From the monthly archives:

October 2004

On the Speaking of English

21 October 2004

It’s about time, I think, that we recognize as a nation that the language we speak is not English.
Not so long ago, a columnist in The Punch took a letter issued from the Ministry of Education to task for its poor use of English grammar. Of course, anything emanating from the government ministry charged [...]

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On Being a People

14 October 2004

We need our artists.
It’s not enough to be a creative people; it’s not enough to be a tourist destination; it’s not enough to have majority rule; it’s not enough to be the wealthiest independent country in the Caribbean. Without our artists, we are as poor as an Untouchable in Bombay.
Poorer, probably. [...]

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On Being a City

7 October 2004

I’m writing this from the Big Apple, the City that Never Sleeps — New York City. What strikes me most about being here, aside from the expected, like the vibrancy, the culture, the bustle — is the fact that New York’s concept of itself as a city, is fundamental to all it does.
And [...]

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