Sir Ronald Sanders: Travel within the Caribbean in crisis
By Sir Ronald Sanders The closure of LIAT in 2020, without establishing air transport to fill the vacuum, has led to chaos in regional transportation, gravely affecting the movement of people and goods throughout the Caribbean region. Anyone who…
Iran punished for treatment of women
The U.S. initiates Iran’s expulsion from the UN women’s commission. By Evelyn Leopold Author Bio: Evelyn Leopold is a writing fellow and correspondent for Globetrotter. She is an independent journalist based at the United Nations and the winner of a…
Caribbean Business Innovation Centre – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN (OCTOBER 31, 2022)
“And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.” – Mark 2:22…
Barbados should lead new SIDS Entrepreneurship Ecosystem – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN (DECEMBER 5, 2022)
“Whoever has ears, let them hear.” – Matthew 11:15 On November 21, Zimbabwean billionaire businessman and philanthropist Strive Masiyiwa delivered the Barbados Central Bank’s 47th Sir Winston Scott annual memorial lecture. It has been reported that he believes Barbados can…
We just can’t wait for World Leaders to fix our broken food system
By Laura Lee Cascada, Nital Jethalal, Anita Krajnc This article was produced by Earth | Food | Life, a project of the Independent Media Institute. We’re facing an unprecedented “code red for humanity,” in the words of United Nations Secretary-General…
IN THE CARIBBEAN, WHAT WE NEED IS LOVE – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN (OCTOBER 24, 2022)
“And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” – I Corinthians 13:13 We must exhibit a proliferation of faith, exude positive vibes of hope and, above all, infuse a deep feeling of love…
Could China help Brazil to overcome its economic crisis?
By Marco Fernandes Author Bio: This article was produced by Globetrotter. Marco Fernandes is a researcher at Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. He is the co-editor of Dongsheng. He is a member of the No Cold War collective. He lives…
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The global push for population growth shows we’re not grappling with the Climate Crisis
By Carter Dillard Author Bio: Carter Dillard is the policy adviser for the Fair Start Movement. He served as an Honors Program attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice and also served with a national security law agency before developing…
SANDERS: Fearless Fight for Climate Fairness
By Sir Ronald Sanders Showing all the frankness that he demonstrates in his domestic politics, Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne marched fearlessly like Daniel in the Lion’s Den, when he made several demands in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt where…
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The West is Using COP27 to shift blame to poorer nations—private greed prevails over humanity’s survival
In the hands of capital, “clean” natural gas is worse than “dirty” coal. But rich nations have devised an elaborate system to conceal facts and shift blame to poorer nations. By Prabir Purkayastha / Independent Media Institute COP27 has begun in…
