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Living Today
Drug addiction
Clement S. Jolly C.Ss.RJan. 29, 2014The problem of narcotics is a much deeper problem than our politicians, our psychiatrists, our journalists and our religious leaders seem to make it. The manner in which they deal ...
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Spotlight on Sport
How often…the recurring Story
Reginald St. H ShillingfordJan. 29, 2014Seemingly consigned to an inferior league, West Indies has meandered sluggishly in its exploits with New Zealand and other cricketing countries of a less than fashionable rating in the International ...
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Our Caribbean
The harsh effects of being less well-off
Sir Ron SandersJan. 24, 2014Throughout the Caribbean, people feel less well-off. The only people who may be exceptions to this general sentiment are those in Guyana whose per capita income (now US$3,410) has increased ...
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Spotlight
Calypso Season 2014 begins
Ian JacksonJan. 21, 2014Well, it's that time of year again when tents open calypso writers put pen to paper and everyone knows who is in the quarters after entrants were eliminated; semi-finalist and ...
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You and the Law
The Matthew Commission
Dr. William Para RiviereJan. 21, 2014Our Constitution has been officially reviewed by two Commissions. The first was appointed by Cabinet letter of May 5th 1981 "to review" the Constitution and "to make recommendations for changes". ...
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Our Caribbean
A case for compensation for climate change destruction?
Sir Ron SandersJan. 13, 2014Can the countries of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) take international legal action against the States that are warming the planet with devastating consequences not only for their ...
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Our Caribbean
2013: A year of lost opportunities for Caribbean countries
Sir Ron SandersJan. 11, 20142013 was not a good year for any of the 14 independent member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) – not even for three of the four commodity-exporting nations Belize, ...
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Our Caribbean
A gloomy time
Sir Ron SandersJan. 7, 2014The announcement on Friday 13 December by the government of Barbados that it will lay-off over 3,000 public servants in January as a first step in cutting back government expenditure ...
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You and the Law
The public purse
Dr. William Para RiviereDec. 20, 2013The national revenue is held in trust for the citizens of our nation. Further, of all our institutions of governance, the House of Assembly is the only one directly elected ...
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Living Today
A man of destiny
Clement S. Jolly C.Ss.RDec. 20, 2013A shining light has appeared among us. It has shone most brightly on South Africa but it has shed its brilliant rays far and wide and has traversed the whole ...
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Our Caribbean
Standing with Mandela
Sir Ron SandersDec. 19, 2013Since December 5, that fateful day when Nelson Mandela left the world bereft of a leader the like of whom mankind had seldom experienced, much has been written and spoken ...
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Our Caribbean
Stop the rot between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago
Sir Ron SandersDec. 16, 2013Relations between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago are becoming increasingly difficult. This deterioration in relations between two of the most influential countries in the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) does not ...
