By: David Jessop March 25, 2022 CARICOM Heads meeting in Belize could not have been clearer about the ‘perfect storm’ that is about to strike the Caribbean. Speaking at a…
Category: OPINIONS
Commentary: Wither Our World
A Reflection by Shridath Ramphal March 22, 2022 I am too old to be activist; but not too old to urge. And when the urging is about human existence –…
COMMENTARY: Latin American women must be at the center of the post-COVID recovery
By: Carlos Felipe Jaramillo March 18, 2022 Progress in closing critical gender gaps in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is at risk of reversals today. Girls and women in…
COMMENTARY: The Making of a Caribbean Avant-Garde: Postmodernism as Post-Nationalism, by Therese Kaspersen Hadchity
By: Verle Poupeye March 18, 2022 Several recent publications on Caribbean art are based on doctoral dissertations, which makes important new research and critical work available to a broader readership.…
COMMENTARY: The international order is broken – where are the enlightened leaders to remake it?
By: Sir Ronald Sanders March 18, 2022 The international order, which has existed, although shakily, since the end of World War II and the establishment of the Charter of the United…
COMMENTARY: The restitution debate: Part III– Restitution and Jamaica
By: Veerle Poupeye March 15, 2022 The British Museum holds three Taíno wood sculptures of Cemis (deities) from Jamaica, which are among the best-known examples of Taíno art. They were…
COMMENTARY: The Commonwealth at a time of threat to the international legal order
By: Sir Ronald Sanders March 11, 2022 The Commonwealth, made up of 54 nations of which 32 are small states, should be deeply concerned at the grave threat to the…
COMMENTARY: Opening Remarks Delivered by Amb. David Prendergast at Sixth Regional Meeting of CSME Focal Points
By: David Prendergast March 11, 2022 I take this opportunity to welcome you to the Sixth Regional Meeting of CSME Focal Points. This meeting is particularly critical as we continue…
COMMENTARY: MESSAGE FROM DR. CARLA N. BARNETT SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 8 March 2022
By: Dr Carla Barnett March 8, 2022 It is a distinct honour and pleasure for me to celebrate our women and girls across the Caribbean Community on International Women’s Day.…
COMMENTARY: No busting of sanctions against Russia
By: Sir Ronald Sanders March 4, 2022 The Caribbean cannot escape the economic and financial consequences of the Russian Federation’s invasion of the sovereign, independent nation of Ukraine. The effects…
COMMENTARY: REMARKS: SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), DR. CARLA N. BARNETT
By: Dr Carla Barnett March 1, 2022 AT THE THIRTY-THIRD INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY. SAN PEDRO, AMBERGIS CAYE, BELIZE. 1-2 March 2022 Honourable John A.…
COMMENTARY: The world will pay a high price for Russian aggression
By Sir Ronald Sanders February 25, 2022 The invasion by the Russian Federation of the sovereign state of Ukraine has been roundly condemned by most countries of the world. However, Venezuelan…