Peter Binose: Does the ULP represent a clear and present danger to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
By Peter Binose The leaders of the ruling Unity Labour Party are ‘cynical and reckless’ and their actions represent ‘a clear and present danger’ to the country”. “Vincentians should therefore begin to think and look beyond Prime Minister Dr. Ralph…
PETER BINOSE: Immoral thieves?
By Peter Binose Is the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Government simply a bunch of immoral thieves? Has Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Government under the rule of the Unity Labour Party been stealing from the people for the last…
Haiti, a nation in disarray and a population in distress!
By Jean Hervé Charles, LLB, MSW, JD Presidential candidate for the party PENH / 18 as in 1804 A message and exhortation to the businessmen, the media managers and foreign friends of Haiti who want to and still can help…
Caribbean faces social unrest unless world treats it better, warns Jamaica
By Oliver West From Emerging Markets Peter Phillips, Jamaica’s finance minister, warns that populations in the Caribbean will lose patience with the international community unless they provide the resources to modernise infrastructure Jamaica’s finance minister has called for the international…
The Editor Speaks: Money laundering legislation is a pretense
I am a far from qualified person to talk about money laundering and the legislation in place to protect it. I can only comment on what I read and leave it to “experts”. In a recent article in the Cayman…
OPINION: Cayman Islands port, hope or hindrance
By Darveson Pinoy From Changed Journey Build it and they will come. Build a concrete monstrosity of a cruise berthing facility that dwarfs George Town (and Cayman) and the volume of tourists that come will guarantee Cayman prospers and guarantee…
Wall Street’s House of Cards
By Ted Bauman From Value Walk I’ve always disliked gambling. I tell myself I have enough vices already, but the truth is that I’m just conservative with money. Informed investment is one thing; shooting craps is another. It seems silly…
The View from Europe: Climate change, the Pope and the Caribbean
By David Jessop From Caribbean News Now In a little over a month’s time, negotiators from around the world will gather in Paris to try to reach a final and globally binding agreement on a new treaty on climate change….
Common rules (not rates) should be the answer to tax competition in the EU
By Peter Dietsch From Social Europe Tax avoidance is a key problem for European countries, with the EU taking several steps to try and limit the ability of businesses to shift their profits to low-tax jurisdictions. Peter Dietsch writes on…
OUR CARIBBEAN: Pope, Cuba, US and Caricom
By Rickey Singh, From Barbados Nation News When the first Latin American pope holds his first meeting today at the White House with the first African-American president of sole superpower United States, the quartet of visionary leaders of the Caribbean…





