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The Commonwealth at a time of threat to the international legal order
By Sir Ronald Sanders The Commonwealth, made up of 54 nations of which 32 are small states, should be deeply concerned at the grave threat to the international legal order caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and should act together to show strong disapproval. This was the theme of a lecture I delivered at the…
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Village tourism in the Caribbean
By Basil Springer “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” – Psalm 133:1 One of the enjoyable experiences in writing my weekly column is the feedback from readers which leads to content for another column. Last week was no exception. “Thank you Basil for this great article…
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The Eastern Caribbean should invest more in higher education
By Diego F. Angel-Urdinola and Cynthia Marchioni Until 2019, Eastern Caribbean states successfully kept tourism at the heart of their economic models. With almost two-thirds of the workforce comfortably absorbed by the industry, most governments delayed the diversification of their economies away from tourism. Under this approach, the demand on the education system was focused…
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Democracy in Barbados fully entrusted to new Mia Mottley government
By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the OAS. He is a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto. The views expressed are his own) Rejecting the accusations of bullying and despotism that were…
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Wake up and smell the Chow Mein
By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the U.S. and the OAS. He is also a senior fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London and at Massey College in the University of Toronto. The view expressed are entirely his own) A television interviewer asked…
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On the heels of COVID, Climate Change swings a wrecking ball
By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organization of American States. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto. The views expressed are entirely his own) The public health and…
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Kenya’s President wants ‘steadfast leadership’ by Commonwealth Secretariat
By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organization of American States. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto. The views expressed are entirely his own) It…
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Sir Lester Bird – Not too big to right a wrong
By Makeda Mikael As a business owner operating at V. C. Bird International Airport in General Aviation, my company Ports Services Ltd. was granted permission to establish a Fixed Base Operation on the Dis-Used Runway 10, namely, FBO 2000 Antigua Ltd. After only three months of operation, on March 3rd, 2003 investor Allen Stanford was…
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Afghanistan Where God only comes to Weep
There is a book, ‘Afghanistan where God only comes to Weep’ where the many years of turmoil have reduced the people of Afghanistan to terror and tears. And when one realizes that the US was the one who entered the war, training and arming the Taliban and Osama Bin Laden to chase out the Russians,…
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Are people in the Caribbean becoming architects of their own destruction?
By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organization of American States. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto. The views expressed are entirely his own) The…
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Hon. Sir Lester Bryant Bird, National Hero, Antigua & Barbuda
By Makeda Mikael And as he moved Antigua on to our Economic Development and our freedom into the world, our National Hero, Hon. Sir Lester Bryant Bird clearly deserves the fond nickname lovingly given to him by his constituents and the island at large, Giant Malt! A giant in his athletic 6’4″ frame he towered…