Seizing The Moment
London, England – Last month Britain held an Africa investment summit. It was livestreamed and hosted by the country’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. In the...
Commentary
Statement by the Inter Agency Group of Development Organisations (IAGDO)/Grouping of Civil Society Organisations (CSOS) on meeting with the Joint Independent Providers Association (JIPA) Consultants
RE: IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE IN GRENADA. On January 14th, 2020, the Inter Agency Group of Development Organisations, in collaboration with the Grouping of...
The Trump card in Venezuela crisis
When is a failed policy recognised as a failure and is abandoned for a new approach? That was the question that Barack Obama and his...
China will prevail over coronavirus
Although the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (NCP) continues to spread, the international community is firmly standing with China in the fight against the epidemic. Many country...
Massaging the US
London, England — A little over a week ago, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met in Kingston with Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Andrew Holness. Subsequently,...
Lies in the OAS contest: sifting the wheat from the chaff
If ever there was a time in global politics when governments did not indulge in deliberately and maliciously running smear campaigns against candidates they oppose...
Independence Address 2020
My Fellow Grenadians, I address you, once more, on the occasion of our 46th independence anniversary as we begin ‘preparing for the future through empowerment,...
Only CARICOM countries can divide CARICOM
The meeting between U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, and the Foreign Ministers of seven Caribbean countries, gave rise to many questions, but the U.S....
Reimagining The Caribbean’s Identity
London, England — The Caribbean has the potential to do much more to develop its identity, spur growth, soft power and competitiveness, if its citizens...
EGovernment, A Step Towards A More Citizen-Centered Caribbean
London, England – Politicians love to promise a better and brighter future. They tend to say little about the day to day experience their citizens...
The Fallacy of Prosperity
On Monday 20th January 2020, we watched as Guyana made history when it exported its first ever shipment of oil. Exxon Mobil exported one million...
Grenadians in New York congratulate Ruth Rouse
Brooklyn, New York — Several members of the Grenadian community in Brooklyn has extended overwhelming congratulations to Ruth Elizabeth Rouse, a former Grenada United Nations...
Why CARICOM had no national for OAS top job
Readers of Barbados newspapers were exposed recently to the views of John Beale, one of the country’s former Ambassadors to the Organisation of American States...
“5 Crazy Days of Plastic Free Shopping”
With less than 10 days to go as we countdown to February 1st, the Social Media public awareness campaign has switched into high gear, in...
Government ignoring teachers work-to-rule is to the detriment of our students
This school term, the period January to the Easter holidays in April is traditionally dominated by track and field games. Often times more than one...
China, the Caribbean and the West: serving whose interest?
Caribbean countries are being warned by the government of the United States of America (U.S.) and U.S. writers that they should limit their dealings with...
CSO statement on meeting with Parliamentary Elections Office
The Grouping of Civil Society Organisations was invited by Supervisor of Elections to attend a meeting – along with representatives of political parties and independent...
Prospects for a Negotiated Settlement in Venezuela
London, England — On Thursday, the United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, proposed a new approach to the political crisis that continues to grip...
Will the West Lose Guyana to the Chinese?
By investing in Guyana’s oil industry, the Chinese are taking a longer, multi-generational view Georgetown, Guyana – Guyana, home to just 750,000 people, is about...
WTO’s future in doubt – no easy answers for the Caribbean
London, England — In the slow news period between Christmas and the New Year, the Financial Times published a chart that graphically illustrated how the...