By: David Jessop April 22, 2022 David Jessop writes that Prince William’s sincere remarks made during his recent visit to the region highlighted the fact that many in the Caribbean…
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COMMENTARY: Developing countries also victims of Ukraine war
By Sir Ronald Sanders April 15, 2022 In the words of UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, the war on Ukraine by Russia “is fast becoming a matter of life and death…
COMMENTARY: Haiti positioned to benefit from US
By: Jude Elie April 12, 2022 Haiti, today, is well positioned to benefit from various initiatives created by the US government in just the past couple of years. Among them…
COMMENTARY: Those who damage legal international order must be held to account
By Sir Ronald Sanders April 8, 2022 Over the last few weeks since the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, the world has witnessed the greatest weakness in the…
COMMENTARY: Remarks on the launch of the CARIFORUM-EU EPA and CSME Standby Facility for Capacity Building “Enhanced Technical Vocational Educational Training (TVET) Framework for Certification in Antigua and Barbuda”
By: Titus Preville April 8, 2022 SalutationHon. E. P Chet Greene, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Trade; Hon. Daryll Matthew, Minister for Education and Sports; Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska Head…
COMMENTARY: How serious is the Caribbean about reparations?
By Sir Ronald Sanders April 1, 2022 On March 25, the Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, publicly pointed out that “only six of our 34…
COMMENTARY: Caught in a perfect economic storm
By: David Jessop March 25, 2022 CARICOM Heads meeting in Belize could not have been clearer about the ‘perfect storm’ that is about to strike the Caribbean. Speaking at a…
Commentary: Wither Our World
A Reflection by Shridath Ramphal March 22, 2022 I am too old to be activist; but not too old to urge. And when the urging is about human existence –…
COMMENTARY: Latin American women must be at the center of the post-COVID recovery
By: Carlos Felipe Jaramillo March 18, 2022 Progress in closing critical gender gaps in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is at risk of reversals today. Girls and women in…
COMMENTARY: The Making of a Caribbean Avant-Garde: Postmodernism as Post-Nationalism, by Therese Kaspersen Hadchity
By: Verle Poupeye March 18, 2022 Several recent publications on Caribbean art are based on doctoral dissertations, which makes important new research and critical work available to a broader readership.…
COMMENTARY: The international order is broken – where are the enlightened leaders to remake it?
By: Sir Ronald Sanders March 18, 2022 The international order, which has existed, although shakily, since the end of World War II and the establishment of the Charter of the United…
COMMENTARY: The restitution debate: Part III– Restitution and Jamaica
By: Veerle Poupeye March 15, 2022 The British Museum holds three Taíno wood sculptures of Cemis (deities) from Jamaica, which are among the best-known examples of Taíno art. They were…