Over the past decade, we have been witnessing a growing number of countries becoming interested in revisiting, refreshing and rebuilding relations with …
Politics
Fuel bills: an impending disaster for the Caribbean
In the words of the Prime Minister of Barbados, Freundel Stuart, the annual bill for the importation of fuel in his small …
BREAKING NEWS! Service at last? St Lucia High Commissioner in office!
Since the general elections a year ago the chair of His Excellency St Lucia’s High Commissioner has remained unoccupied until now. I …
Caribbean in greatest crisis since independence
“Make no mistake about it. Our region is in the throes of the greatest crisis since independence. The spectre of evolving into …
Forward Home: Does the Caribbean Diaspora have power?
This was a film screened at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, under the auspices of His Excellency, Garvin Nicholas, High Commissioner for Trinidad …
Knock, knock! The musical chairs in central government and the deficit are too high, – agreed! And are there major efforts to …
Demography hands the White House to Barack Obama
A slow economy and poor labor market was not a critical liability for a US President with favourable demographics on his side. …
The Other Presidential Election: No surprises
While the eyes of the world were focussed on the Presidential elections in the United States, another significant election for the international …
Unless you reside under a derelict double decker bus in London; a disused subway in the Bronx or somewhere deep in the …
Barbados following St Lucia’s footsteps: Caribbean leadership in perspective
The presidential election in America draws interesting parallels with the leadership contests in the Caribbean. In the US we see a long …