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…
Category: OPINIONS
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…
COMMENTARY: Venezuela talks – mountain went forth and produced a mouse
By: Sir Ronald Sanders September 10, 2021 It was predictable that, in an attempt to show that they are capable of collaboration, the rival political groups in Venezuela would pick…
COMMENTARY: Literacy for a human centered recovery- Narrowing the digital divide
By: Wayne Campbell September 7, 2021 “Literacy is not a luxury; it is a right and a responsibility. If our world is to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century…
COMMENTARY: Building a Trade and Investment Partnership with Rising Africa
By: Deodat Maharaj September 7, 2021 Many Caribbean countries mark Emancipation in the month of August. Indeed, the CARICOM Community celebrates this historical milestone on 1st August annually. During this time,…
UPDATE: CMP’s Poetry Contest 2021 finalists
September 3, 2021 I know all of you are waiting for the results to be announced for the inaugural Caribbean Magazine Plus Poetry Contest, 2021 as much as we are.…
COMMENTARY: Kenya’s President wants ‘steadfast leadership’ by Commonwealth Secretariat
By: Sir Ronald Sanders September 3, 2021 It is good to see that the President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, has nominated his Cabinet Secretary for Defence, Monica Juma, for the…
COMMENTARY: International day for people of African descent
By: Wayne Campbell August 31, 2021 “The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness.”- Marcus Garvey Whether we admit to this…
COMMENTARY: Nation building is the answer!
By Jean H Charles August 20, 2021 For the initiated the coincidence is not unusual. Pay attention to the eye of August it is more piercing and much more malevolent…
COMMENTARY: The Fall of Kabul, the return of the Taliban
By: Wayne Campbell August 20, 2021 “Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.”- John F. Kennedy. We have all seen the stunning and alarming images on our…
COMMENTARY: International Youth Day 2021
By: Wayne Campbell August 13, 2021 “Young people are on the frontlines of the struggle to build a better future for all. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the dire need…
COMMENTARY: Are people in the Caribbean becoming architects of their own destruction?
By Sir Ronald Sanders August 13, 2021 The question has to be asked. Are some people in Caribbean countries becoming the architects of their own and the region’s destruction? There…