According to News Americas Now, By Dr. Isaac Newton News Americas, NEW YORK, NY. Mon. Oct. 5, 2026: For more than 35 years, I have worked with leaders, power, and organizations across the private and public square. I have met good people who saw serious Caribbean governance problems, understood the danger, and still could not bring themselves to speak. They feared losing a job, a contract, an appointment, a relationship, or their place in the community. On small islands, that fear can be especially sharp. Power is close. Relationships overlap. Yesterday’s disagreement may meet you at today’s supermarket. These people were not indifferent. They were counting the cost of courage. Yet, leaders and institutions must count another cost: the cost of silence. When people who know something is wrong feel safer saying nothing, the problem rarely remains contained. It grows, spreads, and eventually sends the bill to everyone. Ac