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Schizophrenic Antigua and Barbuda

Schizophrenic Antigua and Barbuda“Schizophrenia” is defined in the literature as: “any of a group of severe mental disorders that have

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Reinventing Carnival

Reinventing CarnivalKayode O’Mard blows in like a breath of fresh air, bringing new perspectives to what has become a hidebound

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Living the Legend

Vere Bird Junior

Born in 1936 and 1938, respectively, the brothers were set up for sibling rivalry from the start. Born

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Our Continuous Government

ManipulationThe great bard, immortal William Shakespeare, is justly famed for having penned the lines:

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A Very Good Year

Hold it all togetherThe year 2012 will be recorded as a very good year for Minister of Finance, the Economy, Public

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Be Careful What You Wish For

Room for only two political movementsGeneral elections, constitutionally due by March 2014, are now less than 12 months away. Under normal

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A Sign of the Times

A Sign of the TimesThis may be a good time to sound a note of caution to those observers who make the fundamental error of

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LOW EARTH ORBIT – Confessions of a Misfit I

L- Vere Bird III, Vere Bird Jr, Lester Bird and V.C BirdThis series will touch on a set of personal issues. One might even say that some degree of personal

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ABEC Stirs to Life



ABEC Stirs to Life

At last, a year in advance of general elections constitutionally due by March 2014, the Antigua & Barbuda

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Policy Versus Politics

Alice in Wonderland saga of the Port AuthorityWord surfaced recently (Port Authority Wants to Lay Off 140 Workers – April 13) that the Antigua &

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LOW EARTH ORBIT – The Good People



Blind-shepherdsYours Truly actually has no idea who the Reverend Paul Edwards might be. Use of the title “Reverend”

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Loosening the Gordian Knot

Loosening the Gordian KnotIt should by now be crystal clear both to the Minister of Finance & the Economy and to the Chairman of

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LOW EARTH ORBIT – Money Talks



Money Talks

Now there’s another phrase that just about says it all. There’s been a whole lot of talk about money

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LOW EARTH ORBIT – More Outside The Box

More Outside The BoxFriday is always a good day for taking aim at all those loyal British subjects, who are determined to be

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LOW EARTH ORBIT – Father Forgive Them



Father Forgive ThemThey know not what they do. With all humility Yours Truly admits failure to find other words at this

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LOW EARTH ORBIT – Tyranny of the Status Quo

Tyranny of the Status QuoThis article ranks as the third in a series that began with “Outside the Box” – April 5, and continued

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LOW EARTH ORBIT – Barbuda Politics 101



A significant swing away from the BPM/UPP allianceYours truly woke up Saturday morning smiling, and kept on smiling for the remainder of the day. Saturday was

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LOW EARTH ORBIT – The Carnival Train

The Carnival TrainHere it comes, looming over the bluff, chugging down the track, a mere three-and-a-half months from arrival.

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Different Strokes



Dealing with the CIP issueA veritable firestorm of blogging and commentary has followed the tortuous path taken by the now infamous

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LOW EARTH ORBIT – A Small Place

Jamaica Kincaid - A Small PlaceThis article is going to offend a whole lot of people. At least, I hope it does. Yours Truly also hopes that

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LOW EARTH ORBIT – Bending Our Backs



Year of the OxNineteen forty-nine was the Year of the Ox. It also happens to be the year I was born. One might therefore

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LOW EARTH ORBIT – Going With the Flow

photot - newportacademy.comAntigua & Barbuda, like the rest of the Caribbean region, is caught up in a process that has lasted

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LOW EARTH ORBIT – Party Government Country



The cancer starts from deeper than we imagineIf developments keep moving at this rapid and accelerating pace Yours Truly will need to install an

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LOW EARTH ORBIT – The Government We Deserve

 The Government We DeserveObservations from space and at ground level indicate that Antiguans and Barbudans have always had, have now

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Dead In Its Tracks

VotingOn Monday March 18, the High Court held a suitably prompt hearing of the application by two Antigua Labour

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LOW EARTH ORBIT – Outside the Box



Outside the Box

People in this small place are very good at thinking inside the box. We are also very good at letting things

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LOW EARTH ORBIT – Behind the Boundaries III



Behind the Boundaries As Yours Truly continues this astral safari across the strange political landscape that lies behind the

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LOW EARTH ORBIT – Friendly Media



Friendly Media

Existing in low Earth orbit does indeed enhance perspective. There’s nothing like being far removed from

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LOW EARTH ORBIT – Beyond the Boundaries II

Feathers are flying all over the placeSince the now banished Jimmy Fuller made his open break with the “official” Antigua & Barbuda Labour

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