The announcement by the World Trade Organization that global trade last year was the worst since World War II must represent bad news for the Continue reading
The Confidence Games
Old enough to remember the Mighty Sparrow’s 1983 “Capitalism Gone Mad”? What the heck went wrong with it these past few years? Capitalism, that is; Continue reading
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The Antigua Election – Enter the Obama Era
The first significant general election in the English-speaking Caribbean in the post Obama campaign era is showing that it has learnt a lesson from the Continue reading
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Confronting Youth Sex
This article contains graphic content which may be offensive to some. Sex sells. It sells cars, it sells movies and in combination with music, it Continue reading
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Obama in Canada: Yes We Can do Something for Our People
When Barack Obama came to Canada last Thursday on a day trip, his first mistake was to confuse the capital city Ottawa with Iowa – Continue reading
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Barbadian Wine Maker Keeping the Spirits High Despite the Odds
The Bible story says Jesus turned water into wine when the spirits ran low at the wedding in Cana. Malcolm Wood, in Bridgetown, Barbados, is Continue reading
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Gaza Crisis Impacts on Children
UNICEF is highlighting the urgent needs of civilians, especially children, in Gaza. There is no safe space in the Gaza Strip, no bomb shelters, and Continue reading
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The $55 million question: Whither West Indies Cricket?
West Indies cricket is moving up. The team moved from eighth to seventh in test cricket in the world in January 2009. And cricket caught Continue reading
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Kensington Oval Helping Keep Cricket’s Hope Alive
Kensington Oval, on the western outskirts of Bridgetown, Barbados began life in 1882 as the home of the snooty Pickwick Club. It has witnessed many Continue reading
