Author: Mark Lee

Worst World Trade Collapse Since World War Two

March 24, 2009

The announcement by the World Trade Organization that global trade last year was the worst since World War II must represent bad news for the Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity7 …
The Confidence Games

March 15, 2009

Old enough to remember the Mighty Sparrow’s 1983 “Capitalism Gone Mad”? What the heck went wrong with it these past few years? Capitalism, that is; Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity8 …
The Antigua Election – Enter the Obama Era

March 8, 2009

The first significant general election in the English-speaking Caribbean in the post Obama campaign era is showing that it has learnt a lesson from the Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity8 …
Confronting Youth Sex

February 26, 2009

This article contains graphic content which may be offensive to some. Sex sells. It sells cars, it sells movies and in combination with music, it Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity3 …
Obama in Canada: Yes We Can do Something for Our People

February 22, 2009

When Barack Obama came to Canada last Thursday on a day trip, his first mistake was to confuse the capital city Ottawa with Iowa – Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity6 …
Barbadian Wine Maker Keeping the Spirits High Despite the Odds

February 5, 2009

The Bible story says Jesus turned water into wine when the spirits ran low at the wedding in Cana. Malcolm Wood, in Bridgetown, Barbados, is Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity6 …
One Love

January 19, 2009

The ironies never cease. There it was, Barack Obama’s We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial, Sunday January 18, and Bob Marley’s Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity1 …
Gaza Crisis Impacts on Children

January 13, 2009

UNICEF is highlighting the urgent needs of civilians, especially children, in Gaza. There is no safe space in the Gaza Strip, no bomb shelters, and Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity1 …
The $55 million question: Whither West Indies Cricket?

January 9, 2009

West Indies cricket is moving up. The team moved from eighth to seventh in test cricket in the world in January 2009. And cricket caught Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity10 …
Kensington Oval Helping Keep Cricket’s Hope Alive

January 9, 2009

Kensington Oval, on the western outskirts of Bridgetown, Barbados began life in 1882 as the home of the snooty Pickwick Club. It has witnessed many Continue readingThis content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPasswordProve your humanity8 …