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Jamaica’s very surprising call over CARICOM
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – THIS IS UNDOUBTEDLY a most challenging period in global political and economic developments for some members of CARICOM. And a few leading Community partners seem to be wilting under mounting economic and social pressures, resulting in rather surprising political posturings. None more so than in the case of Jamaica. Last week, for instance, that country’s opposition leader…
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Trying to understand ‘convergence’
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s reference, in her opening remarks at the recent meeting of CARICOM Heads in Port of Spain, to the view that “CARICOM, as it was originally envisioned, has reached its political, socio-economic and ideological limits,” may have its genesis in the thinking of her foreign minister, Winston Dookeran. In our editorial of December 21,…
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Caribbean Community Maps Out Renewable Energy Plan
Worldwatch Institute highlights next steps for CARICOM region to transition to an energy sector less reliant on fossil fuels Christ Church, Barbados—The Worldwatch Institute is assisting the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in developing a Caribbean Sustainable Energy Roadmap and Strategy (C-SERMS) to provide a more strategic approach to implementing renewable energy and energy efficiency measures in the region. The overall goals are to…
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Momentum Shifts in Syria, Bolstering Assad’s Position
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Not long ago, rebels on the outskirts of Damascus were peppering the city with mortar rounds, government soldiers were defecting in droves and reports circulated of new territory pried from the grip of President Bashar al-Assad. As his losses grew, Mr. Assad unleashed fighter jets and SCUD missiles, intensifying fears that mounting desperation would push him to…
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US resumes migration talks with Cuba
WASHINGTON, CMC – The United States says it has resumed migration talks with Cuba, marking the first time since January 2011 that the periodic talks have been held. US and Cuban officials met here on Wednesday to discuss the implementation of the 1994 and 1995 US-Cuba Migration Accords. Under the Accords, both governments pledge to promote safe, legal, and orderly…
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Nelson Mandela
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Difficulties break some men but make others. No axe is sharp enough to cut the soul of a sinner who keeps on trying, one armed with the hope that he will rise even in the end. – Nelson Mandela, Robben Island 1975 Today is the 95th birth anniversary of Mr Rolihlahla Mandela better known as Nelson Mandela…
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EDITORIAL – Repairing the brand and our psyche
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Karl Samuda, the opposition MP, with great clarity, summed up the impact of the recent spate of positive drug tests for leading Jamaican athletes on the global brand. The observation applies, too, to our collective psyche. “What has happened,” Mr Samuda told his parliamentary colleagues, “is that the previously infallible nature of our athletics prowess has been…
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Positive findings – naysayers’ paradise
KINGSTON, Jamaica – THE positive analytical findings involving two of our star athletes and three other young athletes have not only shocked the nation but have placed Jamaica under intense scrutiny as the supreme sprinting powerhouse in the world. The doubters are having a field day, ramping up the claim that our athletic domination in sprints is not based on…
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PM’S convenient outrage
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – We couldn’t agree more with the Prime Minister’s call for an investigation into Jack Warner’s soliciting of funds from private businesses while in the Cabinet. Where we completely disagree with her, however, is in her attempt to present Mr Warner’s actions as a matter of personal wrongdoing that stops at his feet. Mr Warner was…
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