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The View from Europe
The good, the bad and the ugly-Mr Trump and the ...
David JessopFeb. 26, 2016Globalisation touches us all. Its reach extends far beyond economic issues. It has in just a few decades made industries, markets, cultures, policy-making and criminality interconnected in ways previously unknown. ...
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Our Caribbean
Would the real tax havens please stand
Sir Ron SandersFeb. 26, 2016"It is tantamount to an economic blockade". That's how Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, described the current withdrawal from Caribbean indigenous and offshore banks of correspondent relationships by ...
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Spotlight
What we gonna do after de party?
Ian JacksonFeb. 24, 2016The above is the title refrain of Lugar's 1st rendition of the Calypso Finals in 2011 when he presented the popular "Internet Children" in the second round. The judges and ...
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Spotlight on Sport
Transition-a dire necessity
Reginald St. H ShillingfordFeb. 24, 2016Having paid close attention to the closing phases of the Youth World Cup played in Bangladesh, I concluded most strongly there is a vital need for a positive influx of ...
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Our Caribbean
Helping Haiti Help Itself
Sir Ron SandersFeb. 20, 2016Haiti has made a firm and important first step in taking responsibility for its affairs after decades of external interference. An agreement, reached on the night of February 5, twenty-four ...
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The View from Europe
Recognising the Value of Caribbean Civil Society
David JessopFeb. 20, 2016At the last count, something like 619 regional trade agreements had been notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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Rebuilding Dominica Better
The Young & Sustainability
Parry BellotFeb. 17, 2016It was that distinguished consultant and counselor for small business, Dr Basil Springer, who recently wrote that "as a senior practitioner in the business consulting field, one of my most ...
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Spotlight on Sport
Hint of potential of a new breed
Reginald St. H ShillingfordFeb. 17, 2016On Thursday the young West Indies team made it to the final of the Under 19 World Cup at Mirpur, Bangladesh, and were poised to battle it out with their ...
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Spotlight
Calypso Fiasco
Ian JacksonFeb. 17, 2016Hi Readers of Spotlight, now we can talk honestly in the post-Carnival season. I had to literally run from scores Calypso fans who supported my contention that Female Calypso Queen ...
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The View from Europe
A messy divorce - Brexit, the EU and the Caribbean
David JessopFeb. 13, 2016Sometime this year, most probably in June or September, the UK electorate will be asked if they want to remain in, or leave the European Union (EU).
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Our Caribbean
Can Sanders trump Trump?
Sir Ron SandersFeb. 13, 2016In the United States, particularly in Washington DC the nation's capital, it is impossible to escape the current elections by the Republican and Democratic parties to choose a candidate to ...
