Truth To Power

  Part 8  Antigua and Barbuda Crisis: Social and Economic Dilemma By Kwame Nkosi Romeo The problem of racial injustice and economic injustice cannot be solved without a radical redistribution of political and economic power" - Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The surge in COVID-19 deaths anguishes Antigua and Barbuda's people as many demand governance do the right thing: lockdown the country. However, the Antigua Labour Party (ALP) financial policy of PM Gaston Browne continues to put economic interest above people's well-being. Simultaneously, threatening workers either take the COVID-19 vaccine jab or leave a job. The twin-island nation is edging towards a health peril, while Browne ignores the rising death numbers. No one must allow Browne's threatening language of intimidation to work against the social cohesion for change. Antigua and Barbuda's dreary COVID-19 figures 14 deaths and 636 confirmed cases with a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of 2.20, which is higher t

Part 7  Antigua and Barbuda Crisis: Social and Economic Dilemma By Kwame Nkosi Romeo Without transparency and accountability, trust will be lacking between a government and those whom it governs. The result would be social instability and an environment that is less than conducive to economic growth. -The Role of Transparency and Accountability for Economic Development in Resource-rich Countries Address by Agustín Carstens -Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund - January 27, 2005. Environmental Degradation and Social Injustice: This episode continues with economic enslavement and a cursory glance at the 2021 budget. Many people turned a deaf ear to PM Gaston Browne's unfortunate Antigua and Barbuda budget speech on January 28, 2021.  No relevancy originated from that modus operandi since Browne's Antigua Labour Party (ALP) government proceeded with misleading economic growth statistics that quickly conveyed the budget's grim reality:  They are swapping