CARICOM bracing for crucial test at UK/Caribbean Forum in London
By Rickey Singh From Guyana Chronicle Caribbean Community Foreign Ministers are bracing for a crucial test of their “no-business-as-usual” stand against the Dominican Republic (DR) when they meet next month for the Eighth UK-Caribbean Forum in London. The core problem…
Caribbean pressures US to resolve Antigua gambling dispute
From Caribbean360 WASHINGTON D.C., United States, Friday May 23, 2014, CMC – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has once again appealed to the United States to honour the first ruling issued by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in favour of Antigua…
Will the Caribbean reparations initiative inspire a revitalization of the US movement?
By Don Rojas From The Nation Underdevelopment in the Caribbean is a direct legacy of the slave trade and descendants of enslaved Africans should be compensated accordingly. A nineteenth century bilboes for an adult, typically found on slave ships, on…
CARIBBEAN VIEW: Saving the CARICOM-Canada talks
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Huntington News PHOTO: Sir Ronald Sanders Negotiations between Canada and the 15 member-states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) are now in danger of ending without result on June 30…
The Future of CARICOM
By Michael W Edghill From Caribbean Journal Recently, noted columnist on Caribbean affairs, Sir Ronald Sanders, authored an article that appeared in numerous publications throughout the Caribbean. The catalyst for his work appears to have been the remarks of Dr…
Reparations high on the agenda for CARICOM
BRIDGETOWN (Barbados), (BERNAMA-NNN-BGIS) — Barbados and other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states are mapping out a legal and strategic plan of action that is designed to persuade slave-trading European nations to “come to the table” and begin the discussion on reparations….
CARICOM chairman to address reparations forum
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life Current Caribbean Community (CARICOM) chairman and St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves will present the keynote address this month at an international forum on reparations for slavery in the…
Non-communicable diseases in the Caribbean
Regional Status Report Launch: The Response to NCDs in the Caribbean Community (Port of Spain, Trinidad & Bridgetown, Barbados) A major step towards the reduction of Non- Communicable Diseases (NCDs) was made today with the launch of the Regional Status…
Caribbean Payback
By Jonathan Holloway From Foreign Affairs Europe’s Former Colonies Battle For Slavery Reparations In early March, Caribbean heads of state met to discuss a range of issues affecting the region, including economic development, climate change, and trade agreements. But at…
Caribbean Reparations
By Don Rojas From the Indypendent KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines — It was almost surreal, improbable just a few years ago: a room filled with presidents, prime ministers and foreign ministers from the 15-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM), all…
