By: Wayne Campbell August 10, 2021 “Indigenous peoples around the world continue to face overwhelming marginalization, discrimination and exclusion. Rooted in colonialism and patriarchy, these profound disparities are sustained by…
Category: OPINIONS
COMMENTARY: Rethink full membership of CARICOM to make it effective
By: Sir Ronald Saunders August 6, 2021 Almost 80 years ago, Jamaica’s Norman Manley asked a question that has been echoing throughout the 12 independent English-Speaking Caribbean countries that form…
COMMENTARY: Using the OAS to promote discord over Cuba
By: Sir Ronald Sanders July 30, 2021 Much has been written about a meeting, convoked by the present Chair of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS),…
COMMENTARY: The Road to Recovery and Resilience – Supporting Enterprises at the Backbone of Caribbean Economies
By: Deodat Maharaj July 27, 2021 The United Nations commemorated Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) day on 27th June. This day dedicated to MSMEs is to recognise their contribution…
COMMENTARY: In praise of a black Caribbean woman
By Sir Ronald Sanders July 23, 2021 CARICOM should be proud of the success of a Caribbean woman who was at the center of the effort to manage the COVID-19…
COMMENTARY: Reshaping education in a post-pandemic world.
By: Wayne Campbell July 20, 2021 “Learning is never lost, though it may not always be “found” on pre-written tests of pre-specified knowledge or preexisting measures of pre-coronavirus notions of…
COMMENTARY: Cuba could help US normalize relations
By Sir Ronald Sanders July 16, 2021 All may not be lost in the efforts to improve relations between the government of Cuba and the Biden Administration in the US,…
COMMENTARY: Vaccine Diplomacy in Latin America, Caribbean a PR Coup for China
By: R. Evan Ellis July 16, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has created multiple opportunities for the People’s Republic of China to advance its commercial position and influence in Latin America…
COMMENTARY: CARICOM: the only organisation commanding wide trust in Haiti’s crisis
By Sir Ronald Sanders July 9, 2021 Haiti was in a constitutional and political crisis before the assassination of its President Jovenel Moïse in the early hours of the morning…
COMMENTARY: The lost 60 years
By Jean Hervé Charles July 9, 2021 On this day of June 24, like John the Baptist the forerunner, I announce the advent of a Messiah who will come and…
COMMENTARY: The Caribbean should support ecocide as an international crime
By Sir Ronald Sanders July 2, 2021 Small island states and countries with low-lying coast are the victims of ecocide. A draft law, unveiled on June 22, defines ecocide as…
COMMENTARY: Statement by Dr Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon, President, Caribbean Development Bank at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors
By: Dr Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon July 2, 2021 Introduction It is a distinct pleasure and honour to deliver my first Board of Governors’ statement during what is projected to be…