Dear Editor, The Local Government Act, 2016 says “Local Authorities will be granted greater scope and autonomy in the management of local affairs, with an expanded and more holistic mandate for the good governance, sustainable development and maintenance of good civic order within their respective jurisdictions,
by Neish McLean, Caribbean Program Officer, OutRight Action International Gender-based violence, a phenomenon most often associated with men being violent against women, is a reality across the world. But if we recognize that what leads to gender-based violence is archaic perceptions of gender roles and appearances,
It was conceived out of a day of unity led by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) in October 1981 with purple as the official color. For several years, I have participated in three miles walk/run in support of victims of domestic violence with members
Dear Editor, I read with great interest the two-part series by Dr Hollis “Chalkdust” Liverpool entitled “Have respect for PhDs – heroes of academia” published in one of the Trinidad and Tobago daily newspapers (Newsday Sept 4-5, 2020) In his articles, Dr Liverpool emphasised the rigorous process of
Dear Editor, The Indo-Caribbean Cultural Centre (ICC) hosted a ZOOM public meeting last Sunday night (6/9/20) on the topic “Political violence against Indians in Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad – past and recent: Strategies to achieve peace and unity.” The speakers were RAVI DEV (Guyana), ANGELIQUE ALI HUSSAIN DEL
On September 3, Jamaica, an island of about three million people, will decide to replace the locks or give back the keys and what party colour will be draped for at least four more years as voters contemplate countless economic issues. The election bag Because of concern
Dear Editor, On the night of Saturday the 22nd of August, several seine fishing vessels left from Carli Bay as they normally do to fish with their nets between 1 and 2 miles offshore. On Sunday morning the vessels returned ashore and both nets and vessels were
Soon after George Floyd, an African American was killed during an encounter with members of the Minneapolis, Minnesota, police department; a global social consciousness emerged with immense demonstration some of which turned violent calling for the broad reversal of laws and practices that many deemed
Dear Editor: So, we are on lockdown until September 30, 2020. Let’s pray that everything works out by then. We are really a lockdown-weary people right now. Life cannot continue on this road beyond September – in my opinion. One of the dirty secrets about COVID-19 in
I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Owen Arthur, my friend and former colleague prime minister in the Caribbean Community. Owen first came to the office of the prime minister as Barbados’ fifth prime minister two years following my own election to the
