They stole us
By Peter Binose “They stole us. They sold us. They owe us!” The question is; who stole who? who sold who? who owes who? and who is ‘us’? I once wrote about Antonio Gonsalves the Portuguese sea captain from Madiera…
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The Editor Speaks: Is it over for money service businesses?
Money service businesses or MTOs (Money Transfer Operators) like Western Union may cease to exist. The sudden notice by Fidelity Bank & Trust International Limited (FBT) here in the Cayman Islands to say they had already ceased to offer Western…
Gold is at risk of falling into a coma
By Rodney Johnson, Economy & Markets From Business Insider The problems in Greece and China threw the world markets into a tizzy over the past month. The Greeks seem erratic, rejecting then accepting the latest deal from their creditors, while…
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Global warming is ticking time bomb for the Caribbean, expert says
By Desmond Brown From CARIBBEAN360 FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique, Wednesday July 22, 2015, IPS – A leading geothermal expert warns that the small island states in the Caribbean face “a ticking time bomb” due to the effects of global warming and suggests…
OUR CARIBBEAN: Scene of spreading conflicts
By Rickey Singh, From Nation News Barbados I am reflecting aloud on the separate statements in Monday’s Daily Nation attributed to Prime Minister Fruendel Stuart, and Mr Alex McDonald, chairman of Barbados Private Sector Association, on the prevailing unsettled industrial…
Trickle down economics does not work
By Bernard Moffatt From IOM Today About 30 years ago the Isle of Man Government rolled out its ‘master plan’ for the future. We were told by Miles Walker MHK (then Chief Minister) that the island was to become a…
The dangers of allowing country leaders introduce their children and family into government and official positions
By Peter Binose When PM Ralph Gonsalves of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines started to involve his family into Vincention politics, I must admit it worried me considerably, still does. He has made his cousin Julian Francis year after year…
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The View from Europe: Climate change and the Caribbean voice
By David Jessop From Caribbean News Now Climate change is an issue on which the Caribbean has every reason to have its voice heard and be taken very seriously. Not only does its position on changing sea levels genuinely reflect…
Just how evil is evil that?
Peter Binose, Kingstown. There are 61 persons owning 150 plots of farmland, they had their land taken from them for the Argyle International Airport. To date they remain unpaid and many have died waiting, unable to afford medical attention that…
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Letter to Cayman Islanders – Hello All
From Eden Hurlston, Cayman United Hello All. I truly hope that all is well with you and yours. Cayman United was not created to replace one politician with another. We created this group to engage the People, encourage People to…
