Government must get it right to avoid catastrophe and to ensure successful reopening of economy
The recently confirmed cases of Covid-19 on the island are a cause for serious concern as it highlights many weaknesses with the entry protocols at...
Commentary
Beware ships bringing gifts
Grenada is fast becoming a little exotic colonial enclave that some foreigners feel they could organise as their own private playground. In which other sovereign...
Confession Confession
My friends, 1983 was a failed coup resulting in the “Assassination of Maurice Bishop” and was instigated by an ultra-leftist section of The New Jewel...
OAS: In danger of undermining the ‘Right to Protect’
A noteworthy event occurred on the afternoon of Saturday, October 10 that could have implications for nations across the globe. It merits attention. The Secretary-General of...
De beach belong to we
The idea of having to give up Grand Anse Beach – for the exclusive enjoyment of tourists – does not sit well with me. To...
Who will deliver the structural changes the pandemic has highlighted?
London, England — A little earlier this month, the University of the West Indies’ Shridath Ramphal Centre, published a policy paper that called for a...
The Patriotic Vine… No Oil from the Throne
The Throne Speech is an important instrument in public affairs. Usually, it addresses both the policy and legislative intentions of the Government. The latter eventually...
Under US leadership the IDB develops an ‘Americas First’ strategy
London, England — In his first address, IDB’s new President said that his appointment would lead to a stronger commitment from the US to support...
The writing is on the wall-government must act now
The world is definitely in the throes of a second wave of coronavirus infections with Europe and America recording daily records for confirmed cases of...
Dodging the China question
Of all the questions that both Kamala Harris and Mike Pence dodged during the U.S. Vice Presidential debate on October 7, the most revealing concerned...
The good, the bad and the ugly
Oh Grenada, when will our travails come to an end and we begin to behave as a country that has grown from the unpredictable and...
“Second-class citizens in our own land”
After listening to Dr. Claris Modeste as she spoke this past Tuesday at the post-cabinet briefing, I am dumbfounded. Dr. Modeste, we are in a...
The ongoing CXC debacle
It has been more than three weeks since the 2020 CSEC and CAPE results were released by the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC). The release of...
CXC 2020 Examination debacle
I wish to register my extreme disappointment and consternation with the inadequate and incomprehensible response provided firstly by the Registrar of the Caribbean Examination Council...
Government will not be forgiven for failing to protect the population from this scourge
It is just a matter of time for the coronavirus to start spreading again in Grenada, if Government do not move quickly and decisively to...
Opportunities for agricultural diversification in Grenada: Part 2
Following is Part 2 of the article, which started last week on the above subject matter ISSUES NEEDING ADDRESSING IN GRENADA’S AGRICULTURE There are several...
Two priorities for 2021
OK, we all agree that 2020 was not a good year. And we know our COVID-19 position now: lower incomes, high debt, lower cash flow,...
The Patriotic Vine… Created Black not Green….Young and Proud
Between the ‘IMANI’ and the ‘New IMANI’ we have a fully ‘adult’ program. Since 2002, thereabout, the NNP regime has implemented the IMANI as their...
Can mineral extraction ever be environmentally acceptable?
London, England — In August, the price of gold reached a record high of US$2,073 per ounce. It did so as investors concerned about the...
Transforming the economy – the role of the Permanent Secretary within the public service
In a previous article, I focused on good government as specified in the Grenada Constitution; and specifically on the legislative requirement for the implementation of...