AS I SEE THINGS: Tourism and Caribbean economies
By Brian Francis, From Barbados Nation News In recent times, there has been quite a buzz in the region about the excellent performances of our various tourism industries and the sorts of economic and financial benefits being derived. To some…
Where has the love for cricket in the Caribbean gone?
By Garfield Robinson From Cricbuzz Even though I arrived early, the stands were already overflowing. Hard as many of us tried there was no way of getting into the George Headley stand or any of the other main stands, and…
Numbers deny slavery holocaust claims
By Michael A. Dingwall, Kingston – Jamaica. One of the reasons why it is being claimed that there was a holocaust during slavery is the number of slaves sent to the British Caribbean compared to the number of slaves who…
Is CARICOM trapped?
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday June 19, 2015 – A common market in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries would lead to a substantial rise in the regional exports. This is one of the findings of a…
The View from Europe: Looking to the future
By David Jessop From The Barbados Advocate IN North America and Europe, there are, from time to time, international conferences that quietly enable new thinking. It is mostly an unseen process whereby governments, foundations or think tanks facilitate conversations, in…
The true cost of off-island schooling
By Samuel Rosenberg From CARIBBEAN360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday June 12, 2015 – Experts consistently suggest that the cost of bringing up a child, from birth until they end their education, will eventually reach several hundred thousand dollars. One of the…
Guyana and Venezuela: Let the international court decide
By Ronald Sanders From CARIBBEAN360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday June 12, 2015 – It is, to say the least, unfortunate that Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro has allowed domestic pressures to cause him to take the extreme measure of issuing a decree…
Letter to the Editor
Apology and withdrawal of a Letter by Peter Binose Peter Binose, London 6/10/2015 4:41 PM Dear Readers, It is with deep regret that I inform you that the letter which I wrote, and asked iNews Cayman to post for me,…
Tighter banking regulations and the Caribbean
By David Jessop, From Dominican Today A few days ago the London Financial Times carried an interesting commentary on the growing problem that financial institutions in smaller nations such as those in the Caribbean are having in establishing or maintaining…
Letter to the Editor
Election victory of Suriname’s Bouterse is a slap in the face of democracy and human rights Dear Editor, The election victory of the NDP [National Democratic Party] of ex dictator and president D Bouterse shows clearly the short memory and…





