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Our Caribbean
A threat smelling to high heaven – Obama whiffs it
Sir Ron SandersAug. 9, 2015It was uncanny, but reflective of thoughtful and caring minds that just days before President Barack Obama made his far-reaching statement about Climate Change on August 3, Caribbean Poet, Author ...
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Our Caribbean
Guyana and Venezuela – Peace under law
Sir Ron SandersJuly 31, 2015A search of the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon's statements posted on his official website shows no mention of anything he said after a meeting last week with Venezuelan President ...
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Our Caribbean
The IMF vision of debt and Obama's boldness with Iran
Sir Ron SandersJuly 16, 2015The debt crisis in Greece and the historic accord to limit Iran's nuclear capability thus lifting crippling sanctions will have global repercussions.
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Our Caribbean
Sniggering at China not in anyone's interest
Sir Ron SandersJuly 10, 2015The rapid and continuing slump of the stock market in China has so far been domestically concentrated, but there will be some effect that could reduce global economic growth. So ...
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Our Caribbean
The Commonwealth's future – Part 2
Sir Ron SandersJuly 2, 2015In 2009, recognising the dangers to the grouping, Commonwealth Heads of Government at their meeting in Trinidad and Tobago instructed that an Eminent Persons Group (EPG) be established to inquire ...
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Our Caribbean
Caribbean countries: Trapped?
Sir Ron SandersJune 23, 2015A common market in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries would lead to a substantial rise in the regional exports. This is one of the findings of a new World Bank ...
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Our Caribbean
Guyana and Venezuela: Let the International Court decide
Sir Ron SandersJune 13, 2015It is, to say the least, unfortunate that Venezuela's President, Nicolas Maduro, has allowed domestic pressures to cause him to take the extreme measure of issuing a decree on May ...
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Our Caribbean
China: Strike while the iron is hot
Sir Ron SandersMay 31, 2015China's Premier Li Keqiang, accompanied by over 100 senior Chinese business leaders, visited four South American countries for eight days in May. Along the way, he pledged hundreds of billions ...
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Our Caribbean
Tourism competition is not a guessing game
Sir Ron SandersMay 22, 2015The performance of only five of the 14 independent Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are recorded in the 2015 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report published by the World Economic Forum.
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Our Caribbean
Fixed or floating exchange rates: which serves the Caribbean better?
Sir Ron SandersMay 20, 2015Is the fixed currency exchange rate between the US and some Caribbean countries affecting the latter's international competitiveness? This is a question that deserves review as Caribbean countries struggle with ...
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Our Caribbean
Guyanese electorate showed maturity despite intense frustration
Sir Ron SandersMay 16, 2015In what turned-out to be a very close general election the twenty-two and a half years reign of the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) as the government of Guyana has come ...
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Our Caribbean
Youth, unemployment and selling citizenship
Sir Ron SandersMay 13, 2015The economies of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are not doing well. Belize, Guyana and Suriname are the only three economies showing appreciable growth. The major effect of little or no ...
