COMMENT: French debt cancellation is no victory for reparations
By Michael A. Dingwall It has now been reported that the government of France has cancelled the debts owed to it by Haiti. Now while those who have been pushing for reparations from Europe for the so-called crimes of slavery…
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Venezuela gives PetroCaribe Funds to the Caribbean Ponce’s whilst its own people prostitute themselves to stay alive.
By Peter Binose, Central London Saturday, May 16, 2015 Ponce; noun: one who lives off a prostitute’s earnings. Venezuela president currently has only a 20% approval rating. Yes they have built some houses and apartments for the poor, but that…
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Obama, Biden, Kerry: Energy security is needed in the Caribbean
From Energy Trends Insider For two decades, the United States has virtually ignored the geopolitics of the islands of the Caribbean: since the end of the Cold War, the region had changed from a playground of superpowers in America’s backyard…
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Fixed or floating exchange rates: which serves the Caribbean
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Huntington News Is the fixed currency exchange rate between the US and some Caribbean countries affecting the latter’s international competitiveness? This is a question that deserves review as Caribbean countries struggle with difficult economic conditions…
Finishing the work of the man that was finishing the work of Maurice Bishop
By Peter Binose Dear Milo [Camillo], are you up to the job of finishing the work of your fathers in relation to finishing the work of Maurice Bishop? You more than most must know exactly what that means, because many…
Paddy loves Saint Vincent
Peter Binose Thursday, May 07, 2015 Dear Sir Whilst talking with an old friend in Dublin recently we were discussing Prime Minister Gonsalves. For this letter I will describe my friend as Paddy, that’s not his name, nothing like his…
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The Caribbean needs radical thinking and bold actions
By Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Deodat Maharaj From Guyana Chronicle Online Stunning beauty, vibrant cultures and strong human capital are some of the defining characteristics of the Caribbean. And in the past decades, the region has seen encouraging progress in economic…
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OUR CARIBBEAN: Downgrade politics in T&T, Barbados
By Rickey Singh, From Nation News Barbados A continuing surprise for me as a journalist of the Caribbean region is the alacrity with which political parties so often rush to uncritically embrace negative fiscal ratings by international financial institutions and…
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Youth, unemployment and selling citizenship
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday May 1, 2015 – The economies of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are not doing well. Belize, Guyana and Suriname are the only three countries whose economies are showing any appreciable growth….
West Indies players lack enthusiasm
By George H. Whyte From Caribbean Life The breakdown of West Indies Cricket continues as England go 1 – 0 in three scheduled Test matches. The first Test match was drawn in Antigua and England won the second Test in…
