Looking again at Cuba

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Earlier this week the regional media focussed quite a bit on the visit to the region of Stephen Harper, Canada’s Prime Minister and his efforts t...

It was all in a week

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On Sunday, July 8, while many would have had Carnival on their minds and were looking forward to the Dimanche Gras show, I was making my way out of th...

Vincy carnival has a long history

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I have been completely turned off by advertisements and statements to the effect that we are celebrating thirty years of mas because some of our young...

US conference on the Caribbean

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I am really amused by the reaction of Caribbean leaders to the recent US Conference on the Caribbean. The highlight of the three day gathering was und...

Of exams and Queen shows

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With the news that Common Entrance results are out one expects to see today large numbers scrambling for the weekly newspapers. I am never sure why it...

A Caribbean comedy playing in the US

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The Caribbean has in recent times been making headlines around the world for the wrong reasons. It was not too long ago that a World Bank report descr...

Cricket and crime

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You either have to have nerves of steel or be an unapologetic and fanatic West Indian cricket fan to attempt to look at the West Indies at play these ...

Never a dull moment in Caricom

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As the countries of Caricom try to deepen their relationships and coordinate their foreign and economic policies, issues that create tension and harbo...

About saying good morning

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Interestingly when I wrote from Tortola last week, the thing that prompted my article was strangely omitted. Perhaps, not so strange! In any event, it...

Writing from Tortola

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I am sitting on the balcony of my hotel room overlooking the sea, taking in a scenery that reminded me very much of the view from Cane Garden. Ahead w...