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Re-thinking CARICOM development model after COVID-19
By Sir Ronald Sanders 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 COVID-19 pandemic. The private sector, for the most part, has taken a back seat with many companies turning inwards and concentrating on safeguarding their own survival,…
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Mexican candidacy for director general of the WTO
By Oscar Esparza-Vargas* The Government of Mexico is promoting the candidacy of Dr. Jesús Seade Kuri for director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), replacing the Brazilian Roberto Azevêdo, who made a personal decision to end his term in August next year, one year before envisaged. This decision is testimony to Mexico’s will to…
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COVID 19 and the RULE OF LAW
By Alexandre Zouev The unprecedented threat from COVID-19 has caused unimaginable suffering around the world. This year also triggered a much-needed discussion on the role of law enforcement in societies. While the pandemic is first and foremost a public health crisis, there are related challenges that are consequential for containing it and for promoting a…
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Caribbean among countries unfairly targeted by US Senators over Cuba
By Sir Ronald Sanders 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 usually shunted to their staff, are now proposing U.S. government punishment for Caribbean countries that request assistance from Cuba for medical personnel. The three Senators are…
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Geopolitically investigating the flight plan for Caribbean Integration: The Case of LIAT
Dr. Kai-Ann D. Skeete Given the Caribbean’s natural geography, air transportation is a critical component of our regional infrastructure. The Caribbean is heavily reliant on air-transportation to provide connectivity which is fundamental to sustaining economic growth in a region highly dependent on trade in goods and services, especially tourism. However, several CARICOM leaders have chosen…
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Unlocking the Potential of the Blue Economy
By Karen-Mae Hill For more years than many of us care to remember, economists have highlighted the critical need to diversify Caribbean economies away from an overdependence on tourism. Multiple examples exist of the impact that shocks such as hurricanes, vector borne diseases or, as is the present case, a global pandemic, can have on…
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Speaker Sir Gerald Watt Was Wrong
By Charlesworth C. M. Tabor, Attorney-at-Law I am sure there is no one in Antigua and Barbuda who is not aware of the fiasco that transpired in Parliament on Thursday 14th May, 2020 between the Speaker of the House Sir Gerald Watt and the Leader of the Opposition Jamale Pringle. For those who are not…