Last week, there was high level recognition of the relevance of the steelband movement to sustainable development goals, even though our governments have not published implementable policies for the mutual and sustainable benefit of communities and steelpan music participants—such as players, arrangers, tuners and tutors. By a resolution passed on …

There were two disturbing events in a week when the nation needed to be reflective because of the anniversaries of 27 July and Emancipation Day. The first was the re-publication of a Jamaica Observer column by Lisa Hanna about the Jamaica bank debacle, and the second was the re-emergence of …

Last Tuesday, Mia Mottley, prime minister of Barbados, delivered the 22nd annual Sir Frank Worrell Memorial lecture at the Cave Hill campus. I happened to come across the live broadcast quite by chance and, as usual, was riveted by her candour, relevance and fervour as she discussed the state of …

“[…] We now have the triumvirate or the three-headed Hydra of Gary Griffith, Jack Warner and Kamla Persad-Bissessar. One was police commissioner whose response to the beating death of an accused in custody while he was commissioner was: ‘he fell off a chair’. “[…] The other (a one-time acting prime …

“[…] Jasai Theophilus isn’t going on a trial and I never said such. Instead, I chose to have MY 13-YEAR-OLD SON continue his development over this holiday period at a three-week development camp hosted by Mr Anthony Rougier, which I believe would augur well during this learning phase of his …

The Trinidad and Tobago Boys National Under-15 Team failed to hold on to a one-goal lead, missed a penalty and finished with 10 players, in an eventful 1-1 draw with Jamaica in an international friendly yesterday afternoon at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella. But that was nothing compared to …

Dashing left-handed batsman Shimron Hetmyer was included in the West Indies team for the upcoming One-Day International (ODI) series against India, after an 11-month hiatus. Hetmyer, 26, was named in a 15-man squad for the first ODI of the three-match CG United series, which starts on Thursday 27 July at …

The Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella was the launchpad for just over a dozen young footballers from each of two Caribbean nations yesterday, as the Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica Boys’ National Under-15 Teams met in an international friendly. The hosts were better but without really carving open the Jamaican …

“I’m good. Bloody nose, bruised ego, but good otherwise. Thanks for the messages.” ESPN football analyst and Trinidad and Tobago 2006 World Cup goalkeeper Shaka Hislop assured supporters that he was feeling well, after appearing to faint during the pre-match coverage of a friendly between Real Madrid and AC Milan …

The latest responses of the current Government and the Commissioner of Police to the crippling wave of murder and violent crime are the lame products of two decades of denial and a current desperation to say anything that will deflect the pressing questions about crime. The hard but unpleasant truth …

On 17 July 2014, Eric Garner was accused of selling loose cigarettes by a New York police officer. Daniel Pantaleo, the officer, placed him in an illegal chokehold while arresting him. Multiple officers then piled on, pinning him to the ground. Eleven times Garner pled, “I can’t breathe!” He died …

We can divide the discussions into two. The internal, what’s happening inside the body of West Indies cricket, its circuitry; and the external, the factors contributing to its current state. It’s really an analogy for the state of our region. Everything applies to what’s happening in our societies. We have …