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SpotlightWe Need to Toll the Bell for Singing Sandra
Ian JacksonApril 12, 2021One of the greatest performers seen on a stage or rather the greatest woman who ever performed on a Caribbean stage, Singing Sandra, died on 28 January 2021. Some of ...
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SpotlightRe-name Arawak "Bully's House of Culture"
Ian JacksonMarch 11, 2021It happens everywhere, except in Dominica where we don't seem to honour artistes or sports personalities by immortalizing their names through the renaming streets, edifices, parks etc. In fact, the ...
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The View from EuropeVaccine passports may hold the key to tourism's safe return
David JessopMarch 11, 2021From Russia to Singapore, nations around the world are considering providing citizens who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 with digital immunity certificates for domestic and international use. Their principal objective ...
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Our CaribbeanCaribbean people at risk of prolonging COVID-19 to their detriment
Sir Ron SandersMarch 11, 2021(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda's Ambassador to the United States and the Organization of American States. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at ...
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SpotlightCalypso 2021 semis Review
Ian JacksonFeb. 13, 2021This review of the 2021 Calypso semi-finals is devoted to the memory of Dominican Calypso stalwarts Alick Volaire, former Calypso writer; Wilfred "Pancho" Jno Baptiste, pannist and Calypso enthusiasts and ...
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The View from EuropeA new US initiative for the Caribbean is needed
David JessopFeb. 13, 2021When the economies of the Caribbean and Central America finally exit the pandemic, most will be in crisis. As a recent IMF review of The Bahamas put it, recovery to ...
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Our CaribbeanHaiti – on the edge of disaster again
Sir Ron SandersFeb. 13, 2021(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda's Ambassador to the United States and the Organization of American States. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at ...
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Our CaribbeanCaribbean-US relations: chance to merge might with right
Sir Ron SandersJan. 28, 2021Events in Washington on January 20 were a welcome relief and release for the world.
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SpotlightA New Year's Artistic Resolution
Ian JacksonJan. 28, 2021Will it be resolved by 2021 that musicians and performing artistes will form a union or be part of the umbrella of the Association of Music Professions (AMP) where their ...
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SpotlightFor Felix Henderson: Make Kwéyòl Official
Ian JacksonDec. 8, 2020So last weekend he was interred, a finality we all at some time have to face. But when we leave what is the legacy? Is it a house, property and ...
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Our CaribbeanThe Haitian people: Sadly and badly in need of a ...
Sir Ron SandersDec. 8, 2020(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda's Ambassador to the United States and the Organization of American States. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at ...
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SpotlightWe Can't have Kaiso Competition via ZOOM
Ian JacksonNov. 27, 2020You can use ZOOM for conferences, meetings, hold classes and even other competitions but you can't zoom Kaiso competitions based on the normal judging format.
