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One Caribbean Nation. Letter From Brooklyn Michael Headley By Michael Headley Nature not the threat       It appears that society is intellectually and logically challenged with presumptive US Supreme Court Justice's nominee, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, response to Tennesse's Senator Marsha Blackburn's request for Judge Jackson Brown to define a woman (NY Post 'Woman Trouble' 3/24/22).  The Judge said that she couldn't because she was not a Biologist.  I guess Biology, and in particular, the XX chromosomes, that are unique to a biological woman, was not taught at Harvard, her Alma Mater.   Lia Thomas, a biological male, was permitted, by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to compete as a woman, (3/17/22) against other biological women, in the 500 freestyle National Championship, which Thomas won.  According to the NCAA, Thomas had met the testosterone threshold to become a woman.  And if not to be outdone, USA Today, ...

One Caribbean Nation. Brian Lara Lara says country must come before IPL With players choosing to play in the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) over representing their respective countries in Test cricket, West Indies batting legend Brian Lara is urging the International Cricket Council to take the necessary steps to address that vexing issue. Over the past decade or so several West Indies players have dropped their ambitions of representing the West Indies at Test cricket for the IPL where they have earned millions of dollars. In more recent times, South Africa has been facing similar challenges. Reports indicate that the Proteas could lose all their front line bowlers for the upcoming Tests against Bangladesh, increasing the prospect of Cricket South Africa fielding a much-weakened team for the series. The situation has irked Lara, who played 131 Tests for the West Indies during which he scored 11,953 runs at a healthy average of 52.9. The Trinidadian believes a player’s country...

One Caribbean Nation. Mr. Saboto Caesar BELMOPAN — St Vincent and the Grenadines Fisheries Minister, Saboto Caesar, says the Caribbean will need to collaborate with international stakeholders in the global fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing and organised crime in the fishing industry. Caesar, who is chair of the Ministerial Council of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) told a technical meeting on the issue that the fight globally has increased against IUU fishing and organised crime, and CRFM member states continue to honour their duty in that regard. “It is our quest in the Caribbean to partner with all international agencies to ensure that we reduce criminal activities when it comes to the Blue Economy. We intend to work with regional and international partners and other friendly governments such as Norway… because every member state in the global community must play an important role,” he told the meeting that was organised by the CRFM i...

One Caribbean Nation. Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves President Vladimir Putin Once more global developments have grievously impacted on our region. Currently struggling to return to a state of normalcy, we are presently feeling the effects of President Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. High gas prices are wreaking unforeseen havoc on our economies; any hope for economic improvement has been shattered. Amid these very horrendous times, we still have regional leaders, deluding themselves that they can influence Putin and be major players, in halting the blood bath and chaos in Ukraine. While anybody with a modicum of humanity, will be gutted by the pain and suffering now inflicted on innocent Ukrainians, especially the children and senior citizens, those with an alert interest in global politics, would have known that such a tragedy was always possible. We were embarrassingly stunned by a note or letter, written by Mr. Ralph Gonsalves, the Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadi...