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Reinventing Carnival

Reinventing CarnivalKayode O’Mard blows in like a breath of fresh air, bringing new perspectives to what has become a hidebound

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Discrimination Against CARICOM Nationals

Discrimination Against CARICOM NationalsHaving followed the “saga” of the illegal workers at Il Giardino, the Italian restaurant at Jolly

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Jack Warner - Keith Rowley Fire

Jack Warner - Keith Rowley Fire   Dogged by controversies surrounding his “ FIFA/CONCACAF” tenure, Jack Warner has shown that even in the

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Harbour Dredging Unnecessary

Harbour Dredging Unnecessary Dear Editor,  Please allow me to inform the people of Antigua & Barbuda on what I consider a travesty

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Will Trinidad and Tobago Lead the Caribbean

Losing moneyThere is an unfortunate pride that is linked to owning national airlines in the Caribbean.  It is a pride

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Jack Warner Chuck Blazer - Glory and Fury

Jack Warner Chuck BlazerIn September 2012, FIFA- Federation Internationale de Football Association set up a three-member Integrity

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United We Stand Divided We Fall

United We Stand Divided We FallI hear people calling in to the radio and speaking of how much they care about poor, suffering and

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The Treacherous Games People Play

Treacherous GamesDevelopments within some organizations usually symbolize the “…Ignoble Games of Treachery and

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Just Thinking Again OOPS

George Skye WilliamsWhat is surprising to me is that in 2004 when UPP came into government they knew that Social Security had

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Britons’ Shameful Moment

Margaret ThatcherThe lady was dead. Margaret Thatcher, who dominated British political life and the transformation of a sick

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Our Continuous Government

ManipulationThe great bard, immortal William Shakespeare, is justly famed for having penned the lines:

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Tribute to Vere Bird Jr

Vere Bird JrThe Youth Group, which supported Vere Bird, had asked me to say what I knew about their fallen leader, and,

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The True State of the Economy

What is the True State of the Economy?Last month, High court Judge Jennifer Remy made an order of mandamus requiring Minister of Finance Harold

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Be Careful What You Wish For

Room for only two political movementsGeneral elections, constitutionally due by March 2014, are now less than 12 months away. Under normal

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LOW EARTH ORBIT – Confessions of a Misfit I

L- Vere Bird III, Vere Bird Jr, Lester Bird and V.C BirdThis series will touch on a set of personal issues. One might even say that some degree of personal

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Policy Versus Politics

Alice in Wonderland saga of the Port AuthorityWord surfaced recently (Port Authority Wants to Lay Off 140 Workers – April 13) that the Antigua &

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Loosening the Gordian Knot

Loosening the Gordian KnotIt should by now be crystal clear both to the Minister of Finance & the Economy and to the Chairman of

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HMB Responds to Lovell's Statements

HMB Responds to Lovell's StatementsIt is time, once again, to dispel certain notions that arise out of a lack of factual knowledge and snowball

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Comedy of Errors - Mockery of Law

Comedy of Errors - Mockery of LawNot infrequently were people and governmental agencies made to “...Carry the Crosses” of others. Even the

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The Farmer’s Perspective -The Ship is Sailing Away

The Ship is Sailing AwayAntigua St. John's - It has been a while since I have written an article to be published in your media. Hence

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The Case for Compensating the Caribbean

Legacies of British Slave-ownershipIn 1838, British slave owners in the English-Speaking Caribbean received £11.6 (US$17.8) billion in

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LOW EARTH ORBIT – More Outside The Box

More Outside The BoxFriday is always a good day for taking aim at all those loyal British subjects, who are determined to be

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CARICOM IS DEAD

CARICOM IS DEADIt is time to grieve, mourn, and bravely accept the rigor mortis of the Caribbean Community’s death.
The

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LOW EARTH ORBIT – Tyranny of the Status Quo

Tyranny of the Status QuoThis article ranks as the third in a series that began with “Outside the Box” – April 5, and continued

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Clearing a Few Things Up on the New Fisheries Regulations

New Fisheries RegulationsThe 1990 Fisheries Regulations (which were not even being enforced) are no longer being used in Antigua &

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LOW EARTH ORBIT – The Carnival Train

The Carnival TrainHere it comes, looming over the bluff, chugging down the track, a mere three-and-a-half months from arrival.

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LOW EARTH ORBIT – A Small Place

Jamaica Kincaid - A Small PlaceThis article is going to offend a whole lot of people. At least, I hope it does. Yours Truly also hopes that

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LOW EARTH ORBIT – Going With the Flow

photot - newportacademy.comAntigua & Barbuda, like the rest of the Caribbean region, is caught up in a process that has lasted

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Grenadian Police Escapades-Citizen's Woes

Grenada's PM Attends Bartholomew’s Funeral-weefmgrenada.com photoThere was no doubt that the “...dictatorial and exploitative rule of Sir Eric Matthew Gairy, may have

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LOW EARTH ORBIT – The Government We Deserve

 The Government We DeserveObservations from space and at ground level indicate that Antiguans and Barbudans have always had, have now

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Supine and Silent- The Caribbean in a Vortex

SilentHow beneficial or not to the Caribbean is the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the 27-nation

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LOW EARTH ORBIT – Outside the Box



Outside the Box

People in this small place are very good at thinking inside the box. We are also very good at letting things

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Death of Bartholomew-Coroner's Inquest

photo - torontosun.com Judicial precedence had been set and would be recorded on Friday, April 5, 2013, when Inquisition into the

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LOW EARTH ORBIT – Friendly Media



Friendly Media

Existing in low Earth orbit does indeed enhance perspective. There’s nothing like being far removed from

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Living the Legend

Vere Bird Junior

Born in 1936 and 1938, respectively, the brothers were set up for sibling rivalry from the start. Born

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A Very Good Year

Hold it all togetherThe year 2012 will be recorded as a very good year for Minister of Finance, the Economy, Public

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Grenada Conquests Tragedies Coroner's Inquest

Coroner's InquestAn independent Caribbean nation, Grenada is globally known for its aromatic “...Nutmeg and Spices.” The

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A Sign of the Times

A Sign of the TimesThis may be a good time to sound a note of caution to those observers who make the fundamental error of

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Export-Led Growth- Who Will Lead - Part II

Export-Led GrowthDespite all the promises of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU), the

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