Celebrating Thirteen Years; The Stuggle for One Caribbean Nation

-
One Caribbean , One People

Flags of Caribbean Countries

The CARICOM Community Flag

The Mahogany Coconut Blog is celebrating its thirteenth anniversary during this month. Our first posting was  March 10th, 2008.The MCG (Mahogany Coconut Group) is totally and unapologetically committed to the emergence of One Caribbean Nation State. We therefore try our utmost to comment on matters affecting the entire region and have steadfastly tried, to avoid being an organ of any individual country.  However, we occasionally highlight issues that are confronting any individual state.

We have been foremost in advocating: children’s, women’s, and the rights of our elderly; exposing and attacking racism in the region; calling for the eradication of regional poverty; insisting that corrupt public officials be removed from office; promoting economic justice; encouraging healthy lifestyles; defending our gay community and their rights to love whomever they please and promoting our Caribbean culture.

The MCG has honored fellow Caribbean citizens who have excelled in the arts, sports, community involvement and other endeavors. In many cases, we have honored citizens throughout the region, whose contributions remain unrecognized.

Unfortunately, we have witnessed, during the last thirteen years, an increase in regional poverty; the tomfoolery of political leaders, who have failed to use CARICOM, as the major vehicle to attain a new unified Caribbean State. We believe that putting plaster on old seeping sores, is the approach of failed leaders throughout the region. The inability to fly one regional aircraft is a sad case in point. The continued confusion over LIAT, remains a terrible example of poor collective leadership. We are still suffering from an implementation deficit and the masses are getting tired of speechifying with no progressive results.

However, the MCG places all its confidence in our youth and those future citizens, who are yet unborn. We stand in total solidarity with those who still believe that CARICOM, with all its current struggles, will still save us from complete ignominy. “It’s a long road to travel and a rough, rough way to go” but our people will see us true. Having survived the perils of slavery, we must believe that we are more than capable of fighting dangerous cultural penetration and removing all obstacles in our way.

We thank you all for your support and needed encouragement, as we continue to fight for and demand that we unify our region and make one vibrant, new Caribbean Nation State a reality.

One Caribbean Nation, One People!



Comments

Anonymous said…
Happy Anniversary
March 17, 2021 at 2:28 AM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Barbados Elections 2013 and Cash

-
Image
The Mahogany Coconut Group submits that the real vote buying is in the upper echelons of our society. What we witnessed on Election Day was some voters getting   cash, cell phones, IPods and a bill paid here and there. The real votes were bought by those shadows- black and white, - who Dr. Don Blackman referred to a few decades ago! Of course Dr. Blackman talked only about white shadows but the corporate landscape has dramatically changed over the years – we now have shadows of all colors and ethnicities. While we shout from the roof tops about what took place on elections day, we bury our heads in the proverbial sand, by refusing to ask one simple question: How did the two political parties, both claiming to be rather financially impoverished, raise a conservative estimate of over twenty million dollars to pour into a three week campaign? We ask Dale Marshall (BLP) to tell us about the successful “cake sales and car washes” that raised their money. We ask Ronald Jones (DLP) to t
Read more

International Women's Day : Our Caribbean Women, Our Hope

-
Image
One Caribbean Nation As we celebrate International Womens’ Day, we are cognizant of the role our Caribbean women have played in the cultural social and economic growth of our region and evolving Caribbean civilization. They , like our men , have risen from the depths and decadence of slavery , to the highest political and corporate ladders in the region. They have given birth, to millions and have made and continue to make significant contributions to those in the Diaspora. In many cases, where they were not the biological mothers, they nurtured, cared and developed those , who were deprived of parenthood , and socio-economic hope. They are in our classrooms, directing young and fragile minds , how to navigate a world that we in the region , must forever avoid being dragged into conflicts of the so-called super powers. They are pursuing all the opportunities of our tertiary educational institutions, including the University of the West Undies, often in higher numbers than our men. I
Read more