS
COMMENTARY: Men’s Issues are real
By: Wayne Campbell November 23, 2021 “Black men struggle with masculinity so much. The idea that we must always be strong really presses us all down, it keeps us from…
COMMENTARY: MEET NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL MISS KERRY POWERS AT THE MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN PS 333.
By: Helen Grenade November 23, 2021 The past has been written, the present designed, and the future is devised around Kerry Powers, Assistant Principal of the Manhattan School for Children,…
COMMENTARY: World Bank recommendations not enough for Caribbean countries to prepare for new Climate shocks
By Sir Ronald Sanders November 19, 2021 A new analysis by the World Bank provides a troubling analysis of the new shocks that Caribbean countries can expect from the worsening…
COMMENTARY: L’UNION FAIT LA FORCE.
By: Jude Elie November 19, 2021 L’UNION FAIT LA FORCE. There is a reason why this was the specific motto chosen by our forefathers. They had discovered, through hardships and…
COMMENTARY: Climate justice: small island states push back
By: Dr Anne Gallagher November 12, 2021 On the first day of the COP26 climate summit, Tuvalu and Antigua and Barbuda took an important step towards climate justice. Small island…
COMMENTARY: “Reframing October 1968: A Case for Reparative Justice” – Walter Rodney Lecture
By: Wayne Campbell November 9, 2021 “After all, if there is no class stratification in a society, it follows that there is no State, because the State arose as an…
COMMENTARY: VACCINATED ELDERS REFLECT ON PANDEMIC TRAVEL
By: Dr Basil Springer November 9, 2021 “The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps.” – Proverbs 16:9 Three weeks ago in this column, I shared…
COMMENTARY: Leaders of smaller islands stand up amid climate destruction and unkept promises
By: Sir Ronald Sanders November 5, 2021 COP26 in Glasgow offered no hope to small island states which continue to face destruction and extinction. COP26 was always going to be…
COMMENTARY: Cults, Discernment of Spirits and a Sense of Belonging
By: Wayne Campbell November 2, 2021 “Cults can hide in many places. They are so adept at blending into society and masking their true colours that often their victims do…
COMMENTARY: Skills revolution needed to underwrite future Caribbean growth
By: David Jessop October 29, 2021 It is no exaggeration to say that education has made the Caribbean what it is today. From rebellion, through emancipation, to the creation of…
COMMENTARY: Small states must rage at COP26 – it’s the last chance saloon
By Sir Ronald Sanders October 22, 2021 It is nothing short of shocking to learn that, despite the fact that the world is teetering dangerously on the precipice of a…