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Our Caribbean
Democracy on trial
Sir Ron SandersJune 4, 2020Adherence to democracy, including free and fair elections, has been on trial in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) region over the past three months in Guyana and Suriname.
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The View from Europe
Global leadership and the search for a vaccine
David JessopMay 22, 2020Scientists and pharmaceutical companies around the world are hopeful that before long they may find an effective vaccine against COVID-19.
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Our Caribbean
The U.S. and Cuba: Caribbean chooses cooperation, not confrontation
Sir Ron SandersMay 21, 2020Caribbean countries are, once again, being placed in a difficult position as they try to navigate a course between the United States (U.S.) and Cuba - two countries of great ...
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The View from Europe
Britain, Brexit and an impending crisis
David JessopMay 15, 2020A moment will come at the end of June when the European Union and Britain will hold a virtual high-level meeting to decide whether enough progress has been made to ...
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Our Caribbean
Attacking Golding does not change demand for credible Guyana elections ...
Sir Ron SandersMay 14, 2020In the wake of a report to the Permanent Council of the Organisation of American States (OAS) on the Guyana general elections of March 2, the Head of the Electoral ...
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The View from Europe
When the pandemic is over
David JessopMay 8, 2020A day will come when a vaccine is available, the World Health Organisation confirms there are no new coronavirus cases, and our lives return to normal. When this will be ...
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Our Caribbean
Tied to no one's apron strings: The Caribbean in an ...
Sir Ron SandersMay 8, 2020(The writer is Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to the United States and the Organisation of American States. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies ...
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The View from Europe
The way ahead for Caribbean tourism
David JessopMay 1, 2020What might the shape of post COVID-19 economic recovery look like? This is a question that almost every government and business is now exploring.
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Our Caribbean
Urgent work needed to restore Caribbean tourism in COVID-19 er
Sir Ron SandersApril 30, 2020To be among the first beneficiaries of a restarted global tourism industry, the present enforced downtime should be used by all actors to position Caribbean countries to compete immediately.
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The View from Europe
Balanced tourism recovery a key to future Caribbean growth
David JessopApril 24, 2020The challenge that is now facing almost every Caribbean nation is how best to recover the tourism economy without which future economic growth and sustainable tax revenues will be all ...
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The View from Europe
Attacking the WHO has further diminished US global influence
David JessopApril 17, 2020It is hard to imagine an action more likely to accelerate the decline of US influence in the world than deciding in the middle of a global pandemic to attack ...
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Our Caribbean
Prepare for a long haul: The storm is not fully ...
Sir Ron SandersApril 16, 2020COVID-19 is destroying the prosperity that several Caribbean countries anticipated at the beginning of 2020.