11 March 2022
Powerful call for more support of Women’s Sport

Powerful call for more support of Women’s Sport


International Women’s Day 2022 meets the women of our planet and their precious children closer to a nuclear Armageddon than the world has been for ...
04 March 2022
Ukraine: Overshadowing all else

Ukraine: Overshadowing all else


The world, still reeling from the crippling effects of the Covid pandemic, has been thrown into a further tailspin as a result of the Russian military...
25 February 2022
Rememebering “Bung Sukarno”

Rememebering “Bung Sukarno”


In beginning this tribute to Basil “Bung Sukarno” Cato, who died in the USA three weeks ago and is due to be buried today, my condolences go out t...
18 February 2022
When you slip …

When you slip …


Let me take a break from my 50th anniversary journey as relayed in this column these past two weeks, to share some reflections on local developments w...
11 February 2022
A 50th Anniversary – Collective rewards

A 50th Anniversary – Collective rewards


Last week when I began on this theme, I did not hesitate to ask the question, what have been the rewards for the struggle and hardships endured over t...
04 February 2022
A fiftieth Anniversary struggle

A fiftieth Anniversary struggle


Dear Readers, I crave your indulgence and understanding as I mark with reverence what is a very special landmark for me, the 50th anniversary of my...
28 January 2022
No longer ‘discovered’

No longer ‘discovered’


January 22nd passed uneventfully in St Vincent and the Grenadines as many others before it, with many Vincentians praying for the “end ah month” t...
21 January 2022
In parliament dey kicksing

In parliament dey kicksing


A lifelong friend of mine who shares my love for calypso resorted to that art form in describing the happenings in last week’s parliamentary debate ...
14 January 2022
Dramatic reminder of Covid danger

Dramatic reminder of Covid danger


The drama which has unfurled in Parliament around the spread of covid contamination, leading to the suspension of the 2022 Budget debate is a poignant...
07 January 2022
Race and Genocide…Again!

Race and Genocide…Again!


I find it hard, in fact almost hypocritical to wish a Happy New Year, not just to friends and family but to people in general, knowing that 2022, like...