By the time this paper reaches the streets, a meeting held between the Presidents of Guyana and Venezuela, with other CARICOM heads, and representatives of Brazil would have taken place here in SVG. I am not sure what are the expectations among the participants, but one suspects that what is at stake is a commitment by CARICOM and perhaps even Venezuela to make this region a zone of peace. Given …
I said War but this is not war. It is the naked slaughter of civilians, over 16,000 Palestinians killed, among them over 6,600 children. We must not forget that over 60 Journalists were killed, most of them Palestinians. Some journalists were singled out for death almost immediately after reporting on Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. One journalist Ayat Khaddura said, “This may be the last video for me. Today the occupation …
We in SVG seem to be making headlines for the wrong reasons. Over the past weeks it had to do with our breaking another record with the number of homicides. Ironically perhaps, the night before the Police were scheduled on Friday, November 24, to hold a march and rally in Layou, another murder occurred in that small town. The rally carried as its theme, “Love is the Answer”, a calypso by …
I concluded my article last week on the Israel-Hamas War by asking when will it all end? Since then, something else has happened to which I apply that same question: ‘When will it End?’. That something has to do with two more homicides in St Vincent within three days, taking the toll for the year up to 49, with still 39 more days left in the year. Of course, I am …
The ghastly images from Gaza continue to command our attention on our TV screens or on whatever other media device we use. The whole scene is absolutely astounding. The calls for a ceasefire continue, and the one country that can bring this about, the US, is not supporting it for they insist that Israel has a right to defend itself, I assume by whatever means necessary. I suspect that when …