Dos and Don’ts for world leaders visiting Trinidad for CHOGM 2009
This weekend, over 50 world leaders will descend on Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. With leaders coming from across the globe, all sharing similar historical values, it look set to be a pretty diverse event. However, visiting a new country can be daunting, so here are a few dos and don’ts [...]
Two man rat…
Congratulations are in order for Simon Woolley of Operation Black Vote who has been appointed a Commissioner at the Commission for Equalities and Human Rights.
Woolley’s a great guy and passionate about what he does.
His appointment is a bit of a surprise though, given that he’s often been critical of the current head of the CEHR, Trevor [...]
Children’s rights at 20
Today is the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The UNCRC is one of those conventions that pretty much all countries have signed up to (except the US and Somalia).
A fundamental feature of the UNCRC is that states have to periodically ‘report’ to the UN Committee on the Rights of [...]
Hard times at The Voice (#132)
Tough times at The Voice newspaper…again.
Editorial staff at Britain’s only remaining newspaper aimed at an Afro-Caribbean readership, are bracing themselves for yet another round of redundancies.
This will be approximately the fourth or fifth round of redundancies in as many years.
Difficult times for all print media, and a difficult to place product, have taken its toll [...]
Immigration tough talk has begun
You know its nearing election time when the political parties start spouting off on immigration.
Gordon Brown fired the starting gun by claiming that his government will introduce tougher restrictions soon.
These restrictions, of course, will only apply to people from those parts of the world that mostly speak the same language as us, have the same [...]
Deselection of Labour councillors- insidious plot?
In case you haven’t heard, the Labour party is in a bit of difficulty at the moment. Black councillors are being dropped like flies across the capital, and the situation isn’t much different in other parts of the country apparently.
Our friends at Operation Black Vote have rightly expressed concerns and Tottenham MP David Lammy has [...]
Trini passport woes
How long did it take for you to receive your passport?
Last year it took me less than 2 weeks, and I guess for many of this blog’s readers, that’s a pretty average time for them too.
So please spare a thought for my friends in Trinidad and Tobago who, on average, have to wait OVER 1 YEAR just for an [...]
Cameron + God = Votes?
Interesting interview with David Cameron in London’s Evening Standard today.
He talks about personal and party leadership matters, as well as being very frank about his faith.
Asked about the importance of his faith, he replied: “If you are asking, do I drop to my knees and pray for guidance, no. But do I have faith and [...]
What is black politics?
What’s this site all about then?