TODAY marks the 50th anniversary of a most significant date in our history, the TT Revolution of 1970, also called the Black Power Revolution. Fifty years ago, the then government led by Dr Eric Williams, declared a state of emergency (SOE) in response to the campaign by the National Joint Action Committee (NJAC) to unite the two major races of the country – Africans and Indians.

For many Caribbean islands where tourism is the primary revenue earner, the coronavirus-sparked ban on large gatherings as well as airline and cruise travel has brought widespread postponements and cancellations to the region's spring/summer music festival season. From the Bahamas chain just below Florida's southern tip to Trinidad and Tobago, many Caribbean islands utilize music festivals to attract visitors to their shores, especially during the slower spring and summer months.

One of the sadder things about living in a COVID-19 world is that death gets even more lonely. The dead are none the wiser but the living must mourn almost in isolation.

The Ministry of Social Development and Family Services is now opening the door for those people now unemployed due to the pressures of the COVID-19 virus to access the social support grants even if they are not registered with the National Insurance Board.

She was a champion of minority education, a symbol of the Windrush generation, a tireless worker for equality and an extraordinary leader in community development.