By: Deodat Maharaj November 30, 2021 Arguably, we have never seen a stronger case made for global leaders to invest in our Region’s future survival than that put forward by…
Category: OPINIONS
COMMENTARY: Barbados’ Republican status is not a yen for pieces of silver
By Sir Ronald Sanders November 26, 2021 Among the most nonsensical statements uttered by a British Parliamentarian and repeated in the British newspaper, The Sunday Times, is that Barbados will…
COMMENTARY: An innovative private sector: A prerequisite for Caribbean green economy transition
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…
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…