Ignoring the Constitution in SVG
By Nathan ‘Jolly’ Green. November 09. 2020 It first happened in 2010 with Girlyn Miguel. Then when Sir Louis Straker was made Deputy Prime Minister in 2015, Peter Binose wrote in 2015 and pointed out that there was legally no…
OPINION: Plantation owner bull whips the minds of his black workers
By Nathan ‘Jolly’ Green Over the last twelve months, I put together a collection of schemes and projects that could have assisted and perhaps even been the future saviour of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. I put them to a…
The illusion of fixed
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio Standing atop Flagstaff mountain, one of the highest points in Boulder Colorado, I feel anchored. Immovable. And yet I am intellectually aware that is but an illusion. That I am actually held by gravity…
Tourism & Technology: It’s time to pivot – Basil Springer Column
By Basil Springer BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN (OCTOBER 26, 2020) “But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.” – Matthew 19:26 This series of columns, on the theme “Tourism…
Dick Morris: Trump Can Still Win
By Dick Morris From Newsmax President Donald Trump can still win the presidency. Here’s how: Only the Electoral College or the various state legislatures can declare a candidate the winner. To base this decision on network vote totals and projections…
Sir Ronald Sanders: Democracy not autocracy must prevail
By Sir Ronald Sanders From MENAFN Democracy, including free and fair elections, is under siege in the Western Hemisphere, including now in the United States of America (US). But the country that cries out for immediate vigilance is Bolivia. Even…
U.S. is doing its best to lock out China from Latin America and the Caribbean
By Vijay Prashad / Globetrotter On August 20, 2018, El Salvador’s leftist president Salvador Sánchez Cerén announced on national television that El Salvador would break its ties with Taiwan and recognize the People’s Republic of China. This was in accord with international…
SANDERS: Democracy is not guaranteed by elections alone
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Tribune 242 A BIZARRE moment at the 50th session of the general assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), on October 20 and 21, was a claim by the outgoing Foreign Minister, Karen Longaric…
OPINION: Oh! Leave it out Comrade; Enough is Enough
By Nathan ‘Jolly’ Green. November 26, 2020. A written reply to IWitness story Gonsalves says NDP strategists cyber spying, tapping phone https://www.iwnsvg.com/2020/10/26/gonsalves-says-ndp-strategists-cyber-spying-tapping-phone/ Comrade, have you gone completely mad? Are you starting to imagine things, are there people peering in your…
Month to celebrate the older person: Chosen for a purpose
By Joan E. Wilson I wrote this poem many, years ago just after my trip with the Elmslie Church Women’s group but I can still remember every moment of it. The happiness on the faces of these very poor people,…