Learning is a lifelong process. In the fast changing world, it is important to keep one’s skills upgraded. While I am involved in helping others upgrade their skills and expand their knowledge, I am also constantly upgrading my skills and knowledge. Here are some highlights.
- Cover Story Dr Kris Changing The World With Ideas Impact the Future IWD Reflections
Reflecting the Journey to Impact the Future called Wonder Woman Reflections on International Women’s Day Cover Story Changing the World With Ideas - Creating From Chaos Arresting the Tears for Us and the Haitian Earth
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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
Silver Fox who dared Lions Prime Minister Basdeo Panday passes on News Year’s Day farewell - When Your World View is the World’s View! Happy New Year!
When You World View is the World’s View! Happy New Year! As we say goodbye to 2023, thank - Peace Talks to Change LAC Agenda – Region Poised For New Era of Development?
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
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
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 2023International Court of Justice
- Brokering the Border Wars – LAC limbo on barbed lines of demarcation as Venezuela-Guyana dispute heightens
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
he USA rejoining UNESCO and its significance for bilateral and multilateral arrangements with Caribbean countries. - UNESCO actions and funding under scrutiny, says Trinidad representativeProviding focus to centering the agenda needs and agendas of the developing world, Global South and small islands.
- SIDS education culture agenda before UNESCO Executive Board
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 - T&T Offers Multicultural Experience To UNESCO’s New Humanism Thrust – In the News
Positioning small islands, the developing world and the Global South on the international agenda requires concerted action and - Critical Creative Triggers to social and economic development
Why we are failing the next generations and sending them into trigger-hapy youth and street gangs - Exclusives with Miss World! Behind the Glamour Glitter & Glow! Beauty in Gender Empowerment
ehind the Scenes on the world of glamour, glitter and glow of representing Trinidad and Tobago. Anecdotes with the First Miss World from Trinidad and Tobago, Giselle La Ronde, the first woman of colour to win the Miss Universe Competition, Janelle-Penny and the second Miss Universe from Trinidad and Tobago, Wendy Fitzwilliam. more at www.krisrampersad.com . - World Heritage Calendar Girl!
Yes! There is such a thing. Working in Heritage you could find yourself featured as a Calendar Girl. - Thumb’s-up from the Duke of Sussex. Prince Harry reaches out
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
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
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
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!
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
Sir Vidia Naipaul would have been 91 today with a legacy of probing the colonial condition read more www.krisrampersad.com - Happy world Lefthanders Day Here Where the Air is Rare
Top three reasons science celebrates the artistry of leftehanders read more www.krisrampersad.com - Look Whey Pan Dey! Happy World Steelpan DayHappy world Steelpan Day August 11 Intercultural Education through our musical and other traditions with Dr Kris Rampersad CEIBA-EDUtainment more at www.krisrampersad.com
- Digital Deletion – challenges to Education and Cultural Survival in the digital age
This week we said farewell to iconic Caribbean historian Professor Brinsley Samaroo. Although well into his 80s his - Rebranded ‘Caribbean Queen of Culture’ under the World Intellectual Property Tree
I stood under the World Intellectual Property Tree massively displayed at the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s Booth during - Say Cheese! Small Island at International Chemistry Olympiad Congrats To Our LiTTle Geniuses
You might not think that Cheese has the Chemistry to foster togetherness, but the International Chemistry Olympiad thinks - Happy Birthday Independent America
Happy Fourth of July American Day of Independence our interconnected heritage join us - Happy World Reggae Day Redemption Time to Emancipate from Mental Slavery
Emancipate Yourself from Mental Slavery! The immortal melodies of Bob Barley resonate today as we celebrate World Reggae Day. - A Father’s Legacy & the tryst with AI & Chat GTP where traditions nets technologies
The storyteller extraordinaire in the age of AI – the Clash of Creative Cultures with Dr Kris Rampersad navigating the Digital Age
