18 October 2019
Preparing For Birth (Of Our Nation)

Preparing For Birth (Of Our Nation)


Youlou was entering the final days of her pregnancy. Hers has been a turbulent time, going back generations, no different from those of generations of...
11 October 2019
Patriotism Must be a Focus of Our “Fortieith”

Patriotism Must be a Focus of Our “Fortieith”


We are a mere two weeks away from the culmination of our national independence festivities. There are appearances of some flags and buntings but far f...
04 October 2019
So, might is right now?

So, might is right now?


The issue at hand this week is the dire economic difficulties being experienced by the people of Cuba and the attendant hardships facing our students ...
27 September 2019
Violent crime: A national concern not a political football

Violent crime: A national concern not a political football


“ And the beat goes on........” Those haunting words from a very popular song of the seventies are today driving us into a state of restlessnes...
20 September 2019
Democracy is a two-way responsibility

Democracy is a two-way responsibility


The funeral of one of the heroes of the African liberation movement, Robert Mugabe, the deposed former President of Zimbabwe, took place last weekend....
13 September 2019
Climate change, natural disasters and personal responsibility

Climate change, natural disasters and personal responsibility


RECENTLY a number of our former national footballers from the famous 1979 team which put SVG firmly on the regional map were honoured for their contr...
06 September 2019
The Caribbean cultural influence

The Caribbean cultural influence


Now that we have come to the end of the major Carnival festivals in the Caribbean, Grenada’s being the last, the festivals staged by Caribbean migra...
30 August 2019
Charting a new direction

Charting a new direction


I am happy that the local sporting community has honoured, posthumously, the late Jules Anthony of Troumaca and more appropriately North Leeward for h...
23 August 2019
A look at some local issues

A look at some local issues


THANKS for the positive feedback that I have had so far on the two previous columns reflecting on the 40th anniversary of the launching of the United...
16 August 2019
Fortieth anniversary of the United People’s Movement (UPM) – Part 2

Fortieth anniversary of the United People’s Movement (UPM) – Part 2


For a host of reasons the formation and launching of the United People’s Movement (UPM), the subject of this column last week and today, was like no...