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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 ...
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Rebuilding Dominica Better
The UN's new SDG's, climate change – and Dominica!
Parry BellotFeb. 3, 2016For developing countries like Dominica, the New Year ushered in some good and promising news: the coming into effect of the much talked about Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) adopted by ...
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Spotlight
My view of the 2016 Calypso Finals
Ian JacksonFeb. 3, 2016What a wonderful jobs the judges di when they selected what I thought was the best nine competitors for the calypso finals this weekend. I will not comment on songs ...
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The View from Europe
Being realistic about Cuba US relations
David JessopJan. 31, 2016On February 1 President Castro will begin an official visit to France. Apart from confirming the historic, philosophical and cultural affinities between the French and Cuban revolutions, the visit is ...
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Our Caribbean
De-risking or destruction? Neither is fair
Sir Ron SandersJan. 31, 2016"If there were any scheme designed to destroy the economies of several countries without a military war, then this is such a scheme. It is erroneous; it is pernicious; and ...
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In Retrospect
The Layou River Hotel Project is a failure of governing ...
Dr. Emanuel FinnJan. 31, 2016The latest developments in the Layou River saga and the back and forth between the Opposition leader, Mr. Lennox Linton and one the litigants have been disheartening and distracting. But ...
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Spotlight on Sport
FIFA election promises far reaching for Caribbean football
Reginald St. H ShillingfordJan. 27, 2016More than heartening it is for football in the Caribbean that prospective candidates for FIFA's presidential elections have actually presented themselves at the recent Caribbean Football Union gathering in Antigua ...
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Our Caribbean
The OAS ship has to be righted
Sir Ron SandersJan. 24, 2016It is little known outside of the Organisation of American States (OAS) and even among its member Governments that it has been in a financial crisis for several years.
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The View from Europe
Europe's changing priorities
David JessopJan. 24, 2016In Europe a far-reaching and multi-faceted policy review is underway that is likely to result in a significant change in European priorities.
