Crime and how Caymanians being kept out of the work force
The Problem · 10,000 or 20% of population has a criminal conviction · Grand Court had 118 pending cases in January 2015 with 23 of those cases from 2012 · The Summary Courts deal with about 10,000 cases in a…
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Immigration and trade in politics – Part One
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean News Now Trade has become an issue in the political party primaries of the US presidential elections that holds lessons for the countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). I note first that, as far…
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Exploring the decriminalization of marijuana – Part 3
By Robertson S. Henry and Andre de Caires From Caribbean news Now Because of the decline of the banana industry that used to employ thousands of persons directly and indirectly, the job market has declined significantly, leaving many unemployed. Many…
Strategic Asset Management launches new global long/short fund [in Cayman islands]
By Brian Haskin From Seeking Alpha The long/short “hedged” fund was pioneered in the late 1940s in response to the economic tumult of the prior two decades. The idea behind it was to reduce exposure to the fluctuations of the…
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OUR CARIBBEAN: Consultation way to go
By Rickey Singh,From Barbados Nation News IN LAST week’s focus on the “ole” politics in Barbados and Guyana, I had mentioned how successive governments in this country have failed to take relevant initiatives to end the monarchical system of governance…
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MAFIFA: Is FIFA a victim or culprit?
By Collister M. Fahie From Caribbean News Now The definition of the word victim is as follows: a person or entity that is affected adversely by others through unlawful or illegal actions. The definition of a culprit is as follows:…
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Addressing the marijuana issue with wisdom
By Herbert Volney From Caribbean News Now In Defence of Marijuana I am an advocate for the decriminalization of the cultivation, possession and use of marijuana. As a former long-standing High Court judge it was my experience that successive juries…
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Peter Binose: Canouan – Raped Jewel of the Grenadines.
By Peter Binose The ULP Manifesto of 2010 on page 71 referred to the development of Canouan “[the ULP Government] purchased back the Canouan Beach Hotel and placed the property as government equity in a Development Company and the Canouan…
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Tourism Matters: Again the taxpayer is left in the dark
By Adrian Loveridge From Caribbean News Now The decision by the Sandals group to sell one of the hotels they either own or operate in Antigua to competitor Elite Island Resorts raises a number of questions. Like the announced Beaches…
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The good, the bad and the ugly – Mr Trump and the Caribbean
By David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor From Dominican Today Globalisation touches us all. Its reach extends far beyond economic issues. It has in just a few decades made industries, markets, cultures, policy-making and criminality interconnected in ways previously…
