Recovering America’s battered democracy and authority
Recent events in Washington, the revered capital of the United States of America, have shaken the moral authority of that country to lecture, threaten and...
Sir Ronald Sanders
OAS accommodation of Guaidó attack on Trinidad and Tobago wrongly allowed but rightly resisted
Events at the Organisation of American States (OAS) continue to reveal that, notwithstanding the efforts by some of its 33 member states, the Organisation is...
Upholding human rights against arbitrary arrest
The Government of Canada has taken an initiative to promote a Declaration by like-minded countries against the use of arbitrary detention in state-to-state relations. The...
Guyana and Suriname can underpin CARICOM’s sovereignty and prosperity
The presidents of Guyana and Suriname have announced two major joint venture projects whose implementation will deepen the beneficial relations between the two countries, and...
The Haitian people: sadly and badly in need of a champion
Human rights and constitutional violations in Haiti have been ignored for too long by the Organisation of American States (OAS). The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has...
A Caribbean-Central America alliance for Climate Justice
Governments in Central America are calling for “Climate Justice” after the devastation of their countries by Eta and Iota as both tropical storms and hurricanes....
The world waiting to breathe normally again
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries should by now have worked out a strategy for securing the early attention of U.S. President-elect, Joe Biden, and the team...
Democracy not autocracy must prevail
Democracy, including free and fair elections, is under siege in the Western Hemisphere, including now in the United States of America (US). But the country...
Democracy is not guaranteed by elections alone
A bizarre moment at the 50th session of the General Assembly of the Organisation of American States (OAS), on October 20 and 21, was a...
OAS General Assembly failed the people of the Americas
Anyone who followed the 50th regular session of the General Assembly of the Organisation of American States (OAS), would be forgiven for believing it was...
OAS: In danger of undermining the ‘Right to Protect’
A noteworthy event occurred on the afternoon of Saturday, October 10 that could have implications for nations across the globe. It merits attention. The Secretary-General of...
Dodging the China question
Of all the questions that both Kamala Harris and Mike Pence dodged during the U.S. Vice Presidential debate on October 7, the most revealing concerned...
More Caribbean Republics: a matter of political trust
Of all the fanciful reasons imputed to the decision of the government to make Barbados a Republic, shedding its monarchical status with Queen Elizabeth II...
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...
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...