US President Barack Obama’s speech to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 24 should rank as a rare breath of …
Commonwealth Political Insights
Politics biggest problem facing reparations
St Vincent and the Grenadines news. MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 2013; KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES – Member of the St. Vincent …
What about the Syrian people? Do they count?
In world news. The last month’s chessboard politics about Syria and the use of chemical weapons have done nothing to stop the …
Guyana-Venezuela: A great leap forward but need for vigilance remains
In Guyana news, a visit to Guyana by Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro Moros and a Joint Declaration issued by the two governments …
Improving flavour of Chinese menu in the Caribbean
There is a school of thought in China that the country’s relations with Latin America and the Caribbean should be on a …
Virgin Islands politics and voter memory
A series of stories looks at the Virgin Islands political scene as midterm approaches: What is the political pulse of the country …
Export led growth? Who will lead in the Caribbean?
A huge burden is presently placed on the private sector in the Caribbean. In the midst of steady economic decline of many …
The Commonwealth Charter, Human Rights and Sri Lanka
The most important reason for the selection of a country as the host-venue for a Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is …
Seventeen countries of the Caribbean face a heightened period of economic uncertainty now that Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, has died. Twelve of …
In the Ring – a Commonwealth Secretary-General’s memoir
(On 26 February, I was invited to launch, “In the Ring”, a Commonwealth Memoir written by Sir Donald McKinnon former Secretary-General of …