Analyst says Petro Caribe helped Caribbean economies survive eight years of crisis
By Ken Richards From WINN St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Caribbean countries are being warned about the possibility of having to look to alternative sources of oil, after the recently elected Opposition coalition in Venezuela announced it will review agreements…
ICC should fix Windies club vs country row: Michael Clarke
AFP from The Times of India Clarke said international cricket must remain the priority for players over participation in T20 tournaments. But Clarke accepts Tests will only remain the pinnacle of the game if authorities find a balance. Anticipated easy…
FIFA to make play for reform, but can it score?
By Rebekah Mintzer, from Corporate Counsel FIFA, the global governing body for soccer, seems to be stuck in a downward spiral of compliance and ethics disasters. In May, the U.S. Department of Justice had more than a dozen high level…
Ralph Gonsalves’ history-making fourth term
By Sir Ronald Sanders From CARIBBEAN360 KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Wednesday December 16, 2015 – Dr Ralph Gonsalves is set to make history in St Vincent and the Grenadines as he starts a fourth term in office as Prime Minister. Having…
OUR CARIBBEAN: Awaiting the offerings of a British baroness
By Rickey Singh, from Nation News Barbados Now that Britain’s Baroness Scotland (Dominican by birth) has secured the much sought-after prize as new secretary general of the 53-member Commonwealth, some reflections on the future functioning of the London-headquartered secretariat seem…
Legal Tech Tomorrowland: Experts make predictions for the future
By Mike Susong, From Legaltech News Industry experts discuss the progress of the commoditization and automation in the legal field. Legaltech News recently spoke with several industry luminaries to discuss their predictions for the next 12 months in legal technology….
WICB retains noted lawyer as ‘advisor’ on Caricom proposal
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – In the clearest sign yet it intends to resist the recommendations of Caricom’s Governance Review Panel, the West Indies Cricket Board says it has retained the services of Dominican lawyer Anthony Astaphan. During its regular…
Demise of the Dollar?
From Mitch Zacks Investment Management I’ve received several questions from clients over the last few days regarding China’s currency, the yuan. Almost all of them were some variation of these three: with its acceptance into the International Monetary Fund’s [IMF]…
Fire in Babylon fades as West Indies face a new reality
By Gideon Haigh From THE AUSTRALIAN They all play basketball now. Or football. Or T20. Sad isn’t it? They should set up some academies. They should pick some kids and get Viv in to talk to them. Yeah, wasn’t he…
The real test begins for Venezuelan President Maduro
From COHA Sunday’s momentous legislative electoral events may have marked a turning point in the history of modern Venezuelan politics. The overwhelming victory of the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) over President Nicolas Maduro’s United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) has…





