Category: Interesting Jurisdictions

Living in an Era of Great Change

Last Friday night, I was on the 7.30 pm train from London to Edinburgh.  After a few minutes, I started chatting with a Beijing businessman

Battle Against Inequality

Like many of us, I watched the Vice Presidential candidate debate with interest.  Yes, the two candidates represented two very distinct viewpoints, but they are

Obamas Great Debate

This week’s Economist reported on an unscientific poll of hundreds of academic and business economists. There were asked which U.S. Presidential candidate had a better

The 20 Year Curse

So a husband follows his wife and another man to a hotel room.  He looks around and makes sure that no one is looking at

Rethinking Education Systems

Last Saturday, I met up with a good friend for a chat at a Starbucks in central London.  We had not seen each other since

Time for Austerity

Last night (September 8th), the Trinidad and Tobago High Commission here in London hosted a Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony as part of our celebrating

Londons Calypso Dreams

Yesterday (September 1st) we were liming with some Trinbagonian friends and relatives at London’s Southbank Centre.  We all enjoyed a screening of Geoffrey Dunn’s 2004

Protecting Our Farmers

When we lived in Trinidad between 2007 and 2011, one of our favorite things was visiting the NAMDEVCO farmer’s market at the bottom of St

More Inconvenient Truths

After the recent heavy rains and flooding, I have been thinking about weather patterns and the extent to which they are an ‘act of God’