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Our Caribbean
How serious is the Caribbean about reparations?
Sir Ron SandersApril 22, 2022On March 25, the Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, publicly pointed out that "only six of our 34 active member states have ratified the Inter-American ...
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Our Caribbean
The international order is broken – where are the enlightened ...
Sir Ron SandersApril 22, 2022The international order, which has existed, although shakily, since the end of World War II and the establishment of the Charter of the United Nations, is now severely broken.
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Editorials
The truth about lies that politicians tell
April 22, 2022"Teacher Percy say if yuh tell ah lie/ You going to hell as soon as yuh die"
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Editorials
The truth about lies that politicians tell
April 22, 2022"Teacher Percy say if yuh tell ah lie/ You going to hell as soon as yuh die"
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Editorials
Been there, done that-the issue of recycling farmer consultation
April 22, 2022Last week, on 16 March 2022, the Ministry of Blue and Green Economy, Agriculture, and Food Security conducted an "Agriculture Value Chain Stakeholders Consultation" that appears to be a classic ...
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The View from Europe
Royalty, republics, and reparations
David JessopApril 22, 2022Nothing better illustrates the divide that exists between today's Caribbean and its past than two unfortunate images of Prince William and his wife Catherine in Jamaica; one standing atop a ...
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The View from Europe
The invasion of Ukraine – a turning point in global ...
David JessopMarch 25, 2022On 24 February, Russia's President began a vicious military campaign, invading a neighbouring country, Ukraine.
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Editorials
When all our eggs are in one basket
March 25, 2022Over the last two decades, we were seemingly putting all our eggs into a single, fragile and shallow basket, the Citizenship by Investment programme (CBI), and we stubbornly and foolishly ...
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Editorials
Is Democracy on its deathbed in today's Dominica?
March 11, 2022Nowadays, democracy in the international arena usually dies with a whimper and not with the big boom of guns or with burning cities or with the screaming of children or ...
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Our Caribbean
The world will pay a high price for Russian aggression
Sir Ron SandersMarch 11, 2022The invasion by the Russian Federation of the sovereign state of Ukraine has been roundly condemned by most countries of the world.
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Editorials
Electoral Reform in Dominica is like a wheel within a ...
Feb. 24, 2022It is amazing that after decades of discussion and debate and disagreement about electoral reform, in 2022 Dominicans are still just talking about the subject.
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Our Caribbean
Caribbean cannot ignore escalating tensions over Ukraine
Sir Ron SandersFeb. 24, 2022Global tension is rising concerning Ukraine, the second largest country in Europe after Russia which it borders. Ukraine was a part of the defunct Soviet Union, declaring its independence in ...