OUR CARIBBEAN: Not the time for surprises
By Ricky Singh From Barbados Nationnews So Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has found it necessary to quickly suspend the proposed “biometric exit” system that his administration had surprisingly announced for implementation from April l. Incidentally, this development was not intended to…
Why text messaging is ruining conversation among millennials
By Brandon Katz From HNGN We Millennials are killing the art of conversation and the desire to make our voices heard – really heard – one text message at a time. I hate texting. I hate that we’d rather send a…
Peter Binose: “No” I will wait for the next bus, go feed the babies
By Peter Binose Are we led in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines by a Scrounging Monster? Ralph Gonsalves is more than happy to take money from PetroCaribe whilst Venezuelans are in the throes of starvation and with little or no…
Immigration and trade in politics – Part Two
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean News Now In the first part of this commentary on immigration and trade in politics, the focus was on the present primaries of the US presidential election. Both issues have been hotly debated, particularly…
When a kleptocrat comes calling: Global money laundering and the ABA
By Michael D. Goldhaber, From The American Lawyer A prospective client walks into your office and tells you the following story in a bad German accent. He works for a West African mining minister who makes the salary of a…
Another review, another rejection expected
By Tony Cozier From ESPN cricketinfo Four governance reviews of West Indies cricket have not been acted upon, because the board does not want change The West Indies Cricket Board confirmed at its annual general meeting in Jamaica last weekend…
OUR CARIBBEAN: Consultation way to go
By Rickey Singh,From Barbados Nation News IN LAST week’s focus on the “ole” politics in Barbados and Guyana, I had mentioned how successive governments in this country have failed to take relevant initiatives to end the monarchical system of governance…
Political defeat aftermath in Jamaica
By Derrick MillerFrom Caribbean News Now An Eye Opener: On February 25, 2016, the nation of Jamaica went to their constituencies and voted. This election cycle looks like an was an insult to democracy when several reports confirmed that more…
MAFIFA: Is FIFA a victim or culprit?
By Collister M. Fahie From Caribbean News Now The definition of the word victim is as follows: a person or entity that is affected adversely by others through unlawful or illegal actions. The definition of a culprit is as follows:…
Addressing the marijuana issue with wisdom
By Herbert Volney From Caribbean News Now In Defence of Marijuana I am an advocate for the decriminalization of the cultivation, possession and use of marijuana. As a former long-standing High Court judge it was my experience that successive juries…