A strictly security-focused approach to crime prevention is costly, ineffective and paves the way for human rights violations. Why Caribbean governments should make the shift to a human rights-based approach to crime prevention now. People in the Caribbean face some of the highest levels of violence in the world. Of the 22 Latin American and […]
By Lincoln DePradine The lack of a comprehensive study of Grenada’s history in schools has been lamented, as well as the absence of schools named after former local “stalwart’’ educators. “For some strange and unknown reason, we’ve hidden our history under a bushel,’’ said Dr Nicole Phillip-Dowe, head of the University of the West Indies (UWI) […]
By J. K. Roberts (Sound Public Policies Advocate); Circulated on Wednesday, 26 May 2021. It would be extremely unfortunate but the signal should be clearly recognized, when anyone especially a ‘highly-regarded and professional activist’ tends to wonder if, or to ascribe that, we ‘Grenadians’ are a “very confused people … we like so much melee […]
By David Malpass The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the poorest and most vulnerable people in developing countries the hardest, worsening inequality and exacerbating existing challenges—insufficient health care systems, education deficits, stagnant incomes, rising conflict and violence, poorly-selected debt contracts, and climate change. Unfortunately, the delays in beginning the vaccination process in developing countries are deepening global inequality […]
[ By J. K. Roberts (Sound Public Policies Advocate); Circulated on Wednesday, 12 May 2021 ] “Corruption is criminal, immoral and the ultimate betrayal of public trust. … The new reality of the COVID-19pandemic provides a stark reminder that the abuse of entrusted power for private (‘and political’) gain can cost people their freedom, health, […]
[ By J. K. Roberts (Sound Public Policies Advocate); Circulated on Thursday, 29 April 2021 ] What would appear to be ‘factual, noble and honourable’ pronouncements by the scholarly and professional communities, including eminent regional institutions, must be conceptualized for genuine intent or the strategic agenda and for original initiative or the historic reference. Public […]
[ By J. K. Roberts (Sound Public Policies Advocate); Circulated on Wednesday, 31 March 2021 ] “ …. I announce my resignation as Political Leader of the National Democratic Congress (‘NDC’) with immediate effect. I do so with no regrets, bitterness or resentment but in the genuine desire to afford the party the opportunity to […]
By J. K. Roberts (Sound Public Policies Advocate); Circulated on Monday, 22nd March 2021 It appears that the main opposition political party in Grenada, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), is prepared to contest the looming general elections purely as a matter of formality and maybe praying that by divine chance to be victorious. This bitter […]
By Laurel Theresa Bain The Government has released its Fiscal Summary report for December 2020. This report published on the Government website, https://www.finance.gd/index.php/fiscal-reports, has not shed much light on the financing of the repurchase of the WRB shares in GRENLEC. In the fiscal table provided, capital expenditure for December 2020 was reported at $178.5M. It […]
