Despite its very clear identification of Commonwealth challenges, and its theme Partnering for a More Equitable and Sustainable Future, the CHOGM concept paper gives unequal focus to its three key words, ‘partnering, equitable, and sustainable.’ The paper is heavily slanted to climate change, almost to the oblivion of all else, and even that is skewed to the perspective that all the world’s ensuing problems will arise from the climate change phenomenon. This constitutes a business-as-usual, plaster-on-the-sore approach that holds the symptoms for the cause.
- Confronting The Colonial Mindset & Systemised Bias With BBC Gone Who Goin Tek Over Town II Happy Girls In ICT Day!
by Dr Kris Rampersad
With escalating evidence of the persistent colonial mindset inhibiting the development agenda introducing a new Demokrissy Series to confront the Colonial Mindset, media bias and bias in tech Happy International Girls In ICT Day
- Creating From Chaos Arresting the Tears for Us and the Haitian Earth
by Dr Kris Rampersad
Creating from Chaos insights into the Haitian democratic dilemma rooted in an atrocious Colonial past and what artistry may be needed healing and recovery Eye … Haiti …Cries…Everywhere
- Dirty Lyrics CARICOM@50 Guyana President jams on opaque data culture-Impact the Future Women Techmakers Happy IWD!
by Dr Kris Rampersad
This startling disclosure by Chair of CARICOM, Guyana President Dr Irfaan Ali has repercussions for culture of governance, Data Driven Development, cultural actions for change and gender empowerment Happy International Women’s Day from this Woman Techmakers’ Ambassador
- In the News Digital Dilemma in Caribbean Education Culture New Directions Needed for ICT Planning
by Dr Kris Rampersad
How internet and the technological advancements are causing us to loosen our grip on cultural traditions and heritage, critical to our national and cultural identities and what we can do about it!
- A Carnival Memoire Jus call me Cooligan! Bois and Bacchanal in meh blood One Fine J’Ouvert Morn
by Dr Kris Rampersad
A Carnival expose of the hidden gems of the multicultural mosaic of the Caribbean as we enter the bacchanalia of the season
- Pokney From the Pyre PM Panday Patni/Wife Progeny Poke Patriarchy
by Dr Kris Rampersad
Presence of Panday’s Patni/wife and Progeny at Hindu pyre cremation implications for cultural practice, discrimination and violence against women and boys’ education
- Prime Minister Panday’s Last Parlance – Final Fiery Journey Comes Full Circle to Reconnect with Ancestors
by Dr Kris Rampersad
Former Prime Minister Basdeo Panday’s final journey to cremation pyre recalls other journeys to root and anticipated welcome on the other side – Dr Kris Rampersad reflects on his journeys
- People’s Prime Minister Panday’s Parting Punch in prep for Tell-All Memoire – mutating orator into author In Remembrance
by Dr Kris Rampersad
Behind the scenes confessions on honing the authorial skills of the Silver Fox the orator Prime Minister Basdeo Panday
- Silver Fox Who Dared Lions – former Prime Minister Basdeo Panday – Passes On
by Dr Kris Rampersad
Silver Fox who dared Lions Prime Minister Basdeo Panday passes on News Year’s Day farewell
- Peace Talks to Change LAC Agenda – Region Poised For New Era of Development?
by Dr Kris Rampersad
Promise of change of course for development in Latin America and Caribbean as feuding leaders Guyana’s President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali and Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro meet for peace talks around border controversy more details on Boredr Wars www.krisrampersad.com
- A New Agenda for Guyana-Venezuela Talks – Open Letter to Comrade Gonsalves & Peace Brokers from Limboing to Parranda-ing & Junkanooing on the Borderline
by Dr Kris Rampersad
An open letter to Peace Broker Dr Gonsalves et al addressing talks between Venezuela and Guyana Border Wars III with a revised agenda and a unique perspective on the ongoing conflict and actionable steps to foster peace and understanding. More at www.KrisRampersad.com
- Prompt Action Needed as UN Security Council, CARICOM hold Emergency Meet on Venezuela; Maduro’s Land Grab threat to Guyana may escalate 8m refugee crisis in LAC – the Border Wars II
by Dr Kris Rampersad
Prompt Action needed from Region as Repercussions set in from threats by Venezuelan President Maduro to Guyana, defiance of the ICJ provisional order and growing repercussions for Venezuela Refugee and displacement crises, regional insecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- ICJ to pronounce on provisional request by Guyana Dec 1 2023
by Dr Kris Rampersad
International Court of Justice
- Brokering the Border Wars – LAC limbo on barbed lines of demarcation as Venezuela-Guyana dispute heightens
by Dr Kris Rampersad
Political stability and peace in Latin America and the Caribbean sits on a fine filigree of loosely-knotted territorial disputes. What are the implications to the wider region of the Venezuela-Guyana Dispute Dr Kris Rampersad takes a broader and deeper view of fermenting feuds…www.krisrampersad.com
- When Kerry Met Kris – Negotiating Caribbean Development with US Secretary of State
by Dr Kris Rampersad
he USA rejoining UNESCO and its significance for bilateral and multilateral arrangements with Caribbean countries.
- UNESCO actions and funding under scrutiny, says Trinidad representative
by Dr Kris Rampersad
Spread the love Providing focus to centering the agenda needs and agendas of the developing world, Global South
- SIDS education culture agenda before UNESCO Executive Board
by Dr Kris Rampersad
Understanding the mechanisms of global governance and how to use the instruments to effect change is one of the challenges facing the region and ways to redress with Dr Kris Rampersad
- Critical Creative Triggers to social and economic development
by Dr Kris Rampersad
Why we are failing the next generations and sending them into trigger-hapy youth and street gangs
- World Heritage Calendar Girl!
by Dr Kris Rampersad
Spread the love Yes! There is such a thing. Working in Heritage you could find yourself featured as
- Thumb’s-up from the Duke of Sussex. Prince Harry reaches out
by Dr Kris Rampersad
Why is Prince Harry Duke of Sussex, reaching out ? Behind the secret chuckles and squirmis of the satirical, lyrical and blunt truth-to-power,to holders of high office .. more at www.krisrampersd,com
- Nobel musings – Guyanese who should have, Caribbean woman who may bring in Nobel for Literature
by Dr Kris Rampersad
Nobel musings – Would a woman bring in the Caribbean’s third Nobel Laureate for Literature and this Guyanese writer who should have won Nobel
- In the News Gender Justice and the National Awards
by Dr Kris Rampersad
At a time when there is global focus on gender inequalities, gender inequalities persist in national awards here’s how …
- Epicurean tectonic clash stir Tsunami currents across southern Caribbean
by Dr Kris Rampersad
Tsunami currents sweep Southern Caribbean in an epicurean clash that tectonic upheavals ripple across the Atlantic from the southernmost island to the continental mainland of Guyana more at www.krisrampersad.com.
- Abused by a moody & angry AI on World Folklore Day! Taking on the Tech Giants!
by Dr Kris Rampersad
On World Folklore Day When Open AI is Not Open Minded! Dr Kris Rampersad takes on the Tech Giants and gets into a head butting with a rude and angry AI Bot!
- Happy Birthday to Sir Vidia Naipaul, epic Laureate who made neo-colonials squirm
by Dr Kris Rampersad
Sir Vidia Naipaul would have been 91 today with a legacy of probing the colonial condition read more www.krisrampersad.com