OPINION: Caribbean Crime Conundrum – By Appointment Only
By Peter Polack A senior UK police officer deployed to the Cayman Islands has come out with the most unbelievable of statements, that his officers had been deployed to crime hot spots during peak times for offending. Either this unfortunate…
Make ‘Haitian-Led’ Mean Something
(MENAFN– Caribbean News Global) By Sir Ronald Sanders Sir Ronald Sanders The Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, has proposed a Road Map for Haiti. It is ambitious, detailed, and promising if adequately owned by Haitians….
Boosting Trade in the World’s Least Developed Countries – The power of Technology
By Deodat Maharaj Gebze, Türkiye Artificial intelligence and the use of frontier technologies are already transforming tradeand boosting prosperity, particularly for developed, and some developing countries. Thisranges from digital exchange of documents, the digitalisation of trade processes andleveraging online platforms…
Why Democrats Should Be Talking About Community Schools
Polling data show that getting education right is important for voters, but no one knows the Democrats’ plan
Opinion: Caribbean Cannabis Laws – Up In Smoke
By Peter Polack A new government of old faces was ushered into the Cayman Islands with a novice Premier at the end of April this year along with a hopeful referendum approval to decriminalize marijuana. This democratic result brought an…
Opinion: Caribbean Constitutional Omissions – Return To Sender
By Peter Polack A significant part of the Caribbean community are the anachronistic relics of yesterday, the U.K. Colonies such as the Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands and Monserrat. The gleaming jewel in the British Crown…
CAN CWI AND INDIVIDUAL WI CRICKETERS ACHIEVE MUTUAL SUCCESS? – Column by Basil Springer – August 15, 2025
Dr. Basil Springer “Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.” – Romans 13:1 I sometimes engage in dialogue with…
Opinion: Caribbean Water Prices – Bridge Over Troubled Water
By Peter Polack Peter Polack An article from the Trinidad and Tobago media proclaimed that country as having the lowest electricity and water rates in the world. Yes you read that right. A small country part of the Caribbean grouping…
Opinion: Caribbean Electricity Companies – Killing Me Softly
By Peter Polack Among the many tortures that the citizens of the Caribbean have to endure during the summer, high electricity bills are the worst and least explained. One of the leaders of the pack in the highest power bills…
DEMAND-DRIVEN FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT – A column by Basil Springer – August 8, 2025
Basil Springer “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” – Ephesians 4:32 Four CARICOM states — Barbados, Belize, Dominica, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines — have committed to fully…
