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A bridge to nowhere

By Tyrone Hodge From Caribbean News Now The righteous cares about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.” ~ Proverbs 29:7 When one sees his country being put on the auction block, one has to step…

The Editor speaks: The revamp 40th celebration to Davy Jones’ Locker

As all Pirates of the Caribbean enthusiasts know (and there are millions) Davy Jones’ Locker is an “idiom for the bottom of the sea: the state of death among drowned sailors and shipwrecks. It is used as a euphemism for…

The Editor Speaks: Money laundering still a battle here

Last week, the Attorney General’s Chambers released findings from the first ever National Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment (NRA). Attorney General Samuel Bulgin said, “It is important for us to understand the threats, risks and vulnerabilities that face…

PETER WICKHAM: The French vote

By PETER WICKHAM, From Nation News Barbados The French electoral process is naturally less familiar to us in the Anglophone Caribbean; however, the electoral system and this particular election should intrigue us for several reasons. Significantly, the process is reflective…

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Sir Ronald Sanders: Globalization has disadvantaged small states

By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands, Friday April 28, 2017 – Globalization was originally a construct of industrialized nations whose economic activity had developed sufficiently to withstand competition within their own borders from other countries,…

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CCJ denies corruption allegations

From Caribbean News Now ROSEAU, Dominica — The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has issued a media statement denying allegations of corruption made by Dominican lawyer and show promoter, Cabral Douglas. “Mr Douglas’ claim of a politically motivated decision appears…

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Five obstacles to a more productive Caribbean

By DR SYLVIA DOHNERT From Nation News Barbados CARIBBEAN ECONOMIES HAVE have hardly grown in the last 30 years. The last significant growth was in the 1980s when tourism and banana production expanded, but has since declined due to the…

An exit from the Caribbean housing trap

BY MICHAEL G. DONOVAN AND THERESE TURNER-JONES From Americas Quarterly Putting a decent roof over everyone’s head in the Caribbean would cost $18 billion. Here are three keys to making it happen. The Caribbean is caught in a housing trap….

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A labyrinth of deception: Secretary Clinton and the Honduras coup

By Daniel Beckman Guest Scholar at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs From Caribbean News Now At 4 a.m. on June 28, 2009, a battalion of 150 masked Honduran soldiers under orders from Gen. Romeo Vásquez Velásquez initiated a shootout with…

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The Editor Speaks: One man – actually 63 persons

The Editor Speaks: One man – actually 63 persons It was an exciting day yesterday (Wed 29), especially when 3pm was fast approaching – the cut off time for declaring to run in the May election – and the majority…