Polack Post: Caribbean Boycott Of Trinidad ?
By Peter Polack Peter Polack In the world outside Trinidad and Tobago, which is closer to South America than the Caribbean, the leader of Trinidad has been promoting the American intervention in the Caribbean and providing material support for the…
No ceasefire: Israeli genocide continues
By Vijay Prashad Author Biography: This article was produced for Globetrotter . Vijay Prashad is an Indian historian, editor, and journalist. He is a staff member and chief correspondent for Globetrotter. He is editor-in-chief of LeftWord Books and director of the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research ….
Polack Post: Caribbean Christmas Messages – New Year Regrets
By Peter Polack Peter Polack The Caribbean is awash during the December festivities with messages from our leadership that do not reflect the reality of the homeless, the unemployed and poor finances. This year, those bon mots will vaporize into…
The Hidden Crisis: How America Fails to Protect Its Children
From child labor to trafficking—and even foster care, sports, and detention—institutions meant to protect children often cause the greatest harm.
Polack Post: Caribbean Self Interest Not Common Sense
By Peter Polack Peter Polack I know a landlord who had a sexual relationship with his tenant which unsurprisingly did not end well. This is the usual conclusion for persons who confuse self interest with common sense. Hotel or business…
Humans Face Pareidolic Experiences to Our Advantage
We are wired to find faces everywhere, and this instinct reveals how our perception and our environment can influence each other.
Polack Post: Caribbean Travel Ban – Some More Equal Than Others
Peter Polack It was recently announced by the United States administration that they have imposed travel bans against citizens of countries like Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan and Syria. They have also imposed restrictions on several more African countries…
Re: Cayman Crime
By Peter Polack Peter Polack Rewards while a reasonable idea, go to the end of the offence chain, namely arrest. Police and the justice system are there to detect, arrest and imprison. These systems in the Cayman Islands are not…
Polack Post: Caribbean Cassandra Complex – Failure Or Not ?
By Peter Polack Peter Polack Cassandra, the Greek myth of a a woman cursed to tell truths that no one believes, must resonate throughout the islands of the Caribbean. A United Nations Development Programme report estimated that Caribbean countries suffered…
Polack Post: Caribbean Private Sector – Government Loans
By Peter Polack Peter Polack The Jamaican government has recently announced a loan of US$150 million to the local electricity provider to ensure quicker reconnection for all customers other than the projected 2026 date. This was because the government intends…
