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,…
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…
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….
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…
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…
Chronicles of a Chronic Caribbean Chronicler: Red lights flashing for Ecuador’s Citizens Revolution
By Earl Bousquet From Caribbean News Now Red lights are flashing across Ecuador, as millions in the small South American nation prepare to return to the polls on April 2, in an election that will determine whether they continue the…
Is second hand vapor from E-cigarettes dangerous?
By Vape Icon Cigarettes and tobacco are out, vapes are in. In almost everywhere we look, there is at least one person who puffs and exhales vapor through the battery-operated or electronic cigarettes. Many people did the switch because unlike…
Ways to improve efficiency in the finance department
From Cloud Suite Pro To be successful in today’s business world, each organization must optimize each of their business functions such as finance. With a wide range of tasks and activities to deal with like bookkeeping and assisting top-level management…
The Unfinished Work of Maurice Bishop, by Peter Binose
Here is an extract of the last chapter in Peter Binose’s unpublished book about Maurice Bishop. I am not sure when Peter actually wrote this because he started the book in 2004 and I believe but am not sure finished…








