Commentary

After reading newspaper articles online, I always take a moment to browse through some of the comments made by other readers. Of course, the perspectives vary based on each contributor and his or her level of engagement with the contents of these...

I suspect that the primary reason why the people of Grenada and Antigua...

I would be most obliged if you could afford me the opportunity of responding to the Letter of the Day in your publication on December 27, 2018, entitled "Defence attorneys or advocates for justice?. The letter written by Devion Lindsay, suggested...

I spent the latter part of 2018 travelling quite a bit. Between work and vacation, I've visited five different countries in the last six weeks, and the level of cleanliness of the streets of those countries has left me ashamed. First world, third...

A recent presentation in Parliament by Senator Dr Saphire Longmore dealt with the issue of the ganja industry and its potential for development. She also noted the absence of a necessary public-education programme to explain the danger of smoking or...

Some in the Government will consider it fortuitous that the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) received what it branded as an independent audit of its subsidiary, theSt Ann Development Company (SADCo), in the midst of the Christmas season.At this...

At the inauguration of the Museum of Black Civilisations in Dakar on December 6, I was alarmed to learn that the building was a rather expensive gift from the Chinese Government. Approximately US$30 million! And that's not all. In July, another gift...

Two days to go before the new year, one main problem divides or unites us - violent crime. Whatever we might choose to do with it, we have only one tongue, and thus, can't say two things at the same time. On the one hand, there are sycophants, who...

Quality healthcare has not been a (top) priority for successive governments in this country. Only lip service to improving the public-health system seems to be, as if that will guarantee quality of life and ensure a 'healthy and stable population'.It...

'Tis the season to be jolly, but residents of Denham Town and Hannah Town may find it hard to celebrate since they have been deprived of one of life's basic necessities - water. As reported in this newspaper, sections of these communities have had...

A healthy democracy depends in large part on the development of a democratic culture, which is sometimes referred to as a civil culture. A civic culture consists of the behaviour and norms that are consistent with the democratic ethos.Civic culture...