WHITHER THE CARIBBEAN? – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN (JANUARY 31, 2022)
There has been a plethora of comments in the media following the outcome of the Barbados general election, including last week’s column which evoked a few interesting responses from readers. Of great concern are (1) periods of no opposition may pose…
WHITHER BARBADOS? – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN (JANUARY 24, 2022)
The snap election in Barbados is now history. Notwithstanding many issues which were raised to postpone the election, the people have spoken.We must (1) congratulate Prime Minister Mia Mottley and the Barbados Labour Party (BLP); (2) urge the dynamic and charismatic…
ANATOMY OF THE “FAMALAY” – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN (JANUARY 17, 2022)
As we pick up the pieces and strive to build the future after the devastation of “World War III”, otherwise known as COVID-19, the music of our family engine will help us to dance our way into the future.I am…
BARBADOS, ARISE LIKE A PHOENIX FROM THE ASHES – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN (JANUARY 10, 2022)
“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea.” – Psalm 46:1-2 To follow on from last week’s new…
STABILIZING OUR MINDS: LOVE AND BELONGING – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN (DECEMBER 13, 2021)
By Basil Springer Love your neighbor as yourself.” – Matthew 22:39This third article about our love and belonging needs comes after physiological and safety and security needs.Our basic premise is that disharmony in the minds among our 7.9 billion fellow humans is…
Get smart about partnerships– BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN (MARCH 7, 2022)
“Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?” – 2 Corinthians 6 Malcolm X is credited with the following quote: “Education is the passport to the future, for…
Putin: Beware the Ides of March, warns Peter Polack
March has historically been a bad time for despots, the world over. In the Shakespeare play Julius Caesar, a soothsayer warned Caesar to beware the Ides of March shortly before he was stabbed to death by a group of conspirators…
Opinion: Putin is a War Criminal!
By Nathan J Green Vladimir Putin is a fascist thug of the same class as any low-class without morals or humanity Nazi. In 1994, Russia signed a treaty with Ukraine promising its sovereignty and protection from war and nuclear attack…
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If High Gas Prices Are So Painful, Shouldn’t We Move Away From Fossil Fuels?
Not only is it possible to switch to renewables, but it’s also cheaper and would make economies less vulnerable. Yet, bizarrely, politicians and the fossil fuel industry, who are using the war on Ukraine to justify high gas prices, are…
Training of the Trainers – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN (FEBRUARY 28, 2022)
“Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it.” – Proverbs 22:6 Our children are our greatest asset, we must develop them to the fullest. Teach them well…
