OPINION: The Caribbean should show leadership in the Commonwealth
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados. In my previous commentary, I argued that the 53-nation Commonwealth association is an important instrument for the promotion of the interests of small states including those in the Caribbean. But, I also…
Commentary: Our Caribbean: The political party and the elected government
By Oliver Mills From Caribbean News Now Gordon Lewis, in his book “Main currents in Caribbean thought”, states that different European colonising groups put their distinctive mark upon different Caribbean colonies, and this is shown by the fact that, in…
It is up to Cubans to decide what’s going to happen in Cuba
By Aracelia del Valle, Marlys Rodríguez and Rosario S. Jacomino From Escambray More than a lost passage in the middle of the Caribbean Sea, Cuba is a reference for Alexander Korniak, Sasha, who has already left London four times in…
Commentary: Never be normal again…
By Phillip Edward Alexander From Caribbean News Now Following the unspeakable horror that was the slaying of well known legal activist Dana Seetahal, there are some who are already eager for us to ‘return to normal.’ But how can we?…
OPINION: Small states in danger of losing a strong advocate
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday May 8, 2014 – The 53-nation Commonwealth association is an important instrument for the promotion of the interests of small states including those in the Caribbean. But, it is facing troubling…
Commentary: Our Caribbean: Dictatorship in a democracy?
By Oliver Mills From TCI News Now We in the Caribbean have inherited the Westminster system of government, characterised by the rule of law, competitive party politics, the independence of the judiciary, fundamental rights and freedoms for citizens, and designated…
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Reparations arguments too weak and one-sided
By Michael A. Dingwall I found myself at a reparations forum held at Kingston College, Jamaica, on the 15th of April. I must say that my hopes of hearing better arguments in support of reparations were not realized. However, I…
Op-Ed: Green energy solutions could save the Caribbean $200M
By Jun Zhang Op-Ed Contributor From Caribbean Journal High energy costs are the Achilles heel of the Caribbean. More than 97 percent of this region’s electricity is generated from fossil fuels and many islands devote a hefty portion of their…
OPINION: Bought by the Chinese, Taiwanese, Japanese and now the ‘Russianese’
By Peter Binose From Caribbean360 Prior to the Crimean crisis vote at the UN this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced free scholarships to all the non aligned movement, this included the whole of alba and its member states says…
OPINION: Sri Lanka – straining the Commonwealth
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 March 21 the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a resolution requesting the UN Human Rights Commissioner to undertake “a comprehensive investigation into alleged serious violations and abuses of human rights and related…
