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Opinion and Commentary
Saturday, May 10, 2008
 It was on a trip to Jamaica where I had a sudden epiphany. I discovered that Jamaica had the nicest dresses for kids on the store windows. I said to myself, maybe the Jamaican women love their children more than women from other countries. I have since taken upon myself to observe women and their children. read more...
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
 It is unlikely that by the time this commentary is read Hillary Clinton would have conceded victory to Barack Obama in the race for the US Presidential nomination of the Democratic Party, even though she should. Mrs Clinton is no longer a credible candidate. The figures speak for themselves: read more...
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Friday, May 9, 2008
 Disaster has struck again. Not only is there a humanitarian crisis in southeast Asia, but generally the world food situation has again taken a turn for the worst, at a time when the price of crude oil is at a new record high. The country of Myanmar has suffered massive destruction with tens of thousands of persons feared dead. read more...
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Friday, May 9, 2008
 Even if Hillary were to win all of the remaining primaries and caucuses in equally impressive fashion, she still would not make much of a dent in Obama’s lead among pledged delegates. This, no matter how the Democratic Party ultimately decides to include disqualified delegates from Florida and Michigan. read more...
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
 Have you ever taken the time out to analyze the many nicknames found across the Caribbean region? If not, please give it some consideration having read this article. On the other hand, if you have ever questioned the use of nicknames within the region, then I’m guessing that you would find this article to be quite stimulating. read more...
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
 Balliceaux, the small Grenadine Island off the coast of St.Vincent, the scene of the 1796-97 internment of the Black Caribs (Garifuna) after their defeat by the British, and where thousands died due to mistreatment, disease, malnourishment and neglect by their captors, appears to have been sold to British investors. read more...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
 The island of Saint Vincent and all the other territories in the Caribbean, the Americas and the rest of the world existed long before the Europeans decided to venture into these regions and colonise them. The Europeans have always defended their colonisation of these territories by saying these people were cannibals, read more...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
 Whenever I comment on the issue of child rearing or the appalling behavior of some of the children in our society, the questions come out, ‘so how many children do you have or do you have any children?’ Whenever I reply, ‘I don't have any,’ out comes the claws, snarl, then that look and the contrite response. read more...
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Tuesday, May 6, 2008
In last week’s commentary we began to explore the performance of the principal printed news media in the Turks and Caicos Islands, the TCI Sun, which is promoted as "The People’s Paper" The Sun was found wanting on its coverage of the biggest news story in well over a decade: the alleged rape... read more...
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Tuesday, May 6, 2008
 The recent stimulus will likely add $50 to $70 billion dollars to the trade deficit and another $300 to 500 dollars to $19,000 in American household debt. By now, you are familiar with our way of thinking: conventional approaches to economics usually rest on contrivances. Here are the “buzz words” to listen for: read more...
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Monday, May 5, 2008
 MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica: I have written about the impact of Diaspora-centered tourism for several years - this week in Jamaica I was honored to witness the powerful intersection of both faith and Diaspora tourism. Imagine the kind of economic impact that almost 300 volunteers had. read more...
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Monday, May 5, 2008
In the fifth century BC a Greek wanderer, a vagabond connoisseur named Herodotus went about the world to collect impressions, (using his own words) examining the deeds and the achievements of men. He was diligent enough to capture those vistas into snapshots that are preserved until today. read more...
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Saturday, May 3, 2008
In a week which saw the World Health Organisation (WHO) reject Taiwan’s application for membership, and a senior representative of Taiwan hold closed-doors discussion with top officials of the government of China, I was asked on a Caribbean-wide television programme what advice I would give. read more...
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Friday, May 2, 2008
As a "global village" we have reached a critical point in the onward march of our human civilization. Food and food prices are in the world's spotlight. The recent rapid increases in the international prices of many basic food commodities have caused serious concern for governments, decision makers, farmers... read more...
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Thursday, May 1, 2008
In the opening sentence of an article I published on Tuesday, I dismissed the media’s obsession with Rev. Jeremiah Wright as a distraction from the gravest issue in this year’s US presidential election: the (now virtually ignored) war in Iraq. Yet, within hours of publishing it, Barack Obama played into this obsession. read more...
