By: Deodat Maharaj COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc in 2021. BBC has reported that as of 1st of February 2021, more than 100 million people have been infected with the…
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COMMENTARY: CARICOM united voice urgent in COVID Vaccine Crisis
By Sir Ronald Sanders Developing countries, including the member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are being left behind in the rollout of vaccinations against COVID-19 that is now underway…
COMMENTARY: A second UN term for a champion of causes crucial to the Caribbean
By Sir Ronald Sanders United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has announced his availability to serve a second term when his current term ends on December 31. Arguably, Guterres is the UN…
COMMENTARY: Caribbean-US relations: chance to merge might with right
By Sir Ronald Sanders Events in Washington on January 20 were a welcome relief and release for the world. Once Joseph R. Biden took the oath of office as President…
COMMENTARY: A Reflection of the 46th President’s Inauguration Speech
On January 20, 2021, the United States of America witnessed what is called an attempt for healing- a healing of the core soul of America. Putting all politics aside, I…
COMMENTARY: John Layne, a proud and influential Grenadian doctor.
By Helen Grenade Dedicated, inspiring, innovative, compassionate, pleasant, patient, understanding, unique, articulate, competent, knowledgeable, great guy, terrific doctor, and effective, that’s who doctor John Layne is. We must never underestimate…
COMMENTARY: Trump-Pompeo parting shots hurt the Caribbean
By Sir Ronald Sanders As they are preparing to exit the White House and the State Department on January 20, the outgoing Donald Trump administration has planted some explosives for…
COMMENTARY: Recovering America’s battered Democracy and Authority
By: Sir Ronald Sanders Recent events in Washington, the revered capital of the United States of America, have shaken the moral authority of that country to lecture, threaten and coerce…
COMMENTARY: End of Year Statement by the Outgoing Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Dr. the Honourable Ralph Gonsalves Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines
This year we will be experiencing a Christmas Season like no other. We may miss the joy of camaraderie, but it should however, serve to remind us of the spirit…
COMMENTARY: THIS LAME DUCK MITCHELL NNP GOVERNMENT
By Helen Grenade I cannot understand why Prime Minister Keith C. Mitchell is so bent on proving that he is unsuitable for leadership. The people of Grenada, are apparently now…
COMMENTARY: END OF YEAR MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE
END OF YEAR MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM)AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE The holiday season is upon us, amidst what has been the most deadly pandemic in a century. Our…
COMMENTARY: OAS accommodation of Guaidó attack on Trinidad and Tobago wrongly allowed but rightly resisted
By: Sir Ronald Sanders Events at the Organization of American States (OAS) continue to reveal that, notwithstanding the efforts by some of its 33 member states, the Organization is the…