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December 15, 2015
Dr Ralph Gonsalves is set to make history in St Vincent and the Grenadines as he starts a fourth term in office as Prime Minister. Having already comp...
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November 24, 2015
In the aftermath of the continuous Western media coverage of the Paris attacks by ISIS that killed 129 people, the "Black Lives Matterâ Movement in ...
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November 17, 2015
By the very criteria set in the United States (US) by the Multistate Tax Commission (MTC), several states in the US are âtax havensâ. But, they ha...
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November 10, 2015
No member state of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) ranks among the top 20 jurisdictions worldwide for financial secrecy. The United States of Americ...
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November 3, 2015
Money matters. It will matter a great deal when representatives of about 200 countries meet in Paris from 1 to 11 December to try, yet again, to settl...
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October 20, 2015
On 13 October 2015, it was 44 years since a West Indian won the Man Booker Prize for the finest fiction written in English for the year. The first and...
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October 6, 2015
Once again Commonwealth Caribbean countries are under attack as "tax havensâ, even though they are nothing of the sort. This time it is not only the...
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September 29, 2015
Let me admit from the outset that as a baby, I was baptized a Roman Catholic and for many years in my early childhood I was a faithful acolyte to prie...
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September 15, 2015
On September 9, Queen Elizabeth II became the longest reigning monarch in British history. Her record also applies to her 15 realms other than Britain...
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September 8, 2015
The Island-States of the Pacific are outraged at what they regard as indifference by industrialized countries of the effects of climate change on thei...
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September 1, 2015
Barack Obama will not get the credit he deserves for his sensible and sometimes visionary presidency of the United States of America. At least not in ...
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August 25, 2015
The Caribbean regional integration project is often described and criticized almost entirely on the uneven benefits of trade to member countries. But,...
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August 18, 2015
Republican US Presidential hopeful Donald Trump sees âbloodâ everywhere. Unhappy and irritated by a question put to him by a female Fox News TV jo...
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August 11, 2015
It was uncanny, but reflective of thoughtful and caring minds that just days before President Barack Obama made his far-reaching statement about Clima...
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August 4, 2015
A search of the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moonâs statements posted on his official website shows no mention of anything he said after ...
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July 28, 2015
Imagine if on the anniversary of its independence the friendliest message your nation gets is that if your country sinks underwater, a nearby island i...
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July 21, 2015
The debt crisis in Greece and the historic accord to limit Iranâs nuclear capability, thus lifting crippling sanctions, will have global repercussio...
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July 14, 2015
The rapid and continuing slump of the stock market in China has so far been domestically concentrated, but there will be some effect that could reduce...
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June 30, 2015
Questioning the relevance and value of the Commonwealth of Nations is nothing new â for such has occurred ever since the modern Commonwealth was cre...
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June 23, 2015
A common market in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries would lead to a substantial rise in the regional exports. This is one of the findings o...
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June 16, 2015
It is, to say the least, unfortunate that Venezuelaâs President Nicolas Maduro has allowed domestic pressures to cause him to take the extreme measu...
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June 2, 2015
Chinaâs Premier Li Keqiang, accompanied by over 100 senior Chinese business leaders, visited four South American countries for eight days in May. Al...
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May 19, 2015
In what turned out to be a very close general election, the 22 and a half years reign of the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) as the government of Guya...
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May 12, 2015
Is the fixed currency exchange rate between the US and some Caribbean countries affecting the latterâs international competitiveness? This is a ques...
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May 5, 2015
(The writer is a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, London University) The economies of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries a...
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April 21, 2015
Undoubtedly both Presidents Raul Castro of Cuba and Barack Obama warrant credit for breaking the 54-year old barrier to the establishment of diplomati...
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April 14, 2015
(The writer is a Senior Fellow at London University and a Consultant on International Affairs) US President Barack Obama and Jamaica Prime Minister Po...
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March 24, 2015
People on the East Coast of the United States of America (US) and the Caribbean should consider how best they might lend a helping hand to the people ...
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March 17, 2015
(The writer is a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at London University) US President Barack Obamaâs Executive Order imposing s...
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March 10, 2015
(The writer is a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London) In just over a month â on 16th April 2015 â the Car...
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February 24, 2015
Concern was rightly raised over the failure of the Supervisor of Elections in St Kitts-Nevis, Wingrove George, to declare the results of the February ...
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February 17, 2015
US President Barack Obama, in the eyes of the Republicans in the US Congress, is damned if he does and damned if he doesnât. This is now particularl...
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February 10, 2015
Within the next ten years, the world community should expect Chinaâs yuan (also called renminbi) to be as widely used as the United States dollar. F...
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February 3, 2015
(The writer is a Consultant, Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at London University and former Caribbean diplomat) US commentator...
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January 27, 2015
(The writer is a Consultant, Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at London University and former Caribbean diplomat) There is no do...
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January 20, 2015
(The writer is a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, London University and a former Caribbean diplomat) There are many victims of ...
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January 13, 2015
Forests are crucially important to climate change. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), "they have the potential to absorb about ...
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January 6, 2015
If ever there was a time and an issue for the countries of the Caribbean to speak with one voice and at a high level, both the time and the issue have...
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December 23, 2014
(The writer is a Senior Fellow at London University) The US is cutting loose the shackles of the past by establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba a...
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December 16, 2014
Caribbean countries whose value is fixed to the US dollar should benefit, at least in the short term, from the fall in oil prices and the strengthenin...
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December 9, 2014
Oil prices have hit a five-year low of US$67.50 a barrel. This should have been a godsend for the global tourism industry because the cost of air trav...
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December 2, 2014
The government of Venezuela is undoubtedly disappointed with the outcome of the 166th meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OP...
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November 25, 2014
The good news is that a prophylactic vaccine against chikungunya, developed by the Austrian biotech company Themis Bioscience GmbH, is reported to ind...
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The last thing that the Bagga Fish Fest Committee wants to do is shut down the event, but with the disturbing number of children who are present at Fi...
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May 9, 2025
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has brought attention to what has been described as “an urgent but often overlooked challenge of our time”...
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May 9, 2025
A CAMPDEN PARK mother of three, who is well known at several Massy Stores as a thief, may face up to two years in prison after she was caught again, s...
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May 9, 2025
A police officer, alleged to have aided and abetted a civilian to break traffic regulations, has been charged, and will appear in court on May 12,2025...
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May 9, 2025
A 45-year-old farmer of Park Hill, who pleaded guilty to a charge of handling stolen goods was fined, bonded, and ordered to make restitution when he ...
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