Bluewashed: How the Beauty Industry Sold an Ocean-Friendly Illusion
As consumers flock to “reef-safe” and “ocean-friendly” skincare, beauty brands are selling a vision of ocean purity that is more marketing-driven than science-based.
Polack Post: Caribbean Emperors – No Clothes
By Peter Polack Peter Polack Sometimes the past is closer to the truth than the present. Take the Jamaican government response to hurricane Melissa. Slow like molasses. Pilloried by the opposition, civil society and the usually silent diaspora, the government…
Messe Frankfurt continues to expand with three new events in the Automotive division
Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH Frankfurt am Main, 11 November 2025 Automechanika, the leading international trade fair brand for products and solutions in the automotive, workshop and service areas, will now be held in two additional locations in future: Jakarta and…
Polack Post: Caribbean Incompetence: Cayman Attorney General
By Peter Polack Peter Polack The outgoing chairman of the most senior anti-corruption body and his predecessor, topped only by the new Premier, has described the performance of the Attorney General and his portfolio as unacceptable in the case of…
Polack Post: Caribbean Loyalty – The Secret
By Peter Polack One of the most perplexing questions that confront the Caribbean community today is the silence after targeted maritime assassinations by the United States from countries across the length of CARICOM with the exception of the outspoken Mia…
Polack Post: Caribbean Disunity – The Empty CARICOM
By Peter Polack Peter Polack A major USA news outlet has stated that Trinidad and Tobago was in full support of the Trump administration position on Venezuela and their associated activities such as targeted assassinations. This is unsurprising as the…
Polack Post: Caribbean and World Community- Missing In Action
Peter Polack By Peter Polack The Melissa hurricane disaster has left a trail of hopelessness behind, not only in mostly Western Jamaica but in the Caribbean as a whole and further afield. That hopelessness has now become reflected in the…
Vantage Point Vignette: Why Mamdani Needs a Black Agenda — By Dr. Ron Daniels
From IBW21 Vantage Point VignetteComments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels Sunday September 28th I was delighted to attend the massive Zohran Mamdani Get Out the Vote Rally at the historic Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, NY with a prominent…
Polack Post: Caribbean – Spending Not Standing
By Peter Polack Peter Polack The rookie premier of one of the smallest and richest British possessions in the Caribbean recently declared that they are standing with Jamaica in the Melissa storm disaster. The Jamaicans have stoically borne the worst…
The AI Revolution – A Way Forward
UN Technology Bank Deodat Maharaj By Deodat MaharajGebze, Türkiye Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing our world. It has helped a few companies indeveloped countries set record-breaking profits. This week, Nvidia, a leading US AIcompany, hit a market value of…
