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...
Sir Ronald Sanders
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...
Caribbean at risk as big powers delay action on COVID-19 global economic effects
Despite a lofty statement on March 26, the world’s richest nations, the G20, have responded poorly to the devastating effects that COVID-19 is having on...
CARICOM should help but Guyana must save itself
The image and standing of Guyana are being tarnished throughout the world. Yet, a small window of opportunity remains open for the country to be...
Whither the divided Organisation of American States?
On 20 March 2020, a reckless and irresponsible General Assembly (GA) was held by the Organisation of American States (OAS), putting the health of many...
Guyana: future leader or outcast?
Guyana is in grave danger of being ostracised in the regional, hemispheric and global communities. As I write, the General Elections, which were held on...
Financial measures necessary to ride-out Coronavirus
Regardless of the number of Coronavirus cases (COVID-19) that occur in the Caribbean, the economies of each of them, particularly those dependent on tourism, will...
Masquerade by Venezuelan Academics to avoid rule of law
My less than 1,000 words commentary, on the case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) between Guyana and Venezuela, provoked a response of 2,069...
Caricom’s role as Haitian crisis worsens
On February 20, the UN Security Council received a grim report of deteriorating human rights and collapsing rule of law in Haiti. The troubling situation...
Guyana-Venezuela and international law
Global attention to Guyana has focussed on the current campaigning for general elections due on March 2. Reports indicate a vigorous campaign with the country’s...
Hypocrisy unmasked at the OAS
If candidates were to get a prize for making the best case for why they are best suited to be Secretary-General of the OAS, María...
The Trump card in Venezuela crisis
When is a failed policy recognised as a failure and is abandoned for a new approach? That was the question that Barack Obama and his...
Lies in the OAS contest: sifting the wheat from the chaff
If ever there was a time in global politics when governments did not indulge in deliberately and maliciously running smear campaigns against candidates they oppose...