By Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Executive Director, the Caribbean Export Development Agency A few weeks ago, on two separate occasions, a female colleague came to my office building to follow up and strategize how to address some of the critical issues affecting regional trade. On both occasions, I received a call from her indicating that she was […]
In response to its statement on Budget 2017, Quarantine Point and Debt Swap[1], the Grouping of CSOs, has received feedback from a young Caribbean environmental professional who sought to correct and enhance our understanding of the concept of “debt for nature swap”. The statement put out by the Grouping noted: “Debt Swap means that in […]
By Francis Alexis, 5 Dec 16 1.0 HE CRIES LACK OF INTEGRITY 1.1 James Bristol is smarting from his client not having obtained from the High Court an injunction to stop the 24th Nov Referendum. He cries lack of integrity during the hearing; implying that justice suffered from lack of integrity in the hearing. Bristol […]
By J. K. Roberts (Sound Public Policies Advocate) “It is heartening to know that both the main opposition and the government are synchronized on the referendum approach”. This is the elated and celebrating tone of advocate and consultant for the current constitutional reform process, Sir Lawrence A. Joseph, as expressed in his internet-circulated article “The […]
By Sir Lawrence A. Joseph On Thursday 24th November 2016, all voters in Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique will have an opportunity to express their approval or disapproval with respect to seven Constitutional Amendment Bills. When an electorate is given this opportunity, this “reference to the people” is called a referendum. Section 39 of the […]
By Francis Alexis, 13 Nov 16 1. The UK Privy Council (‘UKPC’) upholds sexual orientation rights and defends stable ‘marriage-like homosexual relationships’; on provisions prohibiting discrimination based on ‘sex’, not ‘gender’; paras 6-8 below refer. UKPC proclaims gender equality as equal human development rights for women and men, unrelated to sexual orientation rights, paras 3-5 […]
Dr. John N. Telesford a.k.a. Johnny Lecturer and Associate Dean, School of Continuing Education, TAMCC and Research Associate, Institute of Island Studies, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada The hue and cry in the media and by prominent persons and organizations in our society, on the Rights and Freedom Bill to be voted upon on […]
Monday, 31st October 2016. Joseph K. Roberts Jupa Road / Mon Plaisir c/o Grand Roy Post Office ST. JOHN. The Supervisor of Elections Parliamentary Elections Office Tanteen ST. GEORGE. Dear Mr. Alex Phillip : Greetings and God’s Blessings for our nation! I write in my personal capacity as a citizen; one who is eligible and […]
By J. K. Roberts (Sound Public Policies Advocate); Circulated on Tuesday, 25th October 2016. The ‘attitude and approach’ of the powers-that-be on the exercise toward constitutional law reform as articulated in the 2013 elections manifesto of Dr. Keith Mitchell’s New National Party (NNP) has been denounced as being despicable and deplorable from the start, and […]
