By Sir Ronald Sanders October 1, 2021 The announcement by the President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta that his government has nominated the country’s energy minister, Monica Juma, for the post…
Category: OPINIONS
COMMENTARY: The power of a picture!
By Jean Hervé Charles The drama of Haitian migrants under the international bridge camping like refugees after an earthquake did raise some eyebrows. Will Joe Biden order the prompt deportation…
COMMENTARY: Haitians: fear at home, no hope abroad
By Sir Ronald Sanders September 24, 2021 The abrupt resignation of the US Special Envoy to Haiti, Daniel Foote, came like a bolt of lightning from a clear blue sky. …
COMMENTARY: In pursuit of pay equity.
By: Wayne Campbell September 21, 2021 “We need to ask why women are relegated to lower-paid work; why professions that are female-dominated have lower salaries – including jobs in the…
COMMENTARY: On the heels of COVID, Climate Change swings a wrecking ball
By Sir Ronald Sanders September 17, 2021 The public health and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has rightly focused the attention and resources of governments around the world on…
COMMENTARY: The Caribbean’s ‘big fish small fish’ problem
By: David Jessop September 14, 2021 Some years ago, the then prime minister of Barbados, the late Owen Arthur, told me that unless regional leaders could agree on how to…
COMMENTARY: Venezuela talks – mountain went forth and produced a mouse
By: Sir Ronald Sanders September 10, 2021 It was predictable that, in an attempt to show that they are capable of collaboration, the rival political groups in Venezuela would pick…
COMMENTARY: Literacy for a human centered recovery- Narrowing the digital divide
By: Wayne Campbell September 7, 2021 “Literacy is not a luxury; it is a right and a responsibility. If our world is to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century…
COMMENTARY: Building a Trade and Investment Partnership with Rising Africa
By: Deodat Maharaj September 7, 2021 Many Caribbean countries mark Emancipation in the month of August. Indeed, the CARICOM Community celebrates this historical milestone on 1st August annually. During this time,…
UPDATE: CMP’s Poetry Contest 2021 finalists
September 3, 2021 I know all of you are waiting for the results to be announced for the inaugural Caribbean Magazine Plus Poetry Contest, 2021 as much as we are.…
COMMENTARY: Kenya’s President wants ‘steadfast leadership’ by Commonwealth Secretariat
By: Sir Ronald Sanders September 3, 2021 It is good to see that the President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, has nominated his Cabinet Secretary for Defence, Monica Juma, for the…
COMMENTARY: International day for people of African descent
By: Wayne Campbell August 31, 2021 “The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness.”- Marcus Garvey Whether we admit to this…