By Neals Chitan The term Status Quo is defined as “the existing state of affairs” especially in regards to social and political issues, or the systemic prescribed way of acting or reacting to these issues. With a definition like that in mind, it is no wonder we frequently see a […]
Commentaries
Remembrance, Thanksgiving & National Heroes
Caribupdate Weekly, Editorial October 2, 2014 The months of September and October are truly a period of remembrance and thanksgiving for us as Grenadians; remembrance and thanksgiving crafted from the vantage point of our view of our history. September, of course, is remarkable for our remembrance and thanksgiving for us […]
Gimmicky events: media boycott of some companies needed
By Lincoln Depradine One of the lessons for me, observing the disturbances in the United States in Ferguson, Louisiana, sparked by the police shooting death of Michael Brown, is how much public and private sector organizations inadvertently hurt their businesses by not having a public relations person or department; or, […]
Compelling arguments for CCJ
Caribupdate Weekly, Editorial July 24, 2014: – It’s official and it will be historic! February 10, 2015, is Referendum Day in Grenada. Minister of Legal Affairs Hon. Elvin Nimrod made the announcement last week after the Advisory Committee on Constitutional Reform, headed by Dr Francis Alexis, handed in its report and […]
“Hail Carriacou-Land we Love” – By Neals J. Chitan
If you are knowledgeable of the great national anthems of the Caribbean, you will realize that the caption to this article “Hail Carriacou – land we love” was coined to salute the people and leaders of two islands which I have over the past eight weeks come to love greatly. […]
Clear, unequivocal zero-tolerance statement on domestic violence
Caribupdate Weekly condemns – in the strongest possible way – the recent gruesome killing of Nexiann Downes-Clarke. Her decomposing body was unearthed in a shallow grave in the community of Mt. Moritz a week ago. We firmly believe that justice needs to be swift and that the convicted killer or […]
Political Similarities Between Ontario, Brazil And Antigua People want the same things from their governments
By Lincoln Depradine Pride Contributing Writer The truism that people everywhere want the same things from their governments was all so evident last Thursday, June 12, as I witnessed three events – in different countries and cities. One, in which I was a direct participant, was the Ontario general elections. […]
JAMAICA THE TREND SETTER
By Neals J. Chitan As the largest of the English speaking island nations of the Caribbean, Jamaica has historically been a leader and trend setter to the smaller islands, and what a trend to set this time!! Caribbean New Now contributor Garfield L. Angus in his recent article “Crime […]
Comrade Naz and the leadership deficit
By Hamlet Mark The ascension of Nazim Burke as leader of the National Democratic Congress has been noted – and on a personal level you want to wish every man well in the context of everything. In politics, especially in this small society as ours, we cannot get so mean […]
Time to speak up on criminal deportees to the Caribbean!
By Neals Chitan In a January 13, 2014 post on Spiceislander Talkshop- a discussion forum predominantly accessed by Grenadians at home and abroad, Brian the poster, suggested that REALFM a local radio station reported that in 2013, Grenada received 108 deportees with 60% or 65 of them being “criminal deportees” […]
Challenging the STATUS QUO on crime in the Caribbean!
By Neals Chitan 2014 began with crime rates soaring ridiculously high in the Caribbean. Reports have indicated that in the first seven days of this year, the southern twin republic of Trinidad and Tobago has reported 19 homicides and counting. A recent article from Caribbean Journal asked the question, “Can […]
Be a living example of Christ this Christmas
By Lincoln Depradine I trust that in the frenzy leading up to Christmas day, December 25, everyone takes timeout to reflect on the reason for the season – Jesus Christ. “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his […]
British Premier League, GFA and World Cup Football
By Lincoln Depradine A few weekends ago, I called a fellar on the phone and he scolded me and told me don’t disturb him. He said, “Man, wha’ wrong with you? It’s Saturday; ah watching mi Premier League on TV.’’ We spent a few minutes discussing the Barclays Premier League […]
MADE IN GRENADA ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
CELEBRITY TEAM VISITS HMP The Made In Grenada Courts Celebrity Football team made its 2nd annual appearance (on Saturday November 9th) at Her Majesty’s Prison to engage a team of Inmates in a friendly football encounter. The game ended in a 3-3 draw after 80 minutes of competitive and entertaining […]
TELLING IT AS IT IS
By Gerry Hopkin, JD OVERCOMING GRENADA’S DEBT BURDEN & THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN REQUIRE A BALANCED-MIX OF COMMON SENSE SOLUTIONS − NEW TAXES & RETRENCHMENT NEED NOT BE OUR FIRST RESORT We may eventually have to add new taxes and/or increase levies in order to pull ourselves out of the deep […]
