29 July 2016
Yet another crack in the glass ceiling!

Yet another crack in the glass ceiling!


Whatever one thinks of the politics of US presidential contender Hillary Clinton, the significance of her selection as the first female presidential c...
26 July 2016
The CDC and the regulation of private events

The CDC and the regulation of private events


An interesting debate is taking place in the press, on radio, social media and where ever Carnival lovers gather about the role of the Carnival Develo...
22 July 2016
Volunteers going to war on Zika

Volunteers going to war on Zika


The Ministry of Health’s plan to train 500 young Public Health Volunteers to work as foot soldiers in the war against Zika is a commendable initi...
19 July 2016
The world in turmoil

The world in turmoil


The Bahamas, in a interesting twist in international diplomacy, issued, a little less than two weeks ago, a rare travel advisory for any of its citize...
15 July 2016
While Antigua and Barbados fight, SVG and Dominica suffer

While Antigua and Barbados fight, SVG and Dominica suffer


Will the perennial problem of LIAT and the poor service travellers into and out of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) have to endure every July and D...
12 July 2016
Respecting our seniors in the autumn of their years

Respecting our seniors in the autumn of their years


How all things flash, how all things flare! Time is the school in which we learn Time is the fire in which we burn The June-July months occupy a ...
08 July 2016
Carnival is peace – at a price

Carnival is peace – at a price


“Carnival is mas and music, Carnival is calypso,Carnival is mas and steelband, Carnival is peace.”In 1975, Becket sang his way to the Calyps...
01 July 2016
Not Winston Soso’s Carnival

Not Winston Soso’s Carnival


"In the heat ah de jamming, she want to go home She say: ‘all me family gone, we go be alone’ Just as we reach, she take off she costume a...
28 June 2016
Do not stare into the abyss

Do not stare into the abyss


In an age when most people associate global instability with wars, civil wars, and international terrorism originating in the Middle East, few remembe...
24 June 2016
A Carnival in transition

A Carnival in transition


In 1977, Black Messenger sang:   "Carnival is here again;I know man go jump whether sun or rain Carnival is here again; dis time in July is a ...