By: Sir Ronald Sanders January 5, 2024 As we stand at the threshold of 2024, gazing upon the dawn of a new year with uncertainty, the time has come for…
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COMMENTARY: End of Year Message from the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
By: Dr Carla Barnett January 5, 2024 This has been a landmark year for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), as we marked the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the original…
COMMENTARY: The overlooked impact of climate change on Caribbean labour
By: Joseph Boll January 5, 2024 Climate change, its detrimental effects and the potential to wipe out the region completely have received an increasing amount of attention over the past…
COMMENTARY: END OF YEAR STATEMENT BY THE OUTGOING CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM)
By: The Hon Roosevelt Skerrit January 5, 2024 Our Community made steady progress to advance our integration movement in 2023. A highpoint of the year were the joyous celebrations across…
COMMENTARY: Democracy vs. Unbridled Attorney-General Authority
By: Sir Ronald Sanders January 5, 2024 Recent events in the Central American country, Guatemala, underscores why organs of government in any country should have oversight bodies that have the…
COMMENTARY: COP28: Small Developing Nations Left in the Shadows of Fossil Fuel Giants
By Sir Ronald Sanders December 15, 2023 COP28 in Dubai, presided over by a major oil-producing nation, has ended with a compromise that, depending on one’s perspective, either represents a…
COMMENTARY: Government Transparency and Economic Decision-Making: A Critical Analysis of Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley’s Statements
By: Paul Sarran December 12, 2023 Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley’s recent statements regarding Trinidad and Tobago’s economic situation and the renegotiation of the Atlantic LNG commercial structure warrant a…
COMMENTARY: Collaboration between National AIDS Programmes and Communities critical to ending AIDS
By: Dr Armstrong Alexis December 5, 2023 The 2023 observance of World AIDS Day is happening at a critical juncture for Public Health within our Region. We have seen how…
COMMENTARY: Climate Change Realities at COP28: A Critical Assessment
By: Sir Ronald Sanders December 1, 2023 The upcoming Climate Change meeting in Dubai – COP28 – is enveloped in hype, yet expectations of transformational change are misplaced. Industrialized countries,…
COMMENTARY: MESSAGE FROM: SECRETARY-GENERAL OF CARICOM ON THE THE 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM CAMPAIGN AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
By: Dr Carla Barnett November 28, 2023 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat joins the rest of the world to observe the annual campaign “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence”…
COMMENTARY: Breaking the OECD hold on global tax governance
By: Sir Ronald Sanders November 24, 2023 “The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is nothing less than a Club of the world’s wealthiest countries which is determined to…
COMMENTARY: Summit opens with calls for Caribbean Youth to be architects of Change
By: Kendall Vincent November 24, 2023 Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed guests, and the vibrant youth of the Caribbean, A warm and spirited welcome to the Caribbean Youth Summit 2023! As…