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Our Caribbean
Jamaica's CARICOM Review Commission – understanding the Elephant
Sir Ron SandersJuly 8, 2016Jamaica's CARICOM Review Commission has been established and has had its first meeting. Quite what is the purpose of the Commission is not clear, nor is the prism through which ...
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Our Caribbean
BREXIT: No one won
Sir Ron SandersJuly 1, 2016The result of the British referendum to leave the European Union (EU) has already left a trail of culprits, victims and intended and unintended consequences. Its primary outcome is grave ...
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Our Caribbean
BREXIT creates EU-Britain nightmare for the Caribbean
Sir Ron SandersJune 25, 2016The 12 English-speaking independent countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have at the most two years to formulate a plan for dealing with the serious consequences of the British Exit ...
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Our Caribbean
Governments failed the OAS at its 46th Assembly
Sir Ron SandersJune 20, 2016The 46th General Assembly of the Organisation of American States (OAS) was not a successful event. This judgement is in no way related to the government of the Dominican Republic ...
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Our Caribbean
Let the voices of the Haitian people be heard
Sir Ron SandersJune 10, 2016"International interests in Haiti, in addition to checking off an 'elections done' box, are largely defined by controlling emigration, maintaining stability, and managing poverty. The latter is approached either through ...
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Our Caribbean
Haiti: No moving out and moving on
Sir Ron SandersJune 3, 2016There is a certain illogic in the reaction of both the UN Secretary-General and the US State Department over the findings of a Haitian Verification Commission that evaluated the 25 ...
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Our Caribbean
The Caribbean Court: an example to Latin America
Sir Ron SandersMay 28, 2016Two events at the Organisation of American States (OAS) in recent months have underscored the soundness of the system by which the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is financed.
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Our Caribbean
CARICOM deficiencies leading to fragmentation and weakness
Sir Ron SandersMay 23, 2016(This commentary is a shortened version of a Feature Address to the St Lucia Hotels and Tourist Association on 19May, 2016)
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Our Caribbean
New energy needed in the Caribbean
Sir Ron SandersMay 6, 2016The transformation of the energy sector in Caribbean countries is the key to improving the economies of all of them. Sustainably cheaper energy supplies for tourism, manufacturing, transportation and agriculture ...
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Our Caribbean
A world according to Trump
Sir Ron SandersMay 1, 2016Donald Trump's Foreign Policy speech on April 27 did not once mention the Caribbean. The Caribbean should be grateful or there might have been a price tag for his attention. ...
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Our Caribbean
Good sense on drugs absent at the UN
Sir Ron SandersApril 22, 2016For a brief moment it appeared that good sense would prevail and the international community would ditch the failed 'war on drugs' policy. But, all hopes were dashed at the ...
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Our Caribbean
No quick fix in Haiti
Sir Ron SandersApril 16, 2016Peace and development will be endangered in Haiti if the United States and other nations insist that the interim government holds the second round of a truncated election for a ...
