Has the time come for Caribbean Republics?
In 1994, shortly after Antigua and Barbuda and Cuba established diplomatic relations, Fidel Castro and Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister, Lester Bird, had a memorable...
Sir Ronald Sanders
Internal strife making Guyana a continuing regional problem
Once again, Guyana is causing regional and international worry following two sets of killings of young men (two of African origin and two of Indian...
A nation’s right to decide its friends
Nelson Mandela in 1990 was a towering symbol of the triumph of right over wrong. Released from prison after 27 cruel years for his unrelenting...
Covid-19 and its consequences for Caribbean diplomacy
The COVID-19 pandemic is severely limiting the work of diplomacy. It could have a lasting adverse effect on international relations if finding a vaccine continues...
External observation of elections important to protect democracy and rights
CARICOM countries have been subject to intense scrutiny in the period March to August this year, relating to the conduct of general elections, maintaining democracy,...
Challenges facing the new Government of Guyana
The one upside of the challenges facing the Government of Guyana after a five-month impasse in declaring the result of general elections on March 2,...
Climate Change killing the Caribbean one cut after the other
Amid the feverish work to cope with both the public health and economic effects of COVID-19 on their populations, Caribbean governments can be forgiven for...
“Cause for celebration”
The result of the March 2nd elections, announced five months after they were held, is a triumph for democracy in Guyana. That it has taken...
A tale of two neighbours
Recent electoral events in Guyana and Suriname, which border each other on the north-eastern coast of the South American continent, display a remarkably different approach...
Guyana political circus has outrun its time
It is long past time for good sense to prevail in Guyana amongst the leadership of the APNU-AFC coalition that has been a caretaker government...
Re-thinking CARICOM Development Model After COVID-19
Governments around the world, including in Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries, have emerged as the principal players in the health and economic crisis caused by the...
CCJ offers parties in Guyana pathway to rule of law
There have been unhelpful and destructive attacks by leading members and zealous supporters of the APNU-AFC caretaker government in Guyana against all with whose position...
Caribbean among countries unfairly targeted by US Senators over Cuba
Three U.S. Senators, who have done little to advance the interests of the Caribbean and with whom requests for meetings by many Caribbean Ambassadors are...
Another knee on the Caribbean’s neck
The failure of the world’s richest nations to respond adequately to the abrupt and rapid decline in the economies of developing countries, including the Caribbean,...
Democracy on trial
Adherence to democracy, including free and fair elections, has been on trial in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) region over the past three months in Guyana...
Salute the “CARICOM Three” for their sacrifice
Here are three heroes of democracy in the 15-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM): Cynthia Barrow-Giles (St Lucia/Barbados), John Jarvis (Antigua and Barbuda) and Sylvester King (St....
Attacking Golding does not change demand for credible Guyana elections result
In the wake of a report to the Permanent Council of the Organisation of American States (OAS) on the Guyana general elections of March 2,...
Tied to no one’s apron strings: The Caribbean in an emerging new world
Developing countries, including Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states, would make a grave mistake if, in the wake of the economic crisis they now face, they decide...
Urgent work needed to restore Caribbean tourism in COVID-19 era
To be among the first beneficiaries of a restarted global tourism industry, the present enforced downtime should be used by all actors to position Caribbean...
Prepare for a long haul: The storm is not fully formed
COVID-19 is destroying the prosperity that several Caribbean countries anticipated at the beginning of 2020. The growth projections by the Economic Commission for Latin America...