In 1838, British slave owners in the English-Speaking Caribbean received £11.6 (US$17.8) billion in today’s value as compensation for the emancipation of …
Politics
The View from Europe: Cyprus,debt and the Caribbean
In the last few days the Government of Cyprus has begun to implement the measures demanded of it by the European Union, …
Despite all the promises of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU), the countries of the Caribbean have not …
A few days ago, the United States Trade Representative’s office informed the US Congress that it is planning to negotiate a Transatlantic …
Virgin Islanders versus non Virgin Islanders
The first of two stories asks some very tough questions on an issue that is clearly dividing the Virgin Islands. It is …
Gaddafi was to Africa as Chavez was to Caribbean
Diplomatic visits by Caribbean leaders to Libya or Venezuela were never made public however on the death of the two former leaders …
Venezuela’s late President, Hugo Chavez, was one of those figures about whom almost everyone had an opinion. Loved and hated in varying …
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 …
The halcyon days of the Caribbean on the front page of British Foreign and economic policy drifted into twilight at the end …
Seventeen countries of the Caribbean face a heightened period of economic uncertainty now that Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, has died. Twelve of …