KINGSTON, Jamaica – In 1980, Adolf Ratzka, a German disability rights activist, grew frustrated with how decisions about disabled people’s lives were made without their input.

WASHINGTON, DC – The campaign for the position of Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) has been tainted by misinformation and political distortion, particularly on social media.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – As the world prepares for COP30 in Brazil from November 10-21, the question is no longer whether climate change is an urgent issue—it is about whether we will rise to the occasion with the equity and ambition that the current crisis demands. The stakes are high, especially for the world’s most vulnerable and lowest-resilience countries.

LONDON, UK – Nelson Mandela once said, “It always seems impossible until it is done.” As I reflect on my nine-year tenure as Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, I find deep truth in these words. 

On Dec. 8, the air was crisp as Kimberly Douglas made her way to her son Bryce’s gravestone in National Harmony Memorial Park in Landover. It’s been nearly 18 months since she lost the 17-year-old to a fentanyl overdose. On this day each year, known as Worldwide Candle Lighting Day, families light candles honoring loved ones gone too soon, like Bryce. This day of remembrance is a stark reminder of the urgent need to prevent similar tragedies.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados –  The fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), could catalyse coordinated action to close the financing gap and set the stage for a STI-driven transformation in the world’s poorest countries.

WASHINGTON, DC –  In the latest round of barbs with which Venezuela has responded to events surrounding its claim to the Essequibo region of Guyana, Guyana’s President, Irfaan Ali, was described as “the Zelensky of the Caribbean.” This characterization begs the question: If Ali is the “Zelensky of the Caribbean,” then who is the “Putin”?

CASTRIES, St. Lucia –  I am a carnival reveler and every year I get the chance to dance and prance to melodic rhythms produced by our outstanding creatives.

"I don't know who you are and I don't know why you like this guy (Trump). I think what you like about him; he appears to be strong and the rest of us are weak… That's what he's selling…Here's what you're buying…He's a race-baiting, xenophobic religious bigot. He doesn't represent my party. He doesn't represent the values that the men and women who wear the uniform are fighting for... He's the ISIL man of the year." Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on CNN 2015

A woman scorned or spurned, if you prefer, can bring down hell and damnation and a fury that only mother nature can match in the form of a tempest or volcanic eruption.

Temptation Has Always Been A Weakness Of Mankind, And I Daresay, Both Men And Women Fall Prey To This Diabolical Frailty That Has Been The Downfall Of Many. It Comes In All Forms, From A Strong Desire To Indulge In Something As Trite As Being Tempted To Nibble On That Chocolate Treat, Even Though You’re On A Strict Diet, To That Burning Desire Of Lust.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Recently, the smaller member states of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) have renewed complaints that the promised benefits and compensatory mechanisms that convinced them to join first CARIFTA in 1968, and later CARICOM in 1973, have not materialized.