The Saturday Morning Entertainment Show - Caribbean Crisis

It's June 10 coming close to that midway point and looking ahead to Juneteenth.  Of Course there are the Birthdays and there may be a few more historical events that many may try to recall. So we've got something to say so let's talk.

The Caribbean seems to be adrift, wandering aimlessly through the sea of existential threats of debt, social disorder, climate change, pandemics, and every episode of global turmoil.  Occasionally, one of our leaders shares a vision that catches our attention and for a fleeting moment we look up from the ground shifting under our feet ultimately for economic reasons.  In recent times, that voice has been Mia Mottley’s, and even more recently, there was a powerful statement from elder statesman P J Patterson at a conference on the state of the Black world organized by the Institute of the Black World in the USA. Patterson insisted that democracy ought not be limited to two parties that subscribe to capitalism competing in elections for power.  He called out the hypocrisy of corrupting electoral and judicial systems at home while using democracy as a tool of destabilization and interference in the development processes abroad, especially in Africa and the Caribbean. The struggle against the oppression of slavery and colonialism extends naturally into the building of inclusive societies that are respectful of the people and the natural environment that nurtures them. What do you think? Is the Caribbean in crisis? How do we address it? Come on in join the conversation or tell us what you want to talk about? We'll be happy to hear from you.