By: Sir Ronald Sanders October 11, 2024 On Tuesday, October 8, I went to a meeting at the World Bank and listened with growing disappointment to a presentation on “Taxing…
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COMMENTARY: Remarks By Dr Carla Barnett Secretary-General of CARICOM at the Opening Ceremony of the 18th Caribbean Week of Agriculture
By: Dr Carla Barnett October 8, 2024 I am very pleased to be here at the Opening Ceremony of the Eighteenth Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA). As one of our…
COMMENTARY: Resilience and Renewal: Trinidad and Tobago’s 2025 Budget
By: Paul Sarran October 4, 2024 The 2025 Budget Statement titled “Steadfast and Resolute: Forging Pathways to Prosperity”, presented by the Honourable Colm Imbert, reflects a forward-thinking and resilient approach…
COMMENTARY: REMARKS by CARICOM Secretary-General | Interactive Session #3 | 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
By: Dr Carla Barnett October 1, 2024 The Caribbean Community last year celebrated 50 years of our integration grouping. Our founding Heads of Government were acutely aware of the immense…
COMMENTARY: The Middle East crisis and the failure of the UN Security Council
By: Sir Ronald Sanders September 27, 2024 As the Middle East plunges deeper into conflict, the weakness of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the body charged with maintaining international…
COMMENTARY: The Death of Truth?
By: Sir Ronald Sanders September 20, 2024 In today’s digital era, truth is under siege, threatening democracy and exposing societies to not only disinformation and misinformation, but also to character…
COMMENTARY: Building a Stronger Nation: The PNM’s Legacy and Future in Trinidad and Tobago
By: Paul Sarran September 17, 2024 The 2025 general election in Trinidad and Tobago will mark a significant moment in the country’s political landscape, as the People’s National Movement (PNM)…
COMMENTARY: MESSAGE FROM DR. CARLA N. BARNETT SECRETARY-GENERAL CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON CARIBBEAN WELLNESS DAY
Dr. Carla Barnett September 17, 2024 Caribbean Wellness Day 2024 is being observed on Saturday, 14 September, under the 2020-2024 theme, ‘Power through Collective Action’, and the 2024 sub-theme ‘Good…
COMMENTARY: REMARKS by Dr Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General | Flagraising Ceremony – Africa CARICOM Day 2024 | Barbados
By: Dr Carla Barnett September 10, 2024 I am pleased to join you as we mark Africa-CARICOM Day 2024 here in Barbados. This special day is testimony to the bonds…
COMMENTARY: Shridath Ramphal: His legacy to the Caribbean is also the path to its brighter future
By: Sir Ronald Sanders September 6, 2024 In the 1970s, as newly independent nations in the Caribbean, Africa, and the Pacific sought to shape their economic futures, the world they…
COMMENTARY: Poverty: The root cause of global and national tensions: A call for OAS action.
By: Sir Ronald Sanders August 30, 2024 Poverty is the festering wound at the heart of the world’s social, economic, and political tensions. In the Americas, it is a stark…
COMMENTARY: Rising gun crimes in the Caribbean: Urgent action required by all
By: Sir Ronald Sanders August 23, 2024 There is an alarming surge in gun-related violence, particularly among younger people and gangs. This plague has now spread from other parts of…