The Final Swan Song of Dr Sir Cecil Cyrus
Let me first correct an error I made some weeks ago when I referred to Barbados as being the only Commonwealth Caribbean country to have appointed liv...
31 December 2021
The Final Swan Song of Dr Sir Cecil Cyrus
Let me first correct an error I made some weeks ago when I referred to Barbados as being the only Commonwealth Caribbean country to have appointed liv...
23 December 2021
The nation Gives ‘Son’ of the soil a majestic send-off!
Last week really belonged to James ‘Son’ Fitz-Allen Mitchell, its highpoint being Saturday, December 18 with a farewell ceremony that lasted pract...
17 December 2021
What Barbados’ Republican move means!
BARBADOS’S MOVE TO Republican status has created quite a stir in the region, with some heads of government urging others to follow suit. It was a...
03 December 2021
The Vaccinated/ Unvaccinated Agony
I ask myself the question- Wasn’t it possible to resolve this vaccine issue without creating the kind of hostility, distrust, divisiveness, and thre...
26 November 2021
A Nation at War with Itself
This week was another hell of a week when our nation was at war with itself. The acquittal of the two persons involved in the Cornelius John case, whi...
19 November 2021
‘Plain Talk’s hilarious parody!
When I read Jomo Thomas’ piece last week I said here is burlesque at its best. I saw satire, lampooning and bantering. I was even more convinced ...
12 November 2021
A World Cup we should not forget!
I have cricket on my mind. I write with a heavy heart, but news of England’s defeat by New Zealand has lightened it somewhat. It pains me that our ...
05 November 2021
70th Anniversary of Adult Suffrage
A piece on Facebook by Lennox Honychurch about the anniversary of what he called “70 Years of Votes for all” reminded me that like Dominica, this ...
29 October 2021
As I see it on Independence Anniversary 2021
Every year at this time we are asked the same question – what have we achieved since Independence? It is a hard question to answer but some persons ...
22 October 2021
On the eve of our 42nd
AT THIS TIME OF YEAR with our Independence anniversary a mere few days away I normally refl ect on how far we have travelled since that memorable day...
