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Editorials
Let's delete hate language from our politics
Feb. 17, 2016"I am in the midst of lions; I am forced to dwell among ravenous beasts-men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords" (Psalm 57:4).
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Spotlight on Sport
Hint of potential of a new breed
Reginald St. H ShillingfordFeb. 17, 2016On Thursday the young West Indies team made it to the final of the Under 19 World Cup at Mirpur, Bangladesh, and were poised to battle it out with their ...
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Spotlight
Calypso Fiasco
Ian JacksonFeb. 17, 2016Hi Readers of Spotlight, now we can talk honestly in the post-Carnival season. I had to literally run from scores Calypso fans who supported my contention that Female Calypso Queen ...
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Editorials
Guest Editorial : Another look at the Zika scare
Feb. 13, 2016While carnival and its attendant sideshows dominated people's attention last week and as carnival lovers salivated in anticipation of Carnival Monday and Tuesday, Dominicans could have been forgiven if a ...
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The View from Europe
A messy divorce - Brexit, the EU and the Caribbean
David JessopFeb. 13, 2016Sometime this year, most probably in June or September, the UK electorate will be asked if they want to remain in, or leave the European Union (EU).
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Our Caribbean
Can Sanders trump Trump?
Sir Ron SandersFeb. 13, 2016In the United States, particularly in Washington DC the nation's capital, it is impossible to escape the current elections by the Republican and Democratic parties to choose a candidate to ...
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Letters
An Open Letter on WI Cricket and Selection of Players
Feb. 13, 2016"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results." It would be presumptuous on my part to expect things to change, if the Agents of ...
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Spotlight on Sport
All's fair in love and war
Reginald St. H ShillingfordFeb. 13, 2016The saying "all's fair in love and war" has been applied to many critical situations. And it became signally evident in the Youth World Cup Tournament being enacted in Bangladesh, ...
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In Retrospect
A possible act of provocation
Dr. Emanuel FinnFeb. 13, 2016According to International law an act of provocation can be defined and prosecuted as the act itself. One of the universal and prevailing definitions of provocation is: conduct by which ...
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The View from Europe
Citizenship Programmes-more work to be done
David JessopFeb. 6, 2016Last July, the Financial Times contained as a paid for insert, a glossy brochure offering citizenship-by-investment in the Caribbean. It was little different in style to the advertising one sees ...
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Spotlight on Sport
Cashing in from sporting talent
Reginald St. H ShillingfordFeb. 3, 2016No aspect of excellence in sports has ever gone unnoticed. Players revere their associates who are outstanding, and in a pursuit like cricket there is no end to a preoccupation ...
