Opinion - Caribbean360

Standing firm in a crisis

Laing, a former Bahamas finance minister, wondered whether "one of the great tragedies of leadership in our time was how unconscious it could be about the felt needs of the people being led."

No need for a trade war between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago

Neither Trinidad and Tobago by itself nor CARICOM as a whole can cure Jamaica’s present difficulties, but they can be helpful in easing the burden through creative approaches worked out and implemented jointly with Jamaica says Sir Ronald Sanders.

Chinese eggs waiting to be hatched

China is not the answer to the Caribbean’s economic difficulties or the deep malaise in several countries, but it can contribute to overcoming them if the projects that individual Caribbean countries propose for funding are viable and sustainable.

“Brutal” talks and the US-Caribbean relationship

If CARICOM countries are to secure the attention of the US on development and investment issues, the US has to see a region ready to deepen its economic integration, improve its capacity for doing business and attracting investment.

National effort need to focus on Bahamas youth development

Zhivargo Lang, former cabinet minister urged the youth initiative to be a joint effort between the public and private sectors

Legacies of Empire: the good, the bad and the ugly

The fact that African slaves in particular received no compensation for their captivity and enforced exploitation is a stain on Britain’s legacy of Empire in the Caribbean.

Not a Caribbean Man?

The call for the isolation of Jamaica from CARICOM is not in the interest of the Jamaican people; they would be weaker and much more vulnerable than they are says Sir Ronald Sanders.

A Brazilian WTO Head: An opportunity to make trade work?

The appointment of Carvalho de Azevêdo is an opportunity for Caribbean countries in which they should invest collectively as a region says Sir Ronald Sanders.

The agony of Caribbean travel re-visited

The agony of Caribbean transport is crying out for focussed attention says Sir Ronald Sanders.

Will Trinidad and Tobago lead the Caribbean?

There is a more compelling argument for a regional airline that serves the interest of CARICOM by transporting goods and Caribbean people involved in the commercial activity of the region as well as its social intercourse says Sir Ronald Sanders.