The decision by the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, to refer the 51-year old contention between Guyana-Venezuela to the International Court of Justice …
Politics
The View from Europe Just over two weeks ago CARICOM issued a statement that was probably without precedent in its long relationship with …
Not for the first time, the Organization of American States (OAS) is in danger of reinforcing the widely-held view that it ignores …
The effect of the inappropriate depiction of Haiti, El Salvador and all African nations as “shit hole” countries is a matter …
Hurricane IRMA and the dearth of national planning
The economics of disaster stresses the importance of strategic planning for a countr Post Irma has been mantra filled. BVI Strong, Build …
The new United States Trade Representative, Mr Robert Lighthizer, made his first appearance at a Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation …
Deliver the Golding Report on CARICOM
What has become of the Report of a Jamaican Commission that reviewed the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)? It has been …
Comply or else: The EU blacklist
The Council of the European Union (CEU) published its much anticipated ‘List of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes’ on December 5. This …
The effects of Climate Change, particularly sea-level rise, is an overwhelming problem for the Caribbean that needs urgent attention. Delay in putting in …
The weakness of assaults on second citizenship
Citizenship by Investment Programmes (CIPs) are operated, in one form or another, by many countries, including the US, Canada, and several European …