Africa and the Guilt Narrative 189 Years After Emancipation
Castries (The Voice): Sunday, May 25, is Africa Day, as designated by the African Union (AU) to replace African Liberation Day (ALD). ALD was originally designated by the Organization of African Unity (OAU), launched on May 25, 1963 at the United Nations (UN).
Today’s Barbados Bye-election -A Boost for Regional Integration!
Castries (The Voice): Caribbean eyes are on Barbados today, fixed and focused on the island’s first electoral contest ahead of the republic’s next big General Elections.
Aging: Born at the right time!
Castries (The Voice): Time changes everything and everyone. The older we age, the more we (and everything around us) also change. Take birthdays, which we all look forward to, but not the same way.
As a growing grandpa with a grand-daughter and grandsons at home and abroad, I find myself now counting birthdays at a rate too-fast for me.
Caribbean voters displaying more political and electoral sophistry
Castries (The Voice): The actual sophistry of Caribbean voters is often underestimated by traditional politicians only interested in their votes every five years, who forever see voters only as propellers to personal political power.
Welcome to a World where Tomorrow Belongs to Everyone -and to No One!
Castries (The Voice): The first week of May saw topsy-turvy times in today’s Caribbean and global affairs.
The world’s eyes remained fixed on the chimney at the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel awaiting the white smoke signalling a new pope is chosen; India and Pakistan paced closer to an all-out war between two nuclear-armed neighbours; US President Donald Trump continued dancing political polka around the widening bonfire from Americans’ fears of impending inflation; Europe and Russia hosted parades marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II; the Ukraine war came nowhere close to ending; Israel continued its latest deadly offensive against Palestinians in Gaza; and the two Sudanese conflicts showed no signs of peaceful or negotiated resolution.
NATO and EU Allies Erasing Russia to Rewrite World War II History
Castries (The Voice): Nations that allied against Germany are this year commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the end of World War II. But some are denying historical truths while attempting to erase the vital role of the Soviet Union’s Red Army in the defeat of the Nazi war machine that effectively ended the world’s worst 20th Century war.
Caribbean Must Adjust to the Unfolding New Global Order
Castries (The Voice): Sometimes, Caribbean thinkers can use old crooked rulers to measure every new government everywhere and the same old brush to paint those who don’t deliver what they dream of.
It’s the approach The Mighty Shadow observed in verse -eternal complaints about what ‘shoulda’, ‘coulda’ or ‘woulda, instead of what is.
Just a Matter of Time in Guyana!
Castries (The Voice): The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) was forced to postpone the annual May Day parade on Thursday due to threats of pre-election violence that forced the government to declare a curfew.
1975 Great Victory: a stepping stone to Vietnam’s new era
Half a century later, the spirit of speed, decisiveness, and boldness of that historic general offensive continues is inspiring the Vietnamese people as they pursue new goals in a new era of national rise.The 50-year journey since reunification has been a journey for Vietnam to honor its heroic past and draw valuable lessons for the […]
Washington: Trump´s Second Coming
Castries (The Voice): Easter Sunday -the annual Christian celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ on that day- means different things to different believers everywhere; and not only is it solemnly religious, but also a Happy Holiday season.
