The first letter to the very fine people on Grenada’s side
‘We get it back… rejoice and be glad’ The Government’s Press Conference on the buy-back of majority shares in Grenlec has conferred doubts and conjured...
Commentary
GRENLEC transaction derails national budgets
“…Payment out of the Consolidated Fund to settle judgement claims against the government is only permissible if the amounts had been approved/appropriated by Parliament and...
When the festive season is over we still need a brighter day
Although the Grinch stole the joys of the festivities of Christmas, now that the season is over, I can’t help but reflect on that classic...
The Grinch who stole Grenadians Christmas
The entire population of the tri island state of Grenada were robbed of the joys of Christmas because of the remarkable ineptitude of the government...
Britain and Europe: The moment of truth
London, England — Very soon, possibly by the time that this column is read, the European Union and Britain will have decided on the nature...
The Patriotic Vine…. G’ovment lock dumb
Lo and behold, the time cometh; the money passeth; Grenlec changeth hands; the old, infamous guard ruleth; and the regime dumbeth! Who would have thought...
OAS accommodation of Guaidó attack on Trinidad and Tobago wrongly allowed but rightly resisted
Events at the Organisation of American States (OAS) continue to reveal that, notwithstanding the efforts by some of its 33 member states, the Organisation is...
Dishonesty, Deceit, Disrespect
At last! We have heard from our government on the WRB/GPP shares matter! It took them quite a while to craft a political response to...
Personal perspective of the 2021 pandemic budget
Since “independence” in 1974, Grenadians have become all too familiar with the old colonial vestige of the throne speech, written by the government – which...
The Patriotic Vine… Corrupt recklessness
If the regime does not know the times, it cannot know what is good for Grenada! After several months of struggling to contain COVID-19 here...
What future now for Venezuela?
London, England – It is hard to know what the future holds for Venezuela, its opposition leader Juan Guaidó, or the present US-led policy that...
COVID-19 induced approach to transforming the economy
In a previous article, I indicated that the lessons learnt from the Covid-19 global crisis should be used as the basis for charting the way...
Upholding human rights against arbitrary arrest
The Government of Canada has taken an initiative to promote a Declaration by like-minded countries against the use of arbitrary detention in state-to-state relations. The...
The chickens have now come home to roost
The chickens have now come home to roost and citizens of this beautiful tri-island state will pay with their livelihoods, health and lives. The government...
Sweet lies
“It gives me no pleasure to say I told you so, but it’s hard to keep it low, knowing the things I know”; the lyrics...
The Patriotic Vine… These two shall pass
One says it is an NGO but is impatient to be baptised a political party. The other is an established political party seemingly impatient to...
The national debt dilemma
Budget alert A high national debt will be a legacy of the Covid-19 induced recession. In Grenada, similar to the other countries of the Eastern...
Protest, climate change and the environment
London, England – Intensely national in character, environmental protest is on the rise across the Caribbean. From French Guiana, to Suriname, Guyana, Barbados, Antigua, Belize,...
Guyana and Suriname can underpin CARICOM’s sovereignty and prosperity
The presidents of Guyana and Suriname have announced two major joint venture projects whose implementation will deepen the beneficial relations between the two countries, and...
No time for complacency
The rubber is about to meet the road as government’s Covid-19 plan will soon be tested with an expected uptick in visitor arrivals from North...