Minister Saboto Ceasar (left) addressing a medicinal cannabis workshop earlier this year By Robertson S. Henry KINGSTOWN, St Vincent — On Monday November 19, 2018, an extensive presentation was made by Professor David Berry of the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus. Berry is one of the foremost regional authorities on international law, […]

Sargassum in St Vincent. Photo: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry and Labour By Daphne Ewing-Chow and Iris Monnereau BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — The massive influx of sargassum seaweed to Caribbean waters, since 2011, has had a number of negative touch points on the fisheries value chain, resulting in a catastrophic hit to the […]

Guillermo del Toro. Photo: Wikipedia When they hear of Mexico, most people think of tacos, tequila, Spring Break, Cinco de Mayo, and similar delicious or entertaining things that have seeped out of the country and into the global consciousness. They certainly don’t think of Hollywood filmmakers and actors, even if there are many of them […]

J. K. Roberts is a sound public policies advocate; a premature retiree from the Public Service of Grenada, and author of two books (“Into The 21st Century” published in 1995 and “Management Practices in The Public Service of Grenada” published in 2011) By J. K. Roberts The governor-general of Grenada, Dame Dr Cecile La Grenade, […]

Benito Wheatley is a Policy Fellow at Cambridge University’s Centre for Science and Policy and the former BVI Representative to the UK and EU By Benito Wheatley It should not be taken for granted that the British Virgin Islands (BVI) is today financially self-sufficient or that the government’s finances are managed by a minister of […]

Stephen Cooper is a former D.C. public defender who worked as an assistant federal public defender in Alabama between 2012 and 2015. He has contributed to numerous magazines and newspapers in the United States and overseas. He writes full-time and lives in Woodland Hills, California. Follow him on Twitter @SteveCooperEsq By Stephen A Cooper When, […]

Alicia Bárcena is the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) By Alicia Bárcena The member states of the United Nations are preparing to adopt in Marrakech the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, which has received broad support from the region of Latin America and the […]

Dear Sir: “For some time, the worsening crime situation in St. Vincent and the Grenadines [SVG] has enveloped the nation in a climate of fear that is contributing to a lack of confidence in law enforcement” (New Democratic Party [NDP] of SVG, November 8, 2018). *** The so-called “worsening crime situation” and its link to […]

Dear Sir: The Trinidad and Tobago Council of Evangelical Churches strongly disapproves of the statement by the minister of sports and youth affairs, Shamfa Cudjoe, that sex education should be taught in schools. It is of the opinion that, because of the sensitive nature of the issue, it should be left in the hands of […]

Monohull Line Honours and race record for Pier Luigi Loro Piana’s team on the Baltic 130 My Song © RORC/Arthur Daniel ST GEORGE’S, Grenada — Pier Luigi Loro Piana’s Supermaxi My Song finished the 2018 RORC Transatlantic Race to Grenada on Tuesday, taking Monohull Line Honours. The Baltic 130 owned by Pier Luigi Loro Piana, […]