US and the Caribbean: brief summits not enough
By Sir Ronald Sanders From CARIBBEAN360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday April 9, 2015 – US President Barack Obama and Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller have pronounced his visit to Jamaica and their bilateral discussions to be a success. What is certain…
PNP Administration urgently needs adult supervision
By Garfield Higgins From Jamaica Observer If people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists, to protect them, and promote their common welfare, all else is lost. — Barack Obama (2006) The most critical ingredients/indicators…
Caribbean maritime security a growing concern
By David Jessop From Jamaica Gleaner The maritime security of the Caribbean is an issue not often written about. This is despite the fact that every nation is touched by the sea, has an exclusive maritime economic zone stretching for…
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“Weak leadership in the Turks and Caicos – a Caribbean trend”
Letter to Editor – By Ingrid Williams Dear Sir: The decision to postpone the governing Progressive National Party (PNP) annual convention is not surprising, shocking or alarming. For the Turk and Caicos Islands (TCI) it may be best deemed “business…
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Summit of the Americas offers chance for US-Latin climate diplomacy
By Guy Edwards and Timmons Roberts From RTCC Trade, security and migration set to dominate key continental meet, but climate progress likely behind closed doors The Summit of the Americas in Panama this week could produce public performances worthy of…
Inside the head of those inside the cockpit
By Mark L. Berry From Airways News I’ve never been found unfit to fly before. I was attempting to work an international trip only weeks after my airline’s biggest tragedy—TWA Flight 800—that had claimed the life of my fiancée Susanne….
Obama’s War in the Western Hemisphere and Venezuela’s National Liberation Struggle
By Prof. James Petras From Global Research Why did Obama declare a ‘national emergency’, claim that Venezuela represents a threat to US national security and foreign policy, assume executive prerogatives and decree sanctions against top Venezuelan officials in charge of…
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AS I SEE THINGS: We must take part of the blame
By Brian M. Francis, From Barbados Nation News There is absolutely no secret that our small, open economies in the Caribbean are faced with many challenges as they seek to grow and develop along sustained lines. Those challenges are alluded…
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ON THE RIGHT: Caribbean just not keeping up
By Dr Peter Blair Henry From Barbados Nation News If we look at the world over the last three and a half decades, the Caribbean actually sticks out in a very important way, and not in a good way. If…
Lee Kuan-Yew’s Caribbean rescue in the Commonwealth
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Huntington News Lee Kuan-Yew, who led Singapore for three decades, died on March 23, 2015. He was a remarkable man who is best remembered for courageous leadership that converted a tiny island with virtually no…
