By Sir Ronald Sanders October 15, 2021 On October 12, more than a dozen representatives in the US Congress sent a letter to the US Trade Representative, Katherine Tai, asking…
Category: OPINIONS
COMMENTARY: Mental Health in an Unequal World
By: Wayne Campbell October 12, 2021 “Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, but stigma and bias shame us all.”- Bill Clinton. It is okay not to be okay.…
COMMENTARY: Roots of Latin American and Caribbean underdevelopment planted by ‘lost’ Columbus
By Sir Ronald Sanders October 8, 2021 Every year at the Organization of American States (OAS), Spain, as an Observer state, has placed on the Organization’s agenda a celebration of…
COMMENTARY: World Teacher’s Day!
By: Wayne Campbell October 5, 2021 “A good teacher can inspire hope; ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.”- Brad Henry We all have a favourite teacher. It…
COMMENTARY: Building Caribbean Food Security via Technology – A Caribbean Export Perspective
By: Deodat Maharaj October 4, 2021 As Covid-19 continues to lay bare our vulnerabilities, our food insecurity has become more prominent than ever. Additionally, our position as one of the…
COMMENTARY: Digital Equity for all ages!
By: Wayne Campbell October 1, 2021 “Ageing is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength.”- Betty Freidan There have been countless discussions regarding growing old and…
COMMENTARY: No such thing as ‘turns’ for Commonwealth Secretary-General
By Sir Ronald Sanders October 1, 2021 The announcement by the President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta that his government has nominated the country’s energy minister, Monica Juma, for the post…
COMMENTARY: The power of a picture!
By Jean Hervé Charles The drama of Haitian migrants under the international bridge camping like refugees after an earthquake did raise some eyebrows. Will Joe Biden order the prompt deportation…
COMMENTARY: Haitians: fear at home, no hope abroad
By Sir Ronald Sanders September 24, 2021 The abrupt resignation of the US Special Envoy to Haiti, Daniel Foote, came like a bolt of lightning from a clear blue sky. …
COMMENTARY: In pursuit of pay equity.
By: Wayne Campbell September 21, 2021 “We need to ask why women are relegated to lower-paid work; why professions that are female-dominated have lower salaries – including jobs in the…
COMMENTARY: On the heels of COVID, Climate Change swings a wrecking ball
By Sir Ronald Sanders September 17, 2021 The public health and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has rightly focused the attention and resources of governments around the world on…
COMMENTARY: The Caribbean’s ‘big fish small fish’ problem
By: David Jessop September 14, 2021 Some years ago, the then prime minister of Barbados, the late Owen Arthur, told me that unless regional leaders could agree on how to…