Implications of US Military Operations in the southern Caribbean Ambassador Curtis A. Ward (17 October 2025) — As of this writing, U.S. military strikes blowing up six small boats in the southern Caribbean Sea between Venezuela and Trinidad killed nearly 30 people. No evidence has been offered by the Trump administration to the American public or international community to justify these killings. The victims of these summary executions are alleged by the U.S. president to be trafficking...
From Selma to St. George’s: The Transatlantic Currents of Liberation between the U.S. Civil Rights Movement and the Caribbean Gabriel J. Christian, Esq. (11 October 2025) — The struggle for Black freedom is an unbroken conversation across oceans. It is the voice of Africa carried on the trade winds to the Caribbean, reborn in the hymns of plantation fields, and rising again in the marches of Montgomery and Selma. The Caribbean was never a spectator to the U.S. Civil Rights Movement—it...
The Ward Post’s Series profiling Caribbean Diaspora Leadership, Professionalism, Entrepreneurship, and Community Engagement (Second in Series) Written by Ambassador Curtis A. Ward with the cooperation of Venice Mundle Harvey (07 October 2025) — After meeting Venice and later learning about her achievements in the insurance business, her commitment to community leadership and service, guided by the tenets of her religious upbringing — as Jesus said, “What you do for the least of...
No Empty Chairs: The Case for Attending the 2025 Summit of the Americas Sir Ronald Sanders (06 October 2025) — The Dominican Republic (DR) is hosting the 2025 Summit of the Americas – a gathering of the Heads of State and Government of 32 countries of the Western Hemisphere. On September 30, the Government of the DR, publicly stated that Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela will not be invited to the 2025 Summit of the Americas. The Government was careful to explain that its choice is...
Continuity, Change, Dollars, and Disenchantment in Guyana’s 2025 Elections Professor Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith (01 October 2025) —Today—October 1, 2025—marks one month since the lone English-speaking republic in South America held its national and regional elections. In my pre-elections analysis in an earlier TWP, I explained that the then-highly-anticipated elections were destined to be consequential. But, as is shown below, the contestation for power was not only consequential, it was...
Is the UN still beneficial to small countries? Sir Ronald Sanders (27 September 2025) — On September 23, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump used his address to the 80th session of the UN General Assembly to question the Organization’s purpose. He is not alone; leaders worldwide have asked the same question. “The UN has such tremendous potential,” he said, but it is “not even coming close,” and “empty words don’t solve war.” On that point, many would agree. However...
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...
