OUR CARIBBEAN: A chilling call in US politics
By Rickey Singh From Barbados Nation News For a block of largely small independent countries that cherish their traditionally good relations with the world’s most powerful nation – the United States of America – the prevailing public silence by our CARICOM…
The influence of feudalism on Caribbean politics
By Oliver Mills From Caribbean News Now In his recent, brilliantly discussed commentary in Caribbean News Now, David Jessop suggests that over the next ten years, our way of thinking about the Caribbean will radically change as a result of…
Silence over Kashmir in the Caribbean, as India seeks the support of OIC states in CARICOM
By Ray Chickrie From Caribbean News Now Kashmir, a disputed territory, claimed by both India and Pakistan, has never been a foreign policy issue for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Guyana is an exception; it has in the past issued statements…
Peter Binose: The Great Argyle land swindle
By Peter Binose Can a government be a crook? No but those that administer it can be; those that work for it can be. Those that support a known crooked administration can perhaps themselves at the very least stand accused…
Plate That Pig! – CB pressing Jamaicans to ignore Biblical references aAnd eat more pork
By Christopher Serju From Jamaica Gleaner “So the devils besought him, saying, if though cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. And he said on to them, Go. And when they were come out, they…
Sanders: The US and the EU in harmful tax competition
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean News Now Over the last few weeks, a trans-Atlantic war of words has been going on between the US Treasury and the European Union Commission (EC) over what amounts to ‘harmful tax competition’. That’s…
The Caribbean: Rethinking progress in the sustainable development era
By Jessica Faieta From Caribbean News Now Caribbean countries make a special case for development. The high and increasing exposure to hazards, combined with very open and trade-dependent economies with limited diversification and competitiveness portray a structurally and environmentally vulnerable…
Is Caricom really useful?
BY STEPHEN VASCIANNIE From Jamaica Observer What are some of the ways in which Caribbean states have put the Caribbean Community (Caricom) to use, and how effective have such measures been? This is part of the general question of whether…
Confidence and pride in self – CXC and CCJ
By James E. Knight From Caribbean News Now As the CCJ vs Privy Council debate gets stronger, I can’t help but experience a flash back to the time when the big debate was about breaking free of the colonial London…
A time to sell Caribbean tourism in the UK
By David Jessop From NAN News Americas, LONDON, England, Fri. Sept. 9, 2016: Earlier this year, a survey undertaken by Barclays business data indicated that nearly one fifth of British travelers, when questioned about their vacation plans, said that they…