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SANDERS: Fearless Fight for Climate Fairness

By Sir Ronald Sanders Showing all the frankness that he demonstrates in his domestic politics, Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne marched fearlessly like Daniel in the Lion’s Den, when he made several demands in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt where…

WORLD VIEW: Has CARICOM reached its limits of regional integration?

By SIR RONALD SANDERS From Tribune242 SO FAR in this attempt to answer the question, “Has CARICOM reached its limits of regional integration”, it has been established that, after almost 50 years, the regional project has failed to deliver the…

The butchering, botching, and bungling of logic, Martin

By Melissa Martin What is the meaning of logic? 1) a proper or reasonable way of thinking about something: sound reasoning. 2) a science that deals with the rules and processes used in sound thinking and reasoning. Visit https://www.merriam-webster.com.  What is up…

Why did places of worship cave during COVID-19? MARTIN

By Melissa Martin  Hindsight is 20/20. In the beginning of the pandemic, I was afraid and therefore easily duped, but also confused as to why places of worship were closed by government mandates, but liquor stores and Walmart stores remained…

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR:) Connecting the dots, Martin

By Melissa Martin The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR:) Connecting the dots  It’s interesting when you find the same power people are here and there and everywhere in the circle of political influence around the globe.  When you watch the…

Avert the disaster of a lost generation – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN (FEBRUARY 7, 2022)

By Basil Springer “Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” – Matthew 19:14 When planning for our children’s development it is difficult to find words that…

Sir Ronald Sanders: Checks and Balances-Is it time to change the Electoral System?

By SIR RONALD SANDERS From Tribune242 The second consecutive general elections in Barbados on January 19, at which Mia Mottley’s Barbados Labour Party (BLP) won all 30 seats in the House of Representatives, were hailed as historic. They certainly were…

The Publisher Speaks:

I wrote this poem about twenty years ago and I was idly going through my poetry book”Buried Treasures of Cayman” Sunday week when it popped up. It was one I had forgotten about but it startled me when I read…

Does Black Lives Matter when Caribbean Immigrant Black Cops are shot and killed?

NAN EDITORIAL By newsamerica News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Jan. 24, 2022: A Black police officer and son of Caribbean immigrants was senselessly shot and killed on Friday night, Jan. 21, 2022, in New York City. Another, a black Caribbean…

Bevan Springer: ALL THAT’S GOOD

By Bevan Springer From Marketplace Excellence A happy new year to all as we realign after a tumultuous year that was once again dominated by a pandemic that has impacted humanity beyond imagination. To everything there is a season, and…