By Sir Ronald Sanders A commentary, published on March 8 by Camillo Gonsalves, a Minister of the Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines, was headlined “Every Island for itself’. …
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COMMENTARY: Small Caribbean island nations are COVID-resilient, but need more-equitable vaccine supply
By: Christopher Tufton It’s a universally acknowledged truth: The COVID-19 vaccine is the light at the end of the pandemic’s tunnel. The return to normalcy depends on global immunity. However,…
COMMENTARY: Haiti needs vigilance by the International Community
By Sir Ronald Sanders At a meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) on March 17, I said that “no resolution is perfect, and no…
COMMENTARY: Export of Services – The next frontier for Caribbean Business
By: Deodat Maharaj March 16, 2021 Caribbean economies have largely been primary producers with a focus on commodities for much of our history. Diversification has been a constant in our…
COMMENTARY: Will regional unity be forever lost to the Caribbean?
By: Sir Ronald Sanders Several editorials in respected newspapers as well as blogs by influential persons in the region are, once again, expressing deep concern about CARICOM, particularly over its…
COMMENTARY: Small states diplomacy pays dividends on ‘de-risking’
By Sir Ronald Sanders It was an odd law into which to place it, but new and welcome directives on ‘de-risking’, which has plagued Caribbean countries, has become law in…
COMMENTARY: U.S. – Cuba normalization could increase production of COVID-19 vaccines
By: Sir Ronald Sanders If U.S. President, Joe Biden, eases the trade embargo against Cuba, one benefit to developing countries, including the Caribbean, could be greater access to coronavirus vaccines…
COMMENTARY: Caribbean people at risk of prolonging COVID-19 to their detriment
By: Sir Ronald Sanders February 19, 2021 People in the Caribbean, who refuse to take vaccinations to counter the Coronavirus, will cause the COVID-19 pandemic to remain longer in the…
COMMENTARY: The EU-Cariforum trade pact a decade later
By: Davis Jessop More than a decade has passed since the EU-Cariforum Economic Partnership Agreement, or EPA, was negotiated and signed. The free-trade agreement with the European Union marked the…
COMMENTARY: How to Handle a Break-Up during the Valentine Season
By: Dr Sheila Newton-Moses “Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences and penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.” Maya Angelo. It is hard for…
COMMENTARY: Can Medical Cannabis Save The Barbados Economy?
By Felicia J. Persaud & Danielle Corbin Over a year after the passage of Barbados’ Medicinal Cannabis Industry Act, the Caribbean island nation officially opened for business last month, January…
COMMENTARY: Haiti – on the edge of disaster again
By Sir Ronald Sanders February 12, 2021 Haiti – a country to which all other countries that suffered slavery are deeply indebted – is once again in turmoil. Therefore, no…