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Our Caribbean
Terrorism – is not a Western problem only
Sir Ron SandersJan. 15, 2015There are many victims of terrorism carried out in the name of Allah and the prophet Muhammad, but none more so than people of the Muslim faith or people with ...
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Our Caribbean
Lessons from Guyana and Norway
Sir Ron SandersJan. 8, 2015Forests are crucially important to climate change. According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), "they have the potential to absorb about one-tenth of global carbon emissions projected for the ...
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Our Caribbean
2015 begins with urgency to save the Caribbean from climate ...
Sir Ron SandersJan. 1, 2015If ever there was a time and an issue for the countries of the Caribbean to speak with one voice and at a high level, both the time and the ...
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Our Caribbean
Cuba: Challenges and Chances for the Caribbean
Sir Ron SandersDec. 25, 2014With the best intentions on the part of the Cuban government, the new relationship between the United States and Cuba – welcome as it undoubtedly is - will pose serious ...
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Our Caribbean
Cutting loose the shackles of the past: Cuba and the ...
Sir Ron SandersDec. 19, 2014The US is cutting loose the shackles of the past by establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba after 53 years. But the first blow in the Western Hemisphere against those shackles ...
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Our Caribbean
Stronger US dollar and lower oil prices: Effects on the ...
Sir Ron SandersDec. 12, 2014Caribbean countries whose value is fixed to the US dollar should benefit, at least in the short term, from the fall in oil prices and the strengthening of the American ...
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Our Caribbean
Drop in fuel prices benefits airlines, not passengers
Sir Ron SandersDec. 7, 2014Oil prices have hit a five-year low of US$67.50 a barrel. This should have been a godsend for the global tourism industry because the cost of air travel should have ...
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Our Caribbean
Venezuela in financial difficulty, will Petro Caribe survive?
Sir Ron SandersNov. 29, 2014The government of Venezuela is undoubtedly disappointed with the outcome of the 166th meeting of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) held in Vienna, Austria on 27 November 2014.
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Our Caribbean
Anti-Obama forces cloud global stability
Sir Ron SandersNov. 13, 2014With just 2 years effectively left in Barack Obama's Presidency of the United States, the world suddenly looks set to face even more danger than it does currently.
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Our Caribbean
Getting a Caribbean voice at the G20
Sir Ron SandersNov. 6, 2014Ebola will find no place on the agenda of the G20 countries when their leaders meet in Australia on 15 and 16 November, and while climate change will be discussed ...
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Our Caribbean
Not only cricket but West Indian self-worth at stake
Sir Ron SandersOct. 30, 2014In a letter to the President of the West Indies Cricket Board of Control (WICB), Whycliffe 'Dave' Cameron, the Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Dr Ralph Gonsalves ...
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Our Caribbean
"It is times like these when leaders emerge"
Sir Ron SandersOct. 24, 2014Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal of the St. Augustine Campus, Members of the Academic Staff, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen.
