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STORMY SEPTEMBER (Part 2) – The September Showdown
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September 18, 2020
It is said that “where there is smoke there is fire”, and the puffs of smoke generated by Hon. E.T. Joshua whilst still a Minister in the Alliance gov...
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Stormy September
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September 11, 2020
Let me begin on a positive note in extending hearty congratulations to well-known social activist Mr Junior Bacchus on his appointment as honorary Con...
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Challenging the foundations- part 2
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September 4, 2020
It must be clear to all who follow developments in the USA that it has failed to solve its problems of inequality, injustice and racism. To understand...
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Challenging the foundations of racism and inequality
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August 28, 2020
A fundamental tenet of the Christian religion, according to the Bible, is that only a foolish man builds his house upon the sand as opposed to buildin...
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COVID and elections
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August 21, 2020
It has taken just over a week for the official results of the 2020 general elections in Trinidad and Tobago to be announced officially. Thankfully, we...
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Ting Fo’ Tark, but time and space Na’dey
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August 14, 2020
There is an old local saying which goes like this-“Ting dey fo’ tark, but time na dey”, meaning that there are many issues to be discussed but time is...
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Learning from Guyana: and, COVID elections?
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August 7, 2020
The most meaningless holiday weekend of my life has at last elapsed. It would have been so refreshing if the weekend holidays, a span of Saturday to W...
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Our continuing struggle for emancipation
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July 31, 2020
Emancipation, the legal ending of chattel slavery in the Caribbean, is supposed to be one of the biggest days in the English-speaking Caribbean calend...
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Subverting The Will of The People
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July 24, 2020
Sometimes I wonder whether those persons who put themselves forward for political office and aspire to become Parliamentarians, Ministers or even to r...
Cricketing lessons
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Cricketing lessons
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July 17, 2020
In a world starving badly for live sport, cricket has not had such a golden opportunity for decades to grab international attention as it did last wee...
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Not just regional travel at stake
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July 10, 2020
The LIAT demise and, to a lesser extent, the ongoing controversy over the outcome of the March elections in Guyana, have dominated the regional news d...
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When will we get it right?
-Reprehensible attack on Justice Saunders
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July 3, 2020
As of today, Vincentian Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves assumes the role of Chairman of CARICOM for the next six months under the terms of the rotat...
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Cross-party agreement on conduct of elections needed
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June 26, 2020
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), in spite of it being predominantly composed of small island-nations and, in international terms, miniscule populati...
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Seize the moment, make maximum use of space
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June 19, 2020
It was most heartening to see attempts by concerned groups and individuals in the Caribbean last week to organize activities in solidarity with those ...
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Mob rule? Bun Dem!
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June 12, 2020
Chant: “What we want?” Crowd response: “Justice!” Chant : “When we want it?” Crowd response: “Now!” That in a nutshell sums up the attitude of million...
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One hand can’t clap!
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May 22, 2020
Whatever we try to do, COVID-19 and its damaging effects continue to dominate our day-to-day lives on a global scale. There is no news bulletin and ha...
Mother’s Day under COVID – 19
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Mother’s Day under COVID – 19
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May 15, 2020
I had another Mother’s Day, always a very special occasion for me, without my dearly beloved deceased mother, but, I tell you what, I am far from bein...
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Don’t turn pandemic into ‘Panic Dem’
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April 30, 2020
comments on pandemic issues by Renwick Rose – (Note to readers: In light of the ongoing COVID threat, I crave your indulgence in postponing the second...
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Shades of 1979
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April 9, 2020
As I write this column, the House of Assembly is in the process of discussing, debating and hopefully approving a Supplementary Appropriation Bill tri...
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Economic disruption a major challenge
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April 3, 2020
The fight against the relentless coronavirus pandemic dwarfs all else on the global stage today. In the process it continues to shatter myths, mistake...
The best gene is…
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The best gene is…
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March 20, 2020
IF WE HAD any doubts about the danger of modern diseases to the entire world then those must have been quickly and crudely dispelled within the last m...
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Health of a democracy at stake too
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March 13, 2020
THE WORLD is riveted on the coronavirus threat and its negative effects, both in an economic sense and on the health of the global. THE WORLD is rivet...
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IWD – rooting out violence against our women
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March 6, 2020
ANOTHER Inter- national Women’s Day (IWD) has come around and, once more, we cannot escape from having the issue of violence against women as one of t...
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Budgetary Reflections – Part 2
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February 21, 2020
I LEFT OFF last week on comments as to how our current two-party system not only contributes to and reinforces the political divisions in our country,...
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Reflections on the 2020 Budget Debate
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February 14, 2020
THE DUST HAS now settled on the Budget Debate 2020 and our billion dollar Budget is now a reality guiding the government’s programme of activities, bo...
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Domestic tragedy clouds budget deliberations
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February 7, 2020
THIS WEEK there is a surfeit of issues on which those of us involved in the media can comment. Not just the traditional media, I must say, but even mo...
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Defend collective Caribbean interests
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January 31, 2020
THE PRESENTATION and consequent debate on the 2020 Budget have been postponed to permit for the funeral of Sir Frederick Ballantyne, our longest-servi...
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Election Fever
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January 24, 2020
THE ESTIMATES of Revenue and Expenditure for the year 2020 have been presented to the House of Assembly and the nation now looks forward to the detail...
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Trade issues: we need to be proactive
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January 17, 2020
MINISTERS OF Trade of the CARIFORUM region, that is CARICOM plus the Dominican Republic, are meeting in St Vincent today to discuss and agree on joint...
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Ominous start to 2020
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January 10, 2020
I had intended to focus this, my first column for the year 2020, on matters local, but global events which can have far-reaching effects on us all are...
Look on the brighter side
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Look on the brighter side
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December 20, 2019
How does one sum up a year? Is it in the usual “eventful” manner? Every year, every day, indeed every moment is “eventful”, so what makes one year mor...
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“Larn’ Yo’ Lessons Well”
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December 13, 2019
We like to recall the early days of our life and the sage advice of our Grannies –“Larn yo’ lessons well”. In so doing, Granny was referring not only ...
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Passport scandal – implications beyond Dominica
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November 29, 2019
As the December 6 election date comes closer, our sister isle of Dominica continues to be mired in political confusion and controversy. Besides the vi...
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Dominica elections: A busy signal of concern
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November 22, 2019
The all-too-familiar election bugbear is upon us once again in the Caribbean. This time it is the Commonwealth of Dominica, our sister country in the ...
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November 15, 2019
Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves has announced that by March 2020 at least one more person, and possibly more, will join Paramount Chief Rt. Honourable ...
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Never a dull moment
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November 8, 2019
With all the activities around Independence celebrations, including the annual independence pronouncements and awards, Vincentians have still found ot...
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