Cayman Islands: Treatment of Cuban refugees a crime against humanity?
By Peter Polack In July 2002 the International Criminal Court was created by the Rome Statute under the auspices of the United Nations which forbade acts of genocide and crimes against humanity. The relevant provisions of the statute in relation…
CARICOM-Cuba Summit agrees to stronger development, trade and economic cooperation
From CARICOM Stronger cooperation in disaster risk management and in climate change adaptation and mitigation is among the major decisions of the Sixth CARICOM-Cuba Summit, held in Antigua and Barbuda on Friday 8 December 2017. Strengthening ties on this very…
The View From Europe: Competition, connectivity and the Caribbean tourism market
BY DAVID JESSOP From Barbados Advocate When the former US President, Barack Obama, announced in late 2014 that he was easing travel restrictions on US citizens wishing to visit Cuba, a frisson ran through the tourist industry in the rest…
United States-Cuba news hailed by Caribbean governments/Cayman Islands Premier’s message
From Caribbean Journal It will be some time before the impact of the United States’ thawing with Cuba on the rest of the Caribbean becomes clear. For now, the Caribbean’s leaders have officially welcomed the move, something for which CARICOM…
Sanctions and the Caribbean
By David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor Sanctions and large fines are becoming the weapon of choice for the United States and others as they seek ways to stop nations facilitating trade or financial transfers that touch countries they…
