Not only cricket but West Indian self-worth at stake
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday October 31, 2014 – In a letter to the President of the West Indies Cricket Board of Control (WICB), Whycliffe ‘Dave’ Cameron, the Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines…
What are we doing in the Caribbean? Productivity vs. Busyness
By Youri Kemp From The Bahamas Weekly Government workers are lousy, lazy and dreadfully incompetent. They come to work late, don’t produce results of what you asked or paid them for in a timely manner, plus they take 3 hour…
Letter to the Editor
From H.R.H Rev. Josephenie Hendy Hebbert Twaska The Government of Moskitia/Mosquito (Miskitu) Ancient Atlantis Nation Seas of the Caribbean Caribbean Seas Eastern Tasbia Supreme Federal Government in Exile (1960 – Present) Oakland CA USA RE: http://www.ieyenews.com/wordpress/tag/la-mosquitia/ Hi, Sir, I understand…
The new European Commission and the Caribbean
David Jessop THE view from EUROPE From Jamaica Gleaner On September 10, the incoming president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Junker, named seven vice presidents and 20 commissioners who will jointly control the European Commission for the next five years,…
Marriage, obesity, health and ageing
By Henry S. Fraser From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Sunday September 14, 2014 – Last week’s column on healthy ageing evoked quite a lot of comment, appreciation and the pointing out of one important omission – the value of marriage! How…
Living in a Massy Barbados paradise
By Patrick Hoyos from Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tuesday August 26, 2014 – As I drive around this beloved country of ours I find myself rapping to myself. Luckily for my fellow Barbadians, it is a silent rap, and it’s the…
The Caribbean Community has a plan. But does it have leaders?
By Michael W Edghill From Caribbean Journal In July of this year, Caricom outlined its strategic plan designed to promote and strengthen the supranational organization and enhance its position in ever-changing global relations. The overview, made available through the website…
Barbados Manufacturers’ Association – stuck in the mud of bygone times
By Patrick Hoyos From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday August 21, 2014 – Fifty years on, the Barbados Manufacturers’ Association (BMA) is still asking for market protection. Sad, but true. No, not asking. Demanding. Demanding it not with logic but vitriol,…
The View from Europe: [no desire for autobiographies]
By David Jessop August 22nd, 2014 From Dominican Today As far as I can determine, few if any of the current group of Caribbean Prime Ministers, or opposition leaders keeps a diary recording events and conversations of importance. Moreover, on…
Some folks do have all the luck
By David Walker From Caribbean360 SCARBOROUGH, Tobago, Thursday August 14, 2014 – In my early days of work, I had a colleague who was fond of saying “if it wasn’t for bad luck, I would have no luck at all”….





