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Being homosexual is not a crime – Pope Francis
By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States of America and the Organization of American States. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto) “Being homosexual is not a crime. We are all…
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Economic inequality at the root of protests: Police brutality not the answer
By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States of America and the Organization of American States. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto) Many countries in South America are now in…
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Election is over — the people won bigtime
By Audley Phillip What an election! Marked by low turnout but clearly was a referendum on the ruling ABLP. And though the ABLP retained government by the slimmest of majority, they suffered major casualties, some of which were unexpected. Some of the results were so close that this contest could have gone either way.. We…
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Redefine How We Select Boards In The Interest Of Good Governance
By Audley Phillip In just a little over a week, the people of Antigua and Barbuda will be going to the polls to elect a government to run the affairs of state for the next five years. It is a crucial election for more reasons than one. Good luck to all the candidates. Regardless of…
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UPP Op-Ed: One Nation…Unity…But Twisted Priorities
Antigua and Barbuda prides itself as being a multi-cultural melting pot with representation in significant numbers of nationals born and breed or migrated from within the realm of CARICOM, the OECS or even further afield. It is customary for the current administration to stage what has been dubbed as a ONE NATION unification Concert featuring…
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Higher cost of living demands competent governments
By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States of America and the Organization of American States. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto) Throughout the world, people and their governments and…
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Kia Purotu Koe
By Cdr. Bud Slabbaert No, it is not gobbledygook. And it has nothing to do with the car brand Kia. “Kia Purotu Koe” is how people say “Hello“ on the Island of Mangareva in Southern Polynesia. It means “May you remain beautiful”. Oh, I tell you, it makes you feel so good. Give it to…
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US Mid-term elections: a defining moment for the world
By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States of America and the Organization of American States. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto) Democracy is at stake in the country that…
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Celebrating our Caribbean-American History and Future
By Ambassador Linda Taglialatela On a rainy Monday just over a month ago, Congresswomen Barbara Lee from Oakland, California and Robin Kelly of Chicago, Illinois visited Vauxhall Primary School. The school was the first educational institution Shirley Chisholm attended nearly 100 years ago. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP. Chisholm was the first black…
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Will Summit of the Americas fulfil CARICOM’s goals?
By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States of America and the Organisation of American States. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto) Next week’s Summit of the Americas, being hosted by the…
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Op-Ed: Trinidad and Tobago current situation on LGBTI Human Rights
By Nicole Dookie The fear of being beaten, robbed, tortured or even killed continues to reside in the minds of many individuals in the LGBTI community in Trinidad and Tobago. CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP. With crime escalating, this vulnerable group of individuals are forced to keep their sexuality a secret or flee…