The View from Europe: China and global economic growth
By David Jessop From Caribbean News Now Should one believe the message of the financial markets that the global economy is on the edge of another downturn? The uncertainty that emerged in the last weeks of August began with reports…
Did Louis Straker refer to electoral bribery?
By Peter Binose I picked up one of my newspapers from a pile in my London office which happened to be a copy of the Searchlight newspaper dated Friday, March 27, 2015, I scanned it looking for something ‘I didn’t…
The cost of disaster relief
By Melanius Alphonse From Caribbean News Now The overwhelming loss of life and destruction wrought on the Caribbean island of Dominica by Tropical Storm Erika is utterly heart wrenching and would I like to convey my sincere condolences to the…
Puerto Rico: The financial implications of dependency
By Emma Scully Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs From Caribbean News Now On Monday, August 3, Puerto Rico’s Public Finance Corporation defaulted on a $58 million USD bond payment, the island’s first debt nonpayment in its 117…
When it rains, it pours: going back to the beginning in Grand Cayman
From Alex in Wanderland (http://www.alexinwanderland.com/about/) I was a little nervous about returning to the Cayman Islands. First, I was nervous it might kill me a little to go back, because it’s such an emotionally charged spot for me. I spent…
The View from Europe: Improving the Dominican Republic-CARICOM relationship
By David Jessop From Caribbean News Now Mutual incomprehension perhaps best sums up the way in which the Anglophone Caribbean and the Dominican Republic presently regard one another. Although in recent months the focus has been on the complex concerns…
iNews Briefs, More & Community Events
Community Events 8th Annual CISPA Gala “Back to the Future-Celebrating 45 years of excellence” Date: 10/10/2015 Time: 6:30 PM Ritz Carlton Seven Mile Beach Phone: 749 3360 Register Event Description: The 8th Annual CISPA Gala “Back to the Future-Celebrating 45…
Cricket, Lovely Cricket: Commentary
By Charles Wilkin QC From West Indies News Network Once again the governance of a major international sport is in the news for the wrong reasons. Football is suffering from allegations of dishonesty within its governing bodies and the arrest…
Will Cuba’s gain cause the Caribbean pain?
By David Jessop From Jamaica Gleaner One of the Caribbean tourism industry’s greatest concerns may be about to materialise: American citizens being allowed to travel to Cuba on an individual basis. At present, it is only possible for most United…
The View from Europe: New threats to Caribbean cyber security
By David Jessop From Caribbean News Now Cyber-security incidents continue to rise. According to PwC’s Global State of Information Security Survey 2015, attacks rose internationally by 48 percent in 2014 resulting in huge remedial and reputational costs to the companies…





