CARICOM Must Decide On Haiti
In recent weeks CARICOM held a summit at which the regional body once again expressed concern over the situation in Haiti. This concern has been longstanding as issues in Haiti invariably …
Jamaica Election Day 2025 in Retrospect
Jamaica’s general election for 2025 has come and it has gone. When I look back to the elections of the 1970s, of the 1980s and of the 1990s, I have to …
Let’s End The Blockade Against Cuba
This year marks 61 years since the US government enacted a blockade against Revolutionary Cuba after the government nationalised US, and Canadian oil companies. For historical clarity let it not be …
First World and Third World Nationalism
Nationalism is a hell of a thing. It has led to wars, revolutions, and acts of insanity. Nationalism was the defining characteristic of the 19th century, and the early half of …
Integrated climate change adaptation approaches in Grenada
According to the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), ocean acidification is the reduction in the pH of the ocean over an extended period of time. This is caused primarily by …
Balancing our democracy – Part II
In part one we focused on the public sector and gave an overall picture of the global trends in terms of women’s participation in power and decision-making. So how do women …