Feb 27, 2021 | Editorials
By Everson W Hull, PhD Recently, one of my very thoughtful friends with whom I seldom ever disagree suggested that: “…the folks that get tax cuts don’t spend; they invest…” We have seen up front the very damaging effects of policy actions that are aimed at punishing...
Feb 26, 2021 | Editorials
By Sir Ronald Sanders If US President, Joe Biden, eases the trade embargo against Cuba, one benefit to developing countries, including the Caribbean, could be greater access to coronavirus vaccines at an affordable price. Cuban scientists have been working...
Feb 24, 2021 | Editorials
“The vaccine that you’re going to be taking was developed by an African American woman, and that’s just a fact,” so said Dr Anthony Fauci a few months ago. He was referring to the National Institute of Health’s work on the Moderna vaccine...
Feb 22, 2021 | Editorials
The Nugent name is synonymous with Antigua and Barbuda. Much has been written about their involvement with the Skerretts aka Clare Hall and Follys estates. They were connected to the Antigua Grammar School (AGS) and Archdeacon Samuel Edmund Branch who founded it...
Feb 20, 2021 | Editorials
Dr Gene Leon does not go by his given name, Hyginus. Yet, he has a scholarly mien worthy of the Roman author of Caesar Augustus’ time, after whom he was obviously named. When Dr Leon takes over on May 1 as president of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), succeeding...
Feb 19, 2021 | Editorials
Now that the official vaccination effort has begun, it is safe to say that we can breathe easier some (pun intended). What a day was this past Wednesday! Sixty-four healthcare frontline workers received the first of two jabs containing the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine...
