Romeo-Mark’s ‘If Only the Dust Would Settle’, selected poems: A review
By Valerie Knowles-Combie Althea Romeo-Mark’s collection of selected poems, If Only the Dust Would Settle, is the outgrowth of a series of poetry readings, commissioned by VITA (Verein fur Interkulturelle Treffpunkte und Anlaufstellen), an “umbrella organization that focuses on the…
OUR CARIBBEAN: Any Trump tricks
From Rickey Singh TONIGHT’S THIRD and final presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will take place amid increasing fears over the future of stable democratic governance in the world’s sole superpower. For a start, it is to be…
The editor speaks: Life is full of disappointments
One of my biggest disappointments was the passing of the Charities Bill by the Legislative Assembly. Of course, even though we are a British protectorate, we have to pander to the law hungry US State Department: “Each year, a U.S….
New Cayman Islands law could protect financial criminals
By Kenneth Rijock From Kenneth Rijock’s Financial Crime Blog A bill pending in the Cayman Islands this month, regarding the expungement of criminal felony convictions, could have unintended consequences that will endanger the investing public, putting them at the mercy known…
The View from Europe: Climate change – a test of the region’s staying power
By David Jessop From Caribbean News Now After a period of uncertainty, it has been confirmed that the Paris Agreement on Climate Change will enter into force on November 4. This is good news for the Caribbean, one of the…
Cannabis is a dangerous gamble for the Caribbean
By Manuel E. Yepe From Walter Lippmann Exclusive for the daily Por Esto!, of Merida, Mexico A CubaNews translation. Edited by Walter Lippmann. Marijuana is having a good time in the Caribbean. With the exception of Cuba, cannabis is widespread in…
Anguilla under siege
By Tyrone Hodge “Where there is no vision, the people will perish; but he that keepeth the law happy is he.” ~ Proverbs 29:18 Just when you think you’ve seen it all, a new catastrophe is added to the already…
Peter Binose: Second Sale of the Century in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
By Peter Binose The first was Canuan Island land at giveaway prices and the islanders were stuffed, public beaches stolen and rights of way blocked. Sixty Eight Million US Dollars worth of Hotel Land sold for Seven Million EC Dollars…
The Editor Speaks: Yes Minister, soon come
Election soon come. It is next year but already our ministers, MLAs and would be ones are making plans and doing the rounds. Our Caribbean terminology “soon come” means “it will come soon, but not too soon”. Although the expression…
Reinventing ourselves
By Tony Rakhal-Fraser From Guardian T&T Offloading the taxation burden on air travel into and around the region to encourage increased travel; linking the several national and private airlines operating in the Caribbean into a network that allows for inter-airline connections;…