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CERTAIN issues are likely to be hotly debated in any constitution-building project. The list varies between countries, but in my experience, people…

HARRY and Megan’s recent allegations about racism in the royal family have reignited debate on the future of the monarchy. There is a predictable banality to this debate. It is almost a choreographed routine. The republican opens with "Monarchy is inherently classist and entrenches class divisions". The monarchist counters with "Ah, but look how much they do for charity; where would be without Honorary Royal Patrons?" From there it inevitably degenerates into tediously trying to off-set...

Speakers, parliamentarians, and clerks of parliaments from the Caribbean Legislative Assemblies were gathered in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago for the 44th Annual Conference of the Caribbean, Americas and Atlantic (CAA) Region of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA). The conference, which lasted from July 12 to July 19, 2019, was held under the theme “Globalization and Nationalism: Quo Vadis – Impacts on Commonwealth Parliaments”. Representing Belize were the Speaker of t...