01 September 2006
Cuban solidarity and Caricom travel

Cuban solidarity and Caricom travel


Some weeks ago in this column I made the point that the Cuban people were the ones who had the sole right to decide their future. Among the comments f...
25 August 2006
Challenges of the times

Challenges of the times


Dr. E.G. KingBefore I deal with the issue that I want to address in my column this week I have to offer a brief tribute to Dr. Errol King, someone I c...
18 August 2006
Let the Cuban people decide

Let the Cuban people decide


Why does America feel that it has the right to determine the destiny of post-Castro Cuba? Cuba and its people certainly do not belong to them. It was ...
11 August 2006
Emancipation and land

Emancipation and land


It is indeed full of irony that in a month when we celebrate the anniversary of emancipation the issue of land should surface in the way it does. I re...
04 August 2006
From the heart – Bush’s new Middle East!’

From the heart – Bush’s new Middle East!’


Well, I am back again after a long break. I had hoped in this week during which we celebrated another anniversary of slave emancipation to share some ...
16 December 2005
In the wake of December 7

In the wake of December 7


One would have thought that after December 7, we would have been able to settle down, enjoy Christmas and work towards healing the nation. It appears ...
25 November 2005
The temperature continues to rise

The temperature continues to rise


Two recent stabbings, one at the Grammar School, or rather involving Grammar School boys and another involving two students from the Intermediate High...
18 November 2005
The campaign and beyond

The campaign and beyond


On Sunday and Monday last, this country was subjected to extremely heavy rainfall, perhaps the heaviest we have experienced for a long time. At times ...
11 November 2005
The sound of the bell

The sound of the bell


Well the bell has sounded loud and clear and the race is well and truly on. One would have thought that this would have prevented the tension that a p...
04 November 2005
Making sense of our politics

Making sense of our politics


"...For we should never assume that the political man is always suitably equipped to articulate a commanding vision of a new society. The politician i...