Sanders: Brexit: No one won
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday July 1, 2016 – The result of the British referendum to leave the European Union (EU) has already left a trail of culprits, victims and intended and unintended consequences. Its primary…
Peter Binose: Sorry Eustace you cannot have the PetroCaribe or PDV S.A. accounts because you have not sworn allegiance to the Chavez revolution
By Peter Binose PetroCaribe is part of PDV Caribe which is wholly owned by Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. PDV S.A. Most of us thought it was the other way around. PDV SVG Ltd is a 55% owned subsidiary of PDV…
Brexit is good for freedom, growth, and Britain
By Larry Kudlow From Newsmax The original Magna Carta was a charter agreed to by King John of England in 1215. It just celebrated its 801st anniversary. So no, I wasn’t there. But that charter has become part of an important,…
OUR CARIBBEAN: Time for Caricom’s say
By Rickey Singh, From Nation News Barbados EXCEPT FOR THE OCCASIONAL verbal skirmishes over claimed unfair intra-regional trade practices, or the eruption of short-lived disputes involving discriminatory practices by immigration services against CARICOM nationals, the government leaders of our regional…
The View from Europe: A helpful confluence of events
By David Jessop From Caribbean News Now It is clear from a recent visit to Washington that there is a renewed interest in the Caribbean and that its concerns are back on the US agenda. How this has come about…
Governments failed the OAS at its 46th Assembly
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 WASHINGTON, United States, Thursday June 16, 2016 – The 46th General Assembly of the Organisation of American States (OAS) was not a successful event. This judgement is in no way related to the government…
The Caribbean Immigrant contributions to the U.S. cannot be underestimated
By Felicia J. Persaud From News Americas Now News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. June 10, 2016: This June marks the 10th anniversary of National Caribbean-American Heritage Month in the United States. Ten years ago – in 2006 – the bill…
The View from Europe: A crowded space
By David Jessop From Caribbean News Now When it comes to regional and hemispheric institutions, the Caribbean and Latin America have become a crowded space. Over the last few years an extraordinary number of bodies have appeared; expanding their agendas…
Let the voices of the Haitian people be heard
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Friday June 10, 2016 – “International interests in Haiti, in addition to checking off an ‘elections done’ box, are largely defined by controlling emigration, maintaining stability, and managing poverty. The latter is…
Tourism Matters: How we partner with our sister islands is key
By Adrian Loveridge From Caribbean news Now Next week the first Caribbean Aviation Meet-Up event takes place in Dominica and the objective, if I fully understand the concept, is to attract a number of highly qualified ‘experts’ in their own…