By: Jude Elie May 30, 2023 The need for a totally different approach in leadership and drastic change of paradigms is becoming more and more apparent every day in Haiti.…
Category: OPINIONS
COMMENTARY: Remembering My Friend Harry Belafonte
By: Dr Monty Alexander May 26, 2023 On April 25, 2023, the world bid farewell to Harry Belafonte, a true icon of music, cinema, and activism. I not only mourn…
COMMENTARY: Ecological Citizenship and the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals Agenda
By: Rebecca Theodore May 23, 2023 Ecological citizenship encourages individuals, communities and organizations as citizens of the world, to consider environmental rights and responsibilities. Ecological citizenship practices on the other …
COMMENTARY: 1.5°C is upon us. Are we prepared?
By: Sir Ronald Sanders May 19, 2023 The report on May 17, from the World Meteorological Organization, (WMO) that global temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the…
COMMENTARY: Decimation of vulnerable nations inevitable if global warming continues on present trend
By: Sir Ronald Sanders May 12, 2023 John Kerry, former U.S. Secretary of State and current U.S. Special Envoy on Climate Change matters, told the world’s Ambassadors at a meeting…
COMMENTARY: Could AI Replace Jobs In The Caribbean?
By: Caribbean Employment Services May 5, 2023 The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is exciting, to say the least. Revolutionary new technology is quickly advancing, and always improving, leaving the…
COMMENTARY: Objective journalism threatened by fake content and false media platforms
By: Sir Ronald Sanders May 5, 2023 Media freedom in the Americas, from Canada in the North to Argentina in the South, with the Caribbean in between, did not rank…
COMMENTARY: What future, Venezuela?
By: Sir Ronald Sanders April 28, 2023 The President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, hosted a Conference on Venezuela in his nation’s capital, Bogota, on April 25. The European Union (EU)…
COMMENTARY: Development crisis threatens Small States
By: Sir Ronald Sanders April 21, 2023 (Originally published on March 24, 2023) “The world is facing a crisis of development.” Those are the first words of a paper from…
COMMENTARY: CARICOM at the Crossroads: Rising to the Challenge of a New Era
By: Dr Carla Barnett April 18, 2023 This year marks significant anniversaries for both the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and The University of the West Indies (UWI). As we celebrate the…
COMMENTARY: Commonwealth Finance Ministers Working Group: SECRETARY-GENERAL’S OPENING REMARKS
By: Baroness Patricia Scotland April 18, 2023 It is my pleasure to welcome you to the first meeting of the Commonwealth Finance Ministers Working Group. This vital group emerged from…
COMMENTARY: Will Guyana Become an Elite Top-Five Global Oil Producer by 2025 ?
By: Rebecca Theodore April 14, 2023 As the world transitions to a low-carbon economy, international energy companies are investing heavily in fossil fuel exploration and production in Guyana. Reinforced by…