By Dr Selwyn R. Cudjoe June 06, 2019 The Tacarigua Welfare and Improvement Council, also known as the Tacarigua Village Council, was established on 23 May 1945. Its first meeting was held at the “Cocoa House” that was built by enslaved Africans in 1837. Vernon Scott, the headmaster of St. Mary’s Anglican School and the … Continue reading Land Grabbing with Government’s Assistance
By Dr Selwyn R. Cudjoe May 13, 2019 In 1981, after teaching in the United States for about ten years, I decided to return home for good. To do so I had to erect a personal library so I could do my work. Without my library I would be lost, so I asked my first … Continue reading Jamming the Poor, Still
By Dr Selwyn R. Cudjoe April 17, 2019 A week ago Reginald Vidale, chairman of the Eric Williams Memorial Committee, begged the government “to celebrate the life and legacy of Williams as the founding father of the country and Caricom” and “to declare a day of remembrance, not necessarily a public holiday, to reflect on … Continue reading Learning by Example
By Raffique Shah March 20, 2019 If you thought that Vernella Alleyne-Toppin had plumbed the depth of depravity when, in the run-up to the 2015 general election, the then Tobago East MP launched the most scurrilous, vulgar attack on People’s National Movement leader Dr Keith Rowley, believe me, you haven’t seen the nastiest political campaigning … Continue reading Beware: nasty election campaigns ahead
‘The mask of the US is off’: At UN, Anya Parampil speaks on Venezuela regime change war By The Grayzone – YouTube – March 19, 2019 The Grayzone’s Anya Parampil spoke about the US-led regime change war on Venezuela and the right-wing opposition’s use of violence, at a UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva … Continue reading At UN, Anya Parampil speaks on Venezuela regime change war
Jorge Martin takes recent Gabriel Hetland articles to task, questioning the liberal left’s assessment of the current situation and the solutions proposed. By Jorge Martin March 17, 2019 – In Defence of Marxism There is a certain trend of opinion amongst the liberal left, particularly in the US, which never felt very comfortable with the … Continue reading Who’s to Blame for the Crisis in Venezuela? A Response to Gabriel Hetland
By Dr Selwyn R. Cudjoe March 09, 2019 “The lesson that Kim Jong-Un has learned [is this]: If you give up your weapons, American will kill you.” —Daryl Kimball, Executive Director, Arms Control Association. Basdeo Panday once said famously: “Politics has a morality of its own.” As one looks at the unfolding of the political … Continue reading The Morality of Politics
By Stephen Kangal March 09, 2019 In the face of rapidly unfolding political and diplomatic events globally and the current isolation of T&T for its ill-advised decision to recognize unwittingly and side with the internationally denounced illegal and illegitimate regime of Nicolas Maduro bilaterally while pursuing a contradictory neutrality/ non-interference position at the multilateral Caricom … Continue reading Kamla’s Position on Venezuela Ascended the High Moral Ground
By Alan MacLeod February 03, 2019 – venezuelanalysis.com It is no secret that the United States has long been plotting regime change in Venezuela. For over 18 months President Trump has been publicly floating a military invasion of the country. At a speech in Florida President Trump recently announced “the days of socialism and communism … Continue reading The US Tried to Isolate Venezuela. It has Only Isolated Itself
“A war has been declared on Venezuela, of which the truth is ‘too difficult’ to report” – John Pilger has his take on Venezuela. By John Pilger February 24, 2019 – johnpilger.com Travelling with Hugo Chavez, I soon understood the threat of Venezuela. At a farming co-operative in Lara state, people waited patiently and with good … Continue reading The War on Venezuela Is Built on Lies