I recently shared this with some friends during a conversation about the ongoing Commission of Inquiry. I view the COI through a historical context, where our foreparents built this territory since 1834. They survived world wars, global depressions, hurricanes, tsunamis, migrating for work, droughts, a cholera outbreak, and God only knows what else for us … Continued
As a woman in politics, I have been listening intently to the recent discussion about women leaders and the merits of an all-female Cabinet. I believe in life there should be balance, and the House of Assembly and the Cabinet, where life-changing decisions are made, are not exempted from this. If women make up 50 … Continued
Last night I shared this with some friends during a conversation about the current Commission of Inquiry. The historical context that I view it through is one where our fore-parents built this country since 1834. They survived world wars, global depressions, hurricanes, tsunamis, migrating for work, droughts, a cholera outbreak and God-only-knows what else for … Continued
Caribbean News Online by Dr. Abiola Inniss Ph.D. LLM In recent weeks, and not for the first time, there has been a tremendous clamour over the issue of cultural appropriation. This time it was about the use of the word J’ouvert as the label for a rum product to be produced by the well-known American … Continued
OPINION: ADÉX – WRITER & VISUAL ARTIST As we return to a sense of normalcy in North America over the Spring/Summer months, the number of Caribbean workers who travel abroad to work from the OECS will likely increase during this time. This is why regional bodies need to step-up its involvement in protecting its citizens … Continued
BACKGROUND Before laying out the observations which will more so focus on the 2000-2021 period where the most ex-athletes have been elected to govern, it’s important to provide some requisite background to strengthen the points. With the exception of Cricket and Softball Associations formed in 1945 and 1952 respectively, six other sporting associations—Athletics, Tennis, Sailing, … Continued
ADÉX – Writer & Visual Artist The 2021 Saint Lucia elections is gearing up to be a battle of the bases, and the Saint Lucia Labor Partys’ (SLP) base is simply larger. So instead, the United Workers Party has gambled on making this election about its leader Allen Chastanet but that has been a dismal … Continued
Only a strong social democracy; not a trickledown capitalist model, will deliver for the BVI OK. It was small business and the working man that kept the BVI economy alive Post IRMA and will do the same Post COVID 19. Small business and strong consumer spending will drive economic growth and prosperity, when the pandemic … Continued
Written by Richard Branson When it comes to ending the so-called war on drugs, the pace of change has been slow. Many parts of the world still pursue the same failed policies of the last six decades, wasting billions on tough law enforcement, criminalisation, and mass incarceration, without having any impact on supply or demand … Continued
A second critical travel document- a vaccine passport- is looking inevitable Issues are mounting on the why, what, where, how, and when, of a vaccination passport. Then, will a vaccine passport begin a new level of social, economic, and travel, discrimination? The technology has long been in existence for the introduction of a vaccine passport. … Continued
