The west’s wealth is based on slavery. Reparations should be paid
By Kehinde Andrews From The Guardian UK The west is built on racism; and not in some abstract or merely historical way. Genocide of over 80% of the natives of the Americas in the 15th and 16th centuries paved the…
We’ve crossed the free speech Rubicon
BY LANCE ULANOFF From Mashable After decades of operating in the shadows of the web, online racists are now the focus of deserved intense anger and sudden action by the entities that once blithely hosted them. While there’s never been…
David Horowitz: Charlottesville biggest ‘Fake News,’ defends Trump
From Newsmax The tragedy in Charlottesville could have been an occasion to stop and consider how the tolerance for politically correct violence and politically correct hatred is leading the nation towards civil war. Instead the media and the political left…
Things that matter – opportunities lost or ‘taken at the flood’?
BY: SIR HENRY FRASER From Barbados Advocate Congratulations to David Comissiong for his thoughtful and highly relevant comments in The Barbados Advocate on Wednesday. He asks: “Will we use CARIFESTA to launch a powerful cultural and artistic campaign to regenerate…
Doubting? Let these 7 well-known personalities invite you to try CoolSculpting
By Mary Alusin In the world of entertainment and show business, image is everything. And maintaining high public image standards is something that celebrities have to prioritize. It’s this reason why there are so many available treatments that enhance the…
The View from Europe: Has rail a future in the Caribbean?
By David Jessop From Caribbean News Now Historically Caribbean railways existed to carry cane to factories, or raw sugar and molasses to ports. Later they were used to transport other agricultural crops, minerals, and, as urban populations grew, provided passenger…
Ominto Inc’s (OMNT) questionable Cayman Island transaction
From ValueWalk Our previous articles on Ominto Inc. ($OMNT) have raised serious questions about its valuation (7x revenue and losing money), the valuation and rationale behind its investments in Lani and Quant (we believe, based on SEC filings, that Lani…
Letter to the Editor
From Anthony M. Wright THE BAHAMIAN JUDICIARY HAS FINALLY RELEASED ONE OF MY CRIMINALLY CONCEALED FOR OVER NINE YEARS 4 PAGES COURT TRANSCRIPT FOR MY HEARING 12TH FEBRUARY 2009 BEFORE SENIOR JUSTICE JOHN LYONS to wrightmanthony, Azaria, editor, Elsworth, editor,…
David Jessop: Tourist visitor arrival numbers are not the whole story
By David Jessop From Jamaica Gleaner When it comes to valuing tourism’s economic contribution, most Caribbean Governments share publicly only arrivals numbers and the country of origin of their visitors. Then, usually at budget time, they produce generalised figures that…
Teaching the Youth: How ethnic marginalisation hinders social and political development in the Caribbean
By Kala Ramnath From Stabroek News One of the perennial ‘hot potato’ issues in the Caribbean Region is the idea of marginalisation. Ethnic marginalisation, to be precise. Mention the term ‘ethnic marginalisation’ in the Caribbean and the reaction you get…





