30 November 2018
October All Over!

October All Over!


At one time we were prepared to confront the hurricane season with the saying “June too soon, July stand by, August come it must, September remember...
23 November 2018
Is Trump subverting the  American Soul?

Is Trump subverting the American Soul?


THE 45TH PRESIDENT of the US never fails to amaze. Is he for real? What is he about? In a sense America is getting what it wanted, because his support...
16 November 2018
Thorny Road to the CCJ

Thorny Road to the CCJ


The main talking point in the region is about the rejection, at least at this time, by Antigua/Barbuda and Grenada, to the move to the CCJ as the fina...
09 November 2018
US Mid-Term Elections – Some reflections

US Mid-Term Elections – Some reflections


It will be sometime before one can come to grips with the complexities of the mid-term elections, so I offer here some brief reflections. America used...
02 November 2018
Continuing Reflections on UWI’s 70-Year Existence

Continuing Reflections on UWI’s 70-Year Existence


On Tuesday, on the occasion of the Annual Independence Lecture series of the Open Campus, SVG, I was able to present some reflections on the Universit...
26 October 2018
We have a country to build!

We have a country to build!


I feel deeply that our theme for Independence this year should be a reminder to all of us, but especially to the politicians, that we have a country t...
19 October 2018
Wednesday Morning Musings

Wednesday Morning Musings


I TRY AS MUCH as possible to avoid going into Kingstown and do so only when I have something to do there. Quite often I run into persons who tell me t...
12 October 2018
Looking again  at Barbados

Looking again at Barbados


I always found Barbados a fascinating and intriguing country, a country labelled ‘Little England’ because of its long interrupted colonial associa...
05 October 2018
Recovering Our Independence

Recovering Our Independence


OCTOBER is the time we celebrate the recovery of our ‘Independence’. Let us never forget that our early ancestors lived in an independent society...
28 September 2018
What do we, in SVG,  celebrate next month?

What do we, in SVG, celebrate next month?


Next week we begin our celebration of the anniversary of the recovery of our ‘independence’. What dowe really celebrate and what goes through our ...