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The overspill of Haiti’s persistent problems
By Sir Ronald Sanders (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 at the University of London and at Massey College in the University of Toronto. The views expressed are entirely his own) This commentary,…
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Give Uruguay Meeting a chance to bring settlement to Venezuela crisis
By Sir Ronald Sanders (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 at the University of London and at Massey College in the University of Toronto. The views expressed are entirely his own) The Heads…
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The OAS dangerously in disarray
By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organisation of American States. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto. The views expressed are entirely his own) Over the last few…
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National good over narrow interests in Guyana
By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the OAS. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto. The views expressed are entirely his own) The President of Guyana, David Granger, and…
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The Nicaragua Government has gone too far
By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organisation of American States. He is also a senior fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London and at Massey College in the University of Toronto. The views expressed are his own) The English-speaking Caribbean has…
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When law enforcement lacks humanity!
By Dr Neals Chitan The departure lounge at the Robert L Bradshaw International Airport in St Kitts was quickly becoming a hive of disgruntled travellers on Monday, December 17, 2018, as a crippled Leeward Island Air Transport (LIAT) flight 313 sat totally incapacitated on the tarmac. As fellow travellers in this multi-national Caribbean mix, my…
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Why silence about the Climate Conference in Poland?
By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organisation of American States. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto. The views expressed are his own.) A statement may have been…
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Scotiabank obligation for decades of profits
By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organisation of American States. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London and at Massey College in the University of Toronto. The views expressed are his own) A curious double standard…
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The Caribbean: confronting its demons
By Sir Ronald Sanders Had the meeting of CARICOM governments on the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) been the only event affecting the Caribbean in the first week of December, it would have been a week to celebrate. But, it was also a week when global emissions of carbon dioxide reached such high levels that…
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CARICOM must be active on Haiti
By Sir Ronald Sanders Haiti continues to be an unsettled country politically. Demonstrations against successive governments have become almost normal, and so too, tragically, are the deaths associated with them. No one should be surprised at the continuous unrest in Haiti. It has been an impoverished country for too long, and it has been exploited by external…
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A Caribbean Secretary-General for the OAS
By Sir Ronald Sanders It’s time for a Caribbean Secretary-General of the Organisation of American States. Over the last 70 years, since its formation, the OAS has had 10 Secretaries-General and one Acting Secretary-General. None have come from the Caribbean even though Caribbean countries started being members of the Organisation from its inception in 1948 (Haiti…