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Commentary: Ray of hope
May 18, 2013
The motion by Goldray Ewing at Thursday's house session last week was very revealing. What the representative from Blue Hills was doing was trying to set a process in motion that would provide an agenda for the TCI and this government. For seven long months we have been like a ship without a rudder.
Commentary: Remembering my nephew Tim Quant
May 18, 2013
It is axiomatic that parents should not have to bury their children. But too often tragedy upsets the natural order of things. This is why my family often marveled at how truly blessed we were that our parents never suffered the unspeakable sorrow of having any of their children die before them.
Commentary: Where's the MO?
May 15, 2013
The first item on the agenda of the police when they investigate a crime is to determine the modus operandi or MO of the person charged. The MO speaks to the background of the person charged with committing a crime. Lawbreakers have reasons to break the law. Charged with bank robbing or stealing you will find that the...
Commentary: Do politicians fear competent people?
May 15, 2013
A number of highly competent persons who have worked, and are working with some politicians often express the view that they get the impression that these politicians have a certain attitude towards them, which makes them feel uncomfortable. This attitude is often characterised by not asking for opinions and suggestions.
Commentary: I'm in! You're out!
May 13, 2013
Politics is a strange business. A strategy that was meant to unite has become one of division and antagonism. And this has split many societies right down the middle. So much so that, like war, when one political party is in office, the other is seen as the enemy to be vanquished.
Commentary: The old days were better
May 10, 2013
The arrest of two American tourists who were found to have single bullets in their luggage is insane. Let’s understand this insanity. These two respected citizens with unblemished records, one 80-years-old, travelled to the TCI on vacation while here decided to pick up and...
Commentary; Housekeeping or progressive governance?
May 7, 2013
The idea is often spread around that governance is like housekeeping. In other words, just as the family manages its budget within the amount of resources it has, so should a government. This implies not getting what you cannot afford, having priorities, and even...
Commentary: Challenge - Reaching for higher standards!
May 7, 2013
For awhile I thought that “staying in the bucket” mentality was restricted to the Islands, but after seeing and reading a recent article on the Internet in the Huffington Post this past days tells much different, gave me an eyeful; and so full, that I thought it was worth...
Commentary: Bulls and bull feathers
May 6, 2013
The astrological sign for those of us born at this time of the year is Taurus the bull. I do not believe in astrology or follow my horoscope. Once in a while I look at it to amuse myself. However, I have to admit that my friends and children born at this time seem, like yours truly...
Commentary: The dumbing down of education for Turks and Caicos Islanders
May 6, 2013
Years ago when the spectre of low wages and hard labour faced our parents, they determined that their children should experience a better life. The one mechanism that allowed that to happen was the education process. So most parents sacrificed...
Commentary: Challenge - Understanding how the budget works!
May 6, 2013
This attempt is merely to lay some clarity to what is expected from persons or entities, when the term and/or word “Budget” is so often used, and too, at times, discriminately, to indicate that things are out of control, rather than things are in control.
Commentary: Has the electorate lost faith in its representatives?
May 3, 2013
Throughout the Caribbean, there seems to be a trust deficit between the electorate, and their representatives, or members of parliament. The parliamentarian is elected to represent a particular constituency, but is part of a bigger body, the government.
Commentary: The Caribbean: An alternative future?
April 27, 2013
The independence project in the Caribbean has recently come in for deeper observation by some Caribbean scholars, who begin to wonder, whether the course Caribbean countries have taken since independence has been beneficial to the majority...
