By: Charles E. A. Lincoln IV October 9, 2026 What does a country sound like when its people are not all in the same place? For Guyana, that is not…
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COMMENTARY: Haiti: When the Promise of a Haitian-Led Solution Begins to Fade
By: Sir Ronald Sanders October 9, 2026 Who speaks for Haiti? It is a question the international community can no longer avoid. For years, governments and international organisations have insisted…
COMMENTARY: When Kamla’s ‘Dumbest PNM’ Remark Opens a Bigger Political Conversation
October 6, 2026 Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s declaration that “This has to be the dumbest version of the PNM ever” may have been delivered in the heat of political picong,…
COMMENTARY: Remarks | Dr. Carla Barnett | Secretary-General | CARICOM | Opening Ceremony | Caribbean High-Level Symposium on Aviation Safety | 1 October 2026
By: Dr Carla Barnett October 2, 2026 Good morning to all of you. I am pleased to be here to welcome you to this Caribbean High-Level Symposium on Aviation Safety, a…
COMMENTARY: Oppressiveisms™: A Reflective View of Global Inequalities and Inequities
By: Rae Sampson-McMillan, LCSW-R, SIFI September 29, 2026 Oppressiveisms™ and the Architecture of Inequality Oppressiveisms™ takes a clear stance on inequality: it is not accidental, it is not natural, and…
COMMENTARY: Statement by Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, at the General Debate of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly
By: Mia Mottley September 29, 2026 We meet at a time when the obstacles confronting human progress are multiplying. Obstacles to peace, obstacles to food and clean water, obstacles to…
COMMENTARY: A Senate Vote That Demands Attention – Trinidad & Tobago
By: Paul Sarran September 29, 2026 I had been contemplating visiting the public gallery at the Parliament on Wednesday to listen to the Senate debate on the Special Operations Bill,…
COMMENTARY: The World Has Broken the 1.5°C Promise. Small States Should Not Have to Pay the Bill
By: Sir Ronald Sanders September 25, 2026 The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a…
COMMENTARY: President Ali’s full address at 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly
By: Dr Irfaan Ali September 25, 2026 I extend my congratulations on your election as President of theeighty-first session of the General Assembly. I wish you every success as you…
COMMENTARY: Borrowed Systemic Power™ Incest, Trusted-Perpetrator Sexual Assault, and the Barriers and Structures That Keep Minors Silent
By: Rae Sampson-McMillan, LCSW-R, SIFI September 22, 2026 I. Opening There is a particular kind of silence that does not mean nothing happened. It means something happened to someone who…
COMMENTARY: Barbados at 60 and 5: A Diamond Jubilee of Sovereignty, Climate Justice, and Global Belonging
By Garfield L. Angus September 22, 2026 On November 30, 2026, the island nation of Barbados will achieve a historic milestone in its modern history: its 60th Anniversary of Independence…
COMMENTARY: Crime thrives on weak justice, illegal guns and dirty money
By: Sir Ronald Sanders September 22, 2026 Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is no longer only a matter for the police. It is weakening societies, draining economies and…