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Thursday, May 1, 2008
I have had the opportunity to serve on the SSMC Transition Management Team and in the past years, I have smiled politely when solicited about my thoughts on the closure of the sugar industry… for the past years except in my intimate circles I have sat mum and have not allowed my lips to part ways. read more...
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Thursday, May 1, 2008
 The sub-region has a new Regional Association for Heritage Protection as six OECS member states and two French Departments of the Americas launched the Regional Heritage Association (RHA) on January 29, 2008 at the Rex Resorts Hotel in St. Lucia. The RHA is a non-profit, non governmental organization. read more...
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
The general public assumes that what is presented by the media is accurate and, unless it is presented as opinion, they can accept what they read or hear as facts. In modern times the media often has its own agenda. This is unfortunate because the truth sets one free to form a well advised opinion. read more...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
NEW YORK, USA: While the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup may have helped economic expansion, boosted infrastructure investment and furthered functional cooperation across the region, many in the tourism circles did not reap the kind of dividends they expected from the sporting spectacle. read more...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
 That statement above has been put forward as an apt description of corruption by persons holding public office, and at the core of that definition is the very root of all evil bribery. And someone sent me an article from “Arab News”, which is the Middle East leading English daily newspaper... read more...
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Monday, April 28, 2008
 Caribbean officials recently received a rude awakening from the Caribbean diaspora in Washington, DC. The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), an umbrella organization that promotes tourism in the Caribbean region, sent a representative recently to “engage” the DC community. read more...
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Monday, April 28, 2008
As a professor, one of the first things one must do is to remove sophomoric impressions from the minds of students; helping them to see the world as it is, rather than as they wish; just so that those ‘wishes’ are better informed. Few problems in the world are beset with wishful thinking as the China-Tibet question. read more...
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Monday, April 28, 2008
On Friday, I wrote a column to put into proper context the extraordinary attack Premier Hon. Dr Michael Misick of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) launched against me in Parliament last week. One of the more ironic things about his attack was his accusation that I am a crony of the opposition PDM party. read more...
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Saturday, April 26, 2008
The northeast of the United States is enjoying its annual spring nature’s symphony with each plant and each flower playing its partition with a perfection that only a divine hand could conduct with such dexterity. The residents of the Caribbean with their eternal summer will have pain to understand the awe. read more...
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Saturday, April 26, 2008
The hosting of the Caribbean Festival of Creative Arts (CARIFESTA) in Guyana is being threatened by organised political groups as a response to a four-month suspension by the government of the broadcast licence of a popular television station. CARIFESTA is scheduled to be held in Guyana from 22nd to 31st August. read more...
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Friday, April 25, 2008
Economic and agricultural reforms in Raúl Castro’s Cuba, though dismissed by those whose ideology prevent them from countenancing any kind of positive change in Cuba, could represent a significant opening up of Cuban society. The cell phone ban was lifted on the 28th of March. read more...
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Friday, April 25, 2008
On Wednesday, in the midst of the most critical budget debate in the history of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), Premier Hon. Dr Michael Misick took to the floor of Parliament and accused me of plotting to ruin the country. Of course, if I suffered any of the delusions and pathologies he manifests... read more...
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
 Vaccination is one of the most effective and efficient ways to put health within the reach of all. It combines individual well-being with family and social well-being. In fact, just as with threats to health, the benefits of vaccination know no borders. This makes it even more satisfying that the Sixth Vaccination Week in the Americas... read more...
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008
We seem to be a country without a conscience, and because we have lived with suffering for so long our very souls are now hardened to the point of indifference. But the price of indifference today is the end of freedom tomorrow. We cannot, as a people, develop our Tri-Island state to an acceptable standard. read more...
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Monday, April 21, 2008
Prior to the independence of Belize the British government gave a document to the people and country of Belize and told us to accept it as our constitution. Whether extensive consultations were done with constitutional lawyers in Belize I do not know. Around that same time, the country of Belize was experiencing civil unrest. read more...
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