By: Sir Ronald Sanders June 5, 2026 Antigua and Barbuda is one of the smaller countries of the Caribbean. Yet small states have often advanced ideas that have significance beyond…
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COMMENTARY: The Maxi Taxi Strike: A Wake-Up Call for the Government
By: Paul Sarran June 2, 2026 The three-day shutdown by maxi taxi operators has once again exposed a long-standing weakness in Trinidad and Tobago’s transportation sector: overreliance on a single…
COMMENTARY: What Makes a Caribbean Teacher Unforgettable
By: Dr Isaac Newton May 29, 2026 A boy arrived at school each morning with sea salt still clinging to his shoes. Before sunrise, he had already worked beside his…
COMMENTARY: WASA Hiring Controversy
By: Paul Sarran May 26, 2026 Economic frustration is no longer a private conversation whispered in homes and taxis across Trinidad and Tobago. It has become a national discussion. Citizens…
COMMENTARY: Political Consistency Matters in Public Office
By: Paul Sarran May 22, 2026 Victor Roberts’ decision to formally sever ties with the United National Congress (UNC) and align himself with the People’s National Movement (PNM) has added…
COMMENTARY: United States of Africa: Dream or Destiny?
By Garfield L. Angus May 22, 2026 The idea of a United States of Africa has long stirred both imagination and urgency, a bold political and economic vision rooted in…
COMMENTARY: REMARKS BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF CARICOM: OPENING OF THE TWENTY-NINTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COFCOR)
By: Dr Carla Barnett May 22, 2026 I welcome you all to the Twenty-Ninth Regular Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations. I must, at the outset, thank…
COMMENTARY: Time for Principled Renewal in the Opposition Senate
By: Paul Sarran May 19, 2026 The unfolding controversy surrounding Opposition Senator Janelle John-Bates, alongside the broader questions raised about Senator Faris Al-Rawi’s role in the parliamentary witness statement matter,…
COMMENTARY: The OAS faces a moral test in Panama
By: Sir Ronald Sanders May 15, 2026 An attempt is now being made by a few member states of the Organization of American States (OAS), using procedural manoeuvres, to prevent…
COMMENTARY: Still Here
By: Christiana Best-Giacomini May 12, 2026 Mother’s Day 2026 has given me pause. I have been a mother for over thirty years, and my mother is still alive — physically…
COMMENTARY: The Caribbean’s limits in absorbing other states’ deportees
By: Sir Ronald Sanders May 8, 2026 Migration policy is a matter of sovereign control. Governments assert, rightly, their authority to regulate borders, determine who may enter, and enforce their…
COMMENTARY: Strengthening National Security in Trinidad and Tobago
By: Paul Sarran May 5, 2026 Johnny Abraham’s leadership as Head of the National Operations Centre (NOC) deserves measured recognition for the recent crime-fighting initiatives taking place in Central Trinidad.…