The age of marriage has now been legally set at 18 in Trinidad and Tobago, to the relief of most…
Caribbean Politics: Who said it? Colm Imbert or Michael Manley?
These days one of the big stories in Trinidad and Tobago is the contentious property tax issue. No need for…
Caribbean Politics: 40 Years Ago This Year Michael Manley Explained Democratic Socialism to US Audiences
Jamaica’s 4th prime minister Michael Manley held office from 1972 to 1980 and later from 1989 to 1992, at the…
Caribbean Politics : The 2 Parties That Use the Balisier as Their Official Symbol
Unless they left the country before 1956 and have heard nothing about it and never been back since, literally no…
Can French People Think?
The picture at the top of this page was taken moments ago at a department store in France. It is…
French Election: Video Games As Campaign Tools
The 2017 French presidential election campaign is firing on all cylinders ahead of this coming Sunday’s runoff between centrist Emmanuel…
French Presidential Election: Clear Urban-Rural Divide in Support for Marine Le Pen
I’m not French myself, but I have been living and working in France for just over a decade now and…
Remembering Aimé Césaire – French Caribbean Literary & Political Figure
The following is a retrospective written about 20th century Martiniquan Aimé Césaire following his passing 9 years ago today on 17th…
Political Good Friday: Betrayal & Crucifixion of the PNM
It is undeniable that the People’s National Movement is a monument of Trinidad & Tobago politics. Formed in 1956 under…
Trinidad & Tobago: Tracing the Possible Root of the Crime Problem
I wish to assert my conviction that the basic core of respect for law and order which has characterised us…
