By: Paul Sarran August 6, 2024 Trinidad and Tobago, a twin-island nation in the southern Caribbean, has emerged as a formidable contender for the title of the “Capital of the…
Category: OPINIONS
COMMENTARY: Age, Race, and Fear: The US elections and Caribbean interests
By: Sir Ronald Sanders August 2, 2024 The outcome of the US Presidential elections will reverberate globally, impacting many nations. Every government, including those in the Caribbean, has begun to…
COMMENTARY: Remarks by the Secretary General of CARICOM at the opening conference of the 47th regular meeting of the conference heads of government.
By: Dr Carla Barnett July 30, 2024 I extend a very warm welcome to this re-scheduled Forty-Seventh Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community…
COMMENTARY: Venezuela’s Elections: Hoping for the Best, Preparing for the Worst
By: R Evan Ellis July 26, 2024 As Venezuela moves toward promised national elections on July 28, my heart is with the hopes of Venezuelans for a miracle that will translate their courageous…
COMMENTARY: Aging populations and shrinking workforces pose new challenges for the Caribbean
By: Sir Ronald Sanders July 23, 2024 Mia Mottley, the Prime Minister of Barbados, recently informed her country’s House of Assembly that their nation “is in a crisis with respect…
COMMENTARY: State of Emergency: A Solution for Trinidad and Tobago’s Crime Crisis?
By: Paul Sarran July 19, 2024 Trinidad and Tobago, a twin-island republic in the Caribbean, has long been grappling with high levels of crime, particularly violent crimes such as homicides,…
COMMENTARY: Lessons from hurricane Beryl
By: Sir Ronald Sanders July 16, 2024 Everyone’s heart should cry out for the people of Union Island, Carriacou, St Vincent, Grenada, parts of Jamaica, Saint Lucia, and the fisherfolk…
COMMENTARY: Remarks by the Secretary-General of (CARICOM) at the Opening Ceremony of the Caribbean Investment Forum
By: Dr Carla Barnett July 12, 2024 I would like to congratulate the Caribbean Export Development Agency on staging this event, which again brings private businesses, government officials, regional and…
COMMENTARY: MESSAGE from the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the occasion of CARICOM Day 2024
By: Dr Carla Barnett July 5, 2024 We are marking this Fifty-First Anniversary of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) as several Member States are assessing the extraordinary damage and destruction caused…
COMMENTARY: “1st July: Reflecting on the Abolition of Slavery and the Journey ahead of us”
By: James Finies July 3, 2024 This day serves to remember the painful chapter in our untold history and honor the resilience and strength of our ancestors who endured so…
COMMENTARY: Hope and Hurdles: Refugees’ long road to social and economic integration in Latin America
By: Benoît Bosquet and José Samaniego June 28, 2024 Imagine fleeing your home, not out of choice, but necessity, driven by fears of persecution or the stark realities of survival…
COMMENTARY: The Influence of Socio-Cultural Norms on Sexual Behavior and Promiscuity in the Caribbean
By: Paul Sarran June 25, 2024 Promiscuity, defined as engaging in frequent and casual sexual relationships, is a subject that stirs considerable debate, particularly when analyzed through the lens of…