Thursday Thought
One Caribbean Nation.
Thursday Thought
There is a lot of bad in the best of us and there is a lot of good in the worst of us.
Caribbean Must Avoid Corruption
Caribbean cannnot afford corruption Mr. Jack Warner is not a perfect man but his addiction to money and power makes him much more imperfect than he needs to be. We are not going to rejoice at his perils. Quite frankly, we did not call for his resignation out of hatred for the gentleman but out of concern for our region. Small, essentially poor and economically vulnerable islands cannot accommodate the Jack Warners of the world. The reason why he became a hero to many was simply because, of our laid back culture, we sometimes lose sight of the dangers inherent in corruption and the ripple effect such activity will have on future generations. We need folk heroes but not Jack Warners. One of the tragedies of our Caribbean Nation is the undeniable fact that there is a rampant cynicism engulfing our politics. In the last elections in Barbados, we heard of voters willingly selling their vote to the highest bidder. We recall, that during the last elections in Trinidad and Tobago,...
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