The Ward Post’s Series profiling Caribbean Diaspora Leadership, Professionalism, Entrepreneurship, and Community Engagement (First in Series) Written by Ambassador Curtis A. Ward with the cooperation of Gabriel J. Christian, Esq. (27 September 2025) — Many in the Maryland community know Gabriel J. Christian as a busy and successful legal advocate at the Maryland Bar and throughout the broader legal fraternity. One often wonders how Gabe finds time beyond his entrepreneurial and...
Get the record straight on P.J. Patterson’s legacy Attorney John Junor (25 September 2025) — Wesley Morris’ September 7 article on former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson’s tenure reads less like serious political analysis. His surgical cherry-picking of the 1992-1995 period is a masterclass in what Darrell Huff immortalised as How to Lie with Statistics. When pundits resort to myopic three-year snapshots to indict transformational leadership, they expose more about their methodology...
Haiti cannot wait – all OAS member states declare: “The time for decisive action is now” Sir Ronald Sanders (12 September 2025) — On 10 September, all 32 active member states of the Organization of American States (OAS) signed a joint statement on Haiti. As often happens in diplomacy, not every member state participated in the discussions and negotiations that produced the text. Antigua and Barbuda did. I led our delegation. We argued line by line because, in diplomacy, words decide...
Reviving the Spirit of Community Development Gabriel J. Christian, Esq. (07 September 2025) –In the 1970s, under the oppressive weight of colonial rule, Dominica found itself at a crossroads. The youth, inspired by a vision of self-determination and empowerment, sought to redefine the island’s future. Key among these leaders was Gabriel J. Christian, who served as President of the Dominica Federation of Students, President of the Sixth Form College Student Council (1977–1979), a...
Election foundation firm; strengthen democratic structure now Dr. Trevor Munroe [Dr. Trevor Munroe spells out an urgent governance agenda for the Jamaican government following reelection to a third term.] (07 September 2025) — We Jamaicans must now learn from experience that standing up, not sitting down: Stopped the repeated declarations of unconstitutional states of emergency over the last 10 years and the locking up of scores of innocent youth. Got former Minister Ruel Reid charged...
Humanitarian Crises impact decision-making in capitals Ambassador Curtis A. Ward (20 August 2025) –Reviewing the geopolitical and international security landscape makes my head spin. It is difficult to address some of these issues because of fast-moving parts and an analysis at any given moment in time could be turned inside out in less than 24 hours. Also, critical domestic issues occupy much of our time. Yet, if we ignore geopolitical and international security issues, even if only a...
Demand a Stronger Democracy: “Don’t Take It for Granted” Prof. Dr. Trevor Munroe (19 August 2025)— During the August 10 mass meeting In Half-Way-Tree, Prime Minster Holness celebrated Jamaica’s democracy exemplified in the crowd assembled in the square and in our people’s freedom to choose their government in the forthcoming election. The PM observed “there are many countries in which this cannot happen … do not take it for granted.” The same could have been said by...
Veterans of the British Army and RAF Birthed Caribbean Nationhood Gabriel J. Christian, Esq. (August 17, 2025) — As Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago mark their 63rd anniversary of independence in 2025, we celebrate not only the islands’ progress but the broader Caribbean journey toward self-determination, unity, and sovereignty. Much of that journey was paved by men in khaki and blue—soldiers of the British West Indian Regiment (BWIR) and flyers of the Royal Air Force...
Mindless Arguments Ambassador Curtis A. Ward (10 August 2025) –I have heard and read some idiotic arguments and responses to the call for accountability for egregious behavior which enriches political leaders. But the worst, perhaps the most idiotic, is the response to demands for accountability for betrayal of the people’s trust—corruption by political leaders. Those making demands for accountability are being called “bad mind”. That is as idiotic as it is a betrayal of the...
Optimizing the Jamaican tourist industry for educational purposes Prof. Emeritus Franklin Knight, Ph.D. (06 August 2025) — International tourism constitutes a major part of the global economy. That is probably why services account for approximately sixty-five percent of the world’s Gross Domestic Product. And no one can deny the inordinate importance of tourism in the Jamaican economy. The island’s tourist industry amounts to some 30 percent of economic output and employs about ten...
