04 January 2008
A People Ungovernable! Anything Goes!

A People Ungovernable! Anything Goes!


2008 is now well and truly with us. Most of us, maybe many of us, would have consciously or unconsciously pledged ourselves to turn a new page and be ...
21 December 2007
It is that time of year again

It is that time of year again


It is that time of year again, the time when we claim to be celebrating the birth of Christ. But, look how things have changed! It is always amazing t...
14 December 2007
The Economic Partnership Agreement Issue

The Economic Partnership Agreement Issue


Over the past three months, there has been a lot of discussion in the region about the Economic Partnership Agreement, with Europe, with Caribbean gov...
07 December 2007
Bush and Chavez

Bush and Chavez


Our dear friend George Bush is really something else. What a man! He must have been specially made, for certainly he is no ordinary human being. Even ...
30 November 2007
The IMF Report and SVG

The IMF Report and SVG


True to form the release of the IMF report has sent persons scampering to their respective political camps. This appeared to have been stimulated by e...
23 November 2007
A journey to Guadeloupe

A journey to Guadeloupe


It was my first visit to one of the French speaking Caribbean islands, albeit an overseas department of France, apart, that is, from an occasional bri...
16 November 2007
Slave abolition Part 2

Slave abolition Part 2


(An adaptation of a presentation made to the Antigua and Barbuda International Literary Festival, November 3, 2007)In recent years a lot more emphasis...
09 November 2007
Slave abolition

Slave abolition


(An adaptation of a presentation made to the Antigua and Barbuda International Literary Festival, November 3, 2007)In organising my thoughts for a pre...
02 November 2007
Bush’s other nightmare- Cuba

Bush’s other nightmare- Cuba


As if the Iraq mess is not enough, our dear friend Georgie Bush is at it again with Cuba. Really, I have misspoken because he is always on Cuba as tho...
26 October 2007
Challenges of Independence

Challenges of Independence


I am sure at some time on Monday, on one of the news programmes, I heard the Prime Minister pontificating about climate change, at a UNESCO meeting, I...