Queen Elizabeth II rides to the Trooping of the Colour in a horse drawn carriage wearing a pale blue outfit. – London, UK- 06/09/18 (Shutterstock) By BBC Barbados has announced its intention to remove Queen Elizabeth as its head of state and become a republic. “The time has come to fully leave our colonial […]
Photo Credit: Stabroek News By Stabroek News, Guyanese Online Former Minister of Finance Winston Jordan (see photo), says the new PPP/C government’s 2020 emergency budget has eroded the revenue base of the country, while enormously inflating the deficit and he charged that the budgetary measures are private-sector oriented rather than for the people. Speaking during an […]
President Nelson Mandela of South Africa delivers his speech during arrival ceremonies On the South Lawn at the White House. – Washington, DC. USA, 4th October 1994 By Sir Ronald Sanders, pressroom.oecs.org Nelson Mandela in 1990 was a towering symbol of the triumph of right over wrong. Released from prison after 27 cruel years for […]
Dear Community, In response to the federal government cutting the crucial door-knocking efforts for the 2020 Census by an entire month, on Wednesday, September 2nd, the Caribbean Equality Project in partnership with Sadhana: Coalition of Progressive Hindus, co-hosted a virtual Caribbean-focused Census event title “Census an’ Chill.” The historic event incorporated Caribbean culture and civic engagement through Census […]
Mike Aubertin contributed to the development of Arts and Culture not only from the perspective of being the Director of Culture for several years but as a practicing artist that spanned many years. He contributed indelibly to many art forms notably: Calypso, Theater, Literature, and Radio Broadcasting. His writings Neg Maron: Freedom Fighter, spoke of […]
Jamaica’s ruling party has been re-elected with a landslide victory. The centre-right Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) won 49 of 63 seats in Thursday’s parliamentary election. Prime Minister Andrew Holness called for the early vote last month in what analysts saw as a bid to capitalise on people’s satisfaction with his economic agenda and early response […]
By Calvin G Brown – wiredja.com GEORGETOWN, Guyana. August 29, 2020 – All is not well in Guyana as simmering political tension over the arrest and detention by the ruling PPP of several Guyana Electoral Commission (GECOM) officers seem to have exploded in the community of Belladrum, West Coast resulting in the deployment of heavily […]
By Kyron Regis, Trinadad & Tobago Guardian With the T&T budget expected to be presented in a matter of weeks, three economists have argued that devaluing the TT dollar would not be in the best interest of the country. This is while economists, like Dr Roger Hosein, Marla Dukharan and some of the business chambers […]
By Calvin G Brown, wiredja.com KINGSTON, August 27, 2020 – Amidst the growing concern over the effect of the movement in the exchange rate on the population’s living standards, especially the poor, Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, says the Bank will be working closely with authorised dealers and cambios to ensure the smooth […]
Apply Now! Monday, August 31, 2020 — The Kingdom of Morocco, through the Moroccan Agency for International Cooperation (AMCI), has announced the 2020/21 Morocco Scholarship Programme Call for Applications. Students from the six (6) independent OECS Member States are invited to apply! Twenty (20) scholarships will be awarded to each participating OECS Member State. Applications close on September […]