05 September 2008
The EPA and Caribbean Confusion

The EPA and Caribbean Confusion


The regional media has been taken up over the past weeks with news and commentary on the fate of the regional movement. One finds a portrait of a regi...
22 August 2008
Whither CARICOM?

Whither CARICOM?


Today’s article really came naturally. I sat before my computer at about 11 am on Wednesday trying to decide on the topic for...
15 August 2008
UWI expands its reach

UWI expands its reach


I was quite intrigued by an article in the Kaiteur News that highlighted the 38th Annual Conference of the Caribbean Public Servic...
08 August 2008
Continuing the Emancipation conversation

Continuing the Emancipation conversation


Every year on the anniversary of Emancipation we tend to ask the same question- “Are we really emancipated?” We arrive at the same conclusi...
31 July 2008
One hundred and seventy years later

One hundred and seventy years later


Tomorrow will be one hundred and seventy years since our big day. Yes, the day when we were finally given the space to begin to work out our own lives...
11 July 2008
Carnival and Caricom

Carnival and Caricom


Vincy Mas 2008 is now history, and persons would be left with their own impressions of what took place. It is always important that organisers do thei...
04 July 2008
Carnival time again

Carnival time again


Carnival Time Again Rain is a constant factor in Vincy Carnival ever since the dates were changed from the Pre-Lenten period to June/July. And maybe i...
27 June 2008
Robert Mugabe, the Anti-hero

Robert Mugabe, the Anti-hero


Once hailed as a revolutionary leader for his role in the struggle against the Ian Smith white racist government, Robert Gabriel Mugabe is now seen as...
20 June 2008
Dr. Gonsalves and the concentric circles

Dr. Gonsalves and the concentric circles


The third consultation on the proposed OECS Economic Union was held at the Peace Memorial Hall here in St.Vincent on Monday, June 16. I was unable to ...
13 June 2008
After the Day of Prayer, what?

After the Day of Prayer, what?


It is easy to get depressed when reflecting on the issues that dominate the news in our weekly newspapers. Really I am not about t...