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…
Category: OPINIONS
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.…
COMMENTARY: A Pin, a Principle, and the Integrity of the Caribbean
By: Sir Ronald Sanders May 1, 2026 There are moments in international affairs when a seemingly small act reveals a much larger contest of principle. The recent controversy over the…
COMMENTARY: The Senate Question: Are We Choosing the Right People?
By: Paul Sarran April 28, 2026 For many years, people like myself have had to quietly return to the drawing board not because we have failed, but because we remain…
COMMENTARY: Reintroduction of Youth Camps
By: Paul Sarran April 24, 2026 Trinidad and Tobago stands at a critical crossroads, where the persistent challenges of youth delinquency, school dropout rates, and rising criminal recruitment demand not…
COMMENTARY: CARICOM SG champions inclusivity and innovation at CARPHA Research Conference
By: Dr Carla Barnett April 24, 2026 I am really pleased to join you for this opening of the Caribbean Public Health Agency’s (CARPHA’s) 70th Annual Health Research Conference. The…
COMMENTARY: Leadership: The Relational Imperative: The Only Way We Engage the World
By: Dr Isaac Newton April 21, 2026 After years of absence, a mentor posed a question that resisted an immediate answer: How do we engage with each other and the…
COMMENTAIRE: La Tragédie de la Citadelle: Une nation en deuil, une nation qui doit penser (Francais and English)
By: Jude Elie April 21, 2026 Avant le moindre mot d’analyse, que ma première parole soit une parole de douleur. Mon cœur est avec les familles de Milot, du Cap-Haïtien,…
COMMENTARY: CARICOM SG highlights the importance of South–South cooperation, and SIDS-to-SIDS partnerships
By: Dr Carla Barnett April 17, 2026 “South-South cooperation, including SIDS-to-SIDS cooperation, and triangular cooperation are important means of implementation for the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS. They provide…
COMMENTARY: TTs quest for PGA and Non-Permanent seat on the Security Council: A decade-plus journey.
By: Rodney Charles April 14, 2026 Two important letters by the TT mission to the UN in 2013 ensured our country two most prestigious positions at the UN. These were…
COMMENTARY: The Caribbean Edutourism Revolution: A Strategic Blueprint for Sustainable Growth
By: Rabindra Danny Jaggernauth April 10, 2026 For decades, the Caribbean’s economic identity has been anchored in the “sun, sea and sand” model of tourism. While this traditional sector remains…