Caribbean Thumbs Up and Down , Stars and Personalities 2020

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One Caribbean Nation.
All Caribbean citizens  and Frontline workers, who have been: Resilient, Professional and Patient as the region battles the social and economic challenges of the COVID-19

Cuban Nurses

Ghanian Nurses

Nurses from Africa and Cuba , who continue to fight the COVID-19 with our regional nurses and frontline workers.




Barbados Minister of Health and Wellness, Lt. Colonel the Honourable, Mr. Jeffrey Bostic, for leading his country's extremely successful handling of COVID-19.


Trinidad and Tobago's Commissioner of Police Mr. Gary Griffith for his gallant leadership in the fight against crime in his island state.

Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Mr. Ralph Gonzalves on five consecutive electoral victories.
National Flag of Trinidad and Tobago

National Flag of Jamaica

                             Trinidad and Tobago, and Jamaica for free and fair elections.



Trinidad and Tobago artist , Ms. Ninkea Jones for having her work published in Time Magazine, inspiring regional youth that excellence can be attained.




National Flag of Guyana

Cooperative Republic of Guyana  for extremely questionable and badly executed General Election.
West Indies Cricket Team Emblem

                    West Indies cricket team for failing to reach consistently high standards

                                                The continued rise of crime in the region. 

The Mahogany Coconut Group congratulates those who have beeen recognised. We also salute the thousands of unsung heroes , in our region, who quietly do great deeds every day.
All the best in 2021 to all.

Comments

G. Campbell (Barbados) said…
Congratulations to Mahogany Coconut for another fine year of connecting our region across the diaspora. I have eagerly anticipated your postings, especially during the Covid pandemic. I concur with the thumbs up and stars awarded in this article. As we close 2020 and venture in to an unknown 2021, it is my hope that the blog journeys with us throughout the year. Here’s your 👍🏾 Mahogany Coconut.
December 31, 2020 at 4:55 AM
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