Facts, misinformation and disinformation

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WE LIVE IN an age of information. Since the beginning of human civilisation, the current generation has perhaps been the most fortunate as it relates ...

Placing Caribbean-Africa relations on proper footing

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The inaugural Caribbean Community (CARICOM)-Africa Summit was held virtually on 7th September 2021. The Summit was hosted by Kenya under the theme â€...

A Development Agenda for a World in Crisis

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WE LIVE IN AN age of global pandemics, economic shocks, endless wars, a climate crisis, an environmental emergency, extreme income inequality and soc...

The American Paradox

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POUND FOR POUND, America remains the world’s most powerful country. It has the most powerful military, the largest economy and massive amounts of s...

Afghanistan is at an inflection point

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The speed with which the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of the bulk of American forces caught many by surprise, includi...

Climate Change is not an Unstoppable Force

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THE NOVEL coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has imprinted itself on our consciousness to the extent that it makes it easy to forget that there are othe...

Adapt or Die

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AT 1.2 or 1.3 degrees Celsius (?) above preindustrial levels, planet earth is hotter now than it has ever been in the history of human civilisation. ...

Pegasus is Watching

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In Greek mythology, Pegasus is a winged horse and the servant of the Greek god, Zeus. In late antiquity, Pegasus’ flight was also interpreted as an ...

Can anyone help Haiti?

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I have had some robust discussions about the situation in Haiti in recent days. In last week’s article, I suggested that the international community...

How does Haiti move forward?

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AS I WRITE, I am mindful of the Jura mountains in the background, which demarcate part of the French-Swiss border. These mountains are partly signifi...