David Jessop: New uncertainties ahead for Cuba
By David Jessop From The Jamaica Gleaner On November 28, the United States’ President-elect Donald Trump said, “If Cuba is unwilling to make a better deal for the Cuban people, the Cuban-American people and the US as a whole, I…
Finally, some good news for the iPhone
By Max Greve From Seeking Alpha Apple iPhone sales have taken a hit from, among other things, the end of the USA phone subsidy system, which reduced prices by $450 at the point of sale. However, the key number was…
Why do we still romanticize Cuba, the East Berlin of the Caribbean?
By TONY KELLER From The Globe and Mail If the most common sin on the right is cynicism, on the left, it’s self-delusion. People on the right have a habit of talking themselves into refusing to care about somebody else’s…
Sir Ronald Sanders: In a crowded field for Trump’s attention, the Caribbean must get into the game
By Sir Ronald Sanders In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election as President of the United States of America, there is genuine concern about what his Presidency will mean for the Caribbean. So far, there have been expressions of both…
Tourism Matters: An incredibly hard act to follow
By Adrian Loveridge From Caribbean News Now As Sue Springer prepares to demit her post as chief executive officer at the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association, I would like to dedicate this week’s column to her amazing contribution to tourism…
Peter Binose: Mount Coke, or a Mountain of Cocaine, Ask Ralph?
By Peter Binose Mount Coke as most Vincentians know is on the hill adjacent to Argyle, with its lovely little Church, now short of a few worshippers after the government pulled their houses down and stole their land to build…
Peter Binose: The Argyle Airport road has collapsed again
By Peter Binose About a month ago I started inspecting the section of road that has now collapsed and it was very obvious that sooner or later it would do just that, and it has. Here [attached] is a photo…
Peter Binose: Whilst the Caribbean politicians get fat Venezuelan children starve
By Peter Binose In the Caribbean just look at the suits and hear the fabric groan under the weight and volume of the fat Caribbean pigs that pretend to be men. Large numbers of citizens want to oust President Nicolas…
Sanders: Banking: Is the US making a stick to beat its own back?
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Kaieteur News Caribbean governments have rightly focused on the severe consequences for their countries of the withdrawal of correspondent banking relations from regional banks by international banks, particularly those located in the US. But there…
Unprecedented postponement of Turks and Caicos general elections
By John Skippings From Caribbean News Now April Fool! Well, not exactly April to be sure; October 27 in the Turks and Caicos Islands was October Fool’s day. And while the prank was on the Turks and Caicos voters, the…






