Polack Post: Caribbean UK territories recognize Palestine – No say no vote
Peter Polack By Peter Polack The citizens of the British territories in the Caribbean woke up recently to discover that they had recognized the state of Palestine. The people of the Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, the Turks and Caicos…
Polack Post: Caribbean Telecom Competition – The Electricity Dodo
By Peter Polack Peter Polack The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands recently dismissed a poorly advised attempt to put taxes on the local telecoms. It will be another case where there is no oversight or peer review of the…
Sir Ronald Sanders | Haiti needs single strategy, real money, and political discipline
Sir Ronald Sanders By Sir Ronald Sanders I return to a focus on Haiti because it is too easy for the world to discard the situation in that beleaguered country. In part, it is precisely because insufficient attention has been…
Polack Post: Caribbean Sinecure Government Jobs – Lifeline for Life
By Peter Polack Peter Polack Across the world the latest employment trend has shifted from the employer to the worker especially in the technology sector. Multiple employment opportunities are available on several specialist websites that promote competition for the services…
Fascists Don’t Deserve Space: Our Humanity Is Not up for Debate**
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing, centrist liberals have lionized the white supremacist, paving the way for a greater assault from authoritarian bullies.
When Did Societal Elites Emerge?
The late Stone Age is not commonly associated with socially stratified societies, yet archaeologist Mehmet Özdoğan argues social and political elites were already shaping communities when humans began farming.
Research Article – Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for educational reform and workforce development: The case of the Cayman Islands
By: Genève Phillip-Durham & Tamsin Deasey Weinstein AI [Alamy stock photo/ NicoElNino] [This is an excerpt from an article in The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs and Policy Studies.] In Task-Based Model terms, small states such as Malta and some…
The Second Amendment Was Created to Put Down Slave Revolts
The founders’ true intent behind the right to bear arms wasn’t liberty—it was control, oppression, and the preservation of slavery.
Polack Post: Caribbean Incarceration Rates – The Endless Train
By Peter Polack PeterPolack A local media report in the Cayman Islands last year described a failing prison system that has seen 150% overcrowding at HMP Northward and a 80% recidivism rate among convicted persons after release. Every afternoon, incarceration…
Caribbean Criminal Responsibility – Suffer Little Children
By Peter Polack Peter Polack The age of criminal responsibility in the Caribbean varies wildly: Antigua and Barbuda 8 yearsBahamas 10 yearsBarbados …
