David Rudder prophesied Sunday last, in the above-named masterpiece which appeared on his highly-acclaimed 1990 soca album “Haiti”. In the song which has become the National Anthem of the West Indies Cricket Team, he promised:

(The writer is a Consultant and former Caribbean diplomat)

Austerity budgets throughout Europe, and Government cuts on welfare spending, have caused many people to argue that aid allocations to foreign countries should be reduced and the money spent on domestic needs.  This will shortly have an adverse effect on countries in the Caribbean unless they advance solid proposals with achievable outcomes for continuing to receive aid.

(The writer is a Consultant and former Caribbean diplomat)

Small states in the Caribbean would do well to follow the pattern of Britain and Canada in pooling and sharing diplomatic missions abroad.  Caribbean countries spend millions of dollars every year on individual diplomatic missions when shared missions would be far more cost effective.

The way I see it, if I believed in LUCK, I would be a millionaire.  I LOVE the game of CRICKET.  I do not believe that there is a single soul in the entire world who loves the game more than I do - and I mean not just watching but playing it with quite some enthusiasm as well.

At the usual notice of about two days a meeting was announced that may determine the future face of Nevis.  Prior to the meeting the Administration had informed us that it was in discussions with a company named Canadian Global Investments (CGI) with a view to setting up an oil storage depot at a cost of

Tenth anniversary of EPA Negotiations: Not a time for celebration

By Sir Ronald Sanders

(The writer is a Consultant and former Caribbean diplomat)

The way I see it, in these harsh economic times, people need to return to the basic economics taught to us by our grandparents and in some instances, by our

People ask why I have not written about the Election case.  Well, I did not go to Court, and the case is only one element in an unsatisfactory electoral process.  What all of us in Nevis should want is for everyone properly on the electoral roll to have the opportunity to vote in the constituency for which they are properly

Country Above Self is our national motto which is proudly emblazoned on the Coat of Arms of St. Kitts and Nevis. This motto should mean that the interest of the nation supersede the wishes or desires of individuals. Unfortunately it has become a hackneyed slogan which has lost its luster. In our society other slogans and

The way I see it, school is not like school anymore and parents have to be more vigilant and observant when it comes to their children.