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Inside Politics – Understanding Obama’s Victory

President Obama, David Axelrod and David PlouffeLike many Antiguans and Barbudans, I slept very little Tuesday night as I found myself glued to the

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Inside Politics - The Politics of Polls

The Politics of PollsOver the past week several people approached me seeking my comments on the recently published polls conducted

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Inside Politics - ALP Dysfunction

Issue of leadership in the ALPOver the past week, I have been approached by a number of people who wanted to hear my take on the recent

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Inside Politics – The Politics of Righteous Indignation

Righteous IndignationI was not able to follow the full debate in parliament on the new law setting up the guidelines within which

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Musical Chairs In The UPP

Musical Chairs In The UPPExactly two years before general elections are constitutionally due in Antigua & Barbuda, both of the two

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Inside Politics - The Politics of Suicide

The Politics of SuicideOver the past week two men, about 30 years apart in age, made attempts to end their lives. One was

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Dazed and Confused

PM Spencer and Ambassador Shoul I can’t help but think of the title of this Led Zeppelin song – Dazed and Confused following Monday’s

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Inside Politics – Carnival Vs Politics

“Government in the Sunshine”Going into the 2004 general elections the United Progressive Party had a number of slogans or catchy phrases

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Are the Chinese The New Stanford

Are the Chinese The New StanfordDuring the ALP administration, headed by Lester Bird, the then-opposition UPP, and in particular its

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Inside Politics – Daniel, Game Changer

Daniel, Game ChangerPolitics is often described as the art of the impossible. Here in Antigua few politicians have been able to

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Justin Had No Choice

Attorney General Justin SimonIf what Observer Radio reported on Monday, and Caribarena.com reported earlier this month is to be accepted,

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Inside Politics – End of An Era?

A giant size egoWhen the Antigua Labour Party emerges from its biennial convention tentatively set for November 25, 2012,

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Let Them Eat Cake

Let Them Eat CakeMarie Antoinette, the queen of France at the start of the French Revolution in 1789, has been immortalised

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Inside Politics – Job Creation Is Wealth Creation

Economic stimulusAntigua St John's - It was heartening to hear that the new chairman of the Antigua & Barbuda Investment

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Seriously Comical

Very serious, yet comicalFriends and acquaintances who know me well, know of my penchant to laugh. I believe that it is something I

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Inside Politics – The Politics of Carnival

Quiet as a lambThe late minister of Education and Carnival, Reuben Harris, was not always the easiest person to get along

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When is Too Much Enough

When is Too Much EnoughI have found myself pondering the above question over the last several weeks as I try to rationalize, in my

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Inside Politics- Taking Back the Country

Out of touchThis past Saturday I had an impromptu and very lengthy discussion with a good friend of mine, a bus driver

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What Is Really Happening at ABEC

Political-interference ?I have decided that it's about time we as a nation stand up and raise some very important questions about

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Daniel’s Letter – The Fallout

The FalloutAntigua St John's - Inside Politics has spent some time mulling the infamous letter penned by Health Minister

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