Opinion

Diplomatic defence

The Venezuelans can’t have been very happy when they left New York last week; President David Granger stole the show, and commanded as much of the space in the margins of the General Assembly as it is possible for a small nation to do in such a brief space of time.

Debating reparations

Prime Minister David Cameron’s recent visit to Jamaica has vividly exposed how differently Europe and the Caribbean see the legacy of slavery and colonialism, especially when it touches on the question of compensation for historical injustices.

T&HD vessels are in disrepair because they haven’t been maintained

Dear Editor,   Having read in our local newspapers recently about the deplorable state of the Transport & Harbours Department vessels, the dry docking plans, government’s plan to charter a vessel to ply the North West District Service and build two vessels in India, I wish to make the following comments and suggestions: In relation to the state of the vessels, while admittedly some of these vessels are very old, having been constructed more than sixty years ago in the United Kingdom, the reason for the current state of disrepair has to be as a result of the lack of routine ship husbandry and scheduled dry docking in accordance with well-established principles and practices.

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