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Is the Minimum Revenue Guarantee concept the best approach for LIAT?
By Lesroy Browne A Minimum Revenue Guarantee (MRG) as perceived by the management of LIAT and espoused by the Shareholder Governments is a concept which is currently employed by some airlines operating from major US and European gateways into some of the Caribbean islands. The MRG is an Air Service Agreement which is entered into…
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Double standards in the OAS
By Sir Ronald Sanders Double standards have become the new system in the Organization of American States (OAS). This unwholesome development does not portend well for the future of the Organization, which is increasingly becoming a rubber stamp for the will of a few governments. It also creates a huge cloud over the bilateral relations of nations…
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Universal Children’s Day and the 30th Anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
By Daniela Tramacere Every year, the Universal Children’s Day is observed on the 20th of November and it marks the day on which the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1959 and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in 1989. This special anniversary gives…
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Humor for holiday stress
By Melissa Martin Instead of a frazzled freak-out around the hectic holidays, what about trying laughter. Not hysterical ‘lose your mind’ chortling or ‘milk coming out of your nose’ snickering. But, belly-laughing glee with giggles and guffaws. Funny A hilarious holiday tune—sing along with me. Grandma got run over by a reindeer/ Walking home from…
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There was a coup d’état in Bolivia!
By Sir Ronald Sanders Called by any other name, there was a coup d’état in Bolivia on November 10. To be clear, an elected President and the government were forcibly removed from office. The term in office of Evo Morales, as President of Bolivia, does not expire until January 21, 2020. When the Head of the Military,…
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Montserrat heads to the polls with an outcome too close to call
By Mike Jarvis There’s an intensity surrounding Montserrat’s 2019 election that rivals similar events in the island’s recent history. Voters in the British Overseas Territory go to the polls on Monday November 18th That there are a record 35 candidates including 10 independents vying for the nine parliamentary seats in an island with a population…
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Fat-shaming Santa is naughty not nice
The jelly belly of jolly olé St. Nicholas is bothering the diet-obsessed. And they are fat-shaming Santa Claus. Fat phobia has reached the North Pole. The Keto crowd want children to put steak instead of cookie carbs on plates for Santa. Don’t forget the bacon. And a bucket of lard. The Paleo people want kids…
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Harvard University’s moral debt
By Sir Ronald Sanders Why does Harvard University in the United States of America (US) have a moral obligation to provide some form of compensation to Antigua and Barbuda, a small Caribbean island state? The answer is simple: natural justice demands it. The island of Antigua is not as remote from the lavish campus of…
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Think about what’s between your two ears
By Melissa Martin Do you ever think about what’s going on in the three pounds of tissue inside your skull that sets on the top of your neck? The human brain is composed of 75 percent water and 60 percent fat. Who knew? The human brain has 86,000,000,000 (86 billion) neurons. Crikey! The brain is…
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Clemency for battered women in prison
By Melissa Martin Kill or be killed. “On the night he died, after a day of heavy drinking, Andrew Harris sexually and verbally assaulted Mia. When the abuse became physical, Mia told Andrew “No,” and told him to leave her home. Instead, he cut her. When she tried to escape, he strangled her until she…
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When adults bully adults, kids suffer
By Melissa Martin October is National Bullying Prevention Month on some parts of the planet. “Every day thousands of young people experience bullying from their peers while at school, after school in their neighborhoods, and even when they are at home, through social media and texts,” PACER points out. Founded in 2006, PACER is a…