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The Summit of the Americas – wise heads should prevail
By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States of America and the Organisation of American States. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto) CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP. The…
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The rejection of military aggression – a CARICOM achievement
By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States of America and the Organisation of American States. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto) CARICOM states led the way in the Organization…
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Are Caribbean citizenship schemes at an end?
By David Jessop For most, a passport denotes citizenship, belonging, certain rights, and residence. For others, especially the world’s wealthy, obtaining a ‘stronger’ additional passport than the one provided by their country of birth has given rise to an international industry supporting their legal sale. Up to now this has been with the consent of…
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Developing countries also victims of Ukraine war
By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States of America and the Organization of American States. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto). In the words of UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres,…
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Knowing when to fix it
By Dr. Basil Springer There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. – Ecclesiastes 3:1 Just over six months ago while chatting casually with some of my Marketplace Excellence (MPE) colleagues, it was suggested that after decades of a traditional business presentation format, my column should now pivot…
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Those who damage legal international order must be held to account
By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States of America and the Organization of American States. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto) Over the last few weeks since the invasion…
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How serious is the Caribbean about reparations?
By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the US and the OAS. He is also Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto. The views expressed are his own) On March 25, the Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS),…
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The Commonwealth at a time of threat to the international legal order
By Sir Ronald Sanders The Commonwealth, made up of 54 nations of which 32 are small states, should be deeply concerned at the grave threat to the international legal order caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and should act together to show strong disapproval. This was the theme of a lecture I delivered at the…
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Village tourism in the Caribbean
By Basil Springer “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” – Psalm 133:1 One of the enjoyable experiences in writing my weekly column is the feedback from readers which leads to content for another column. Last week was no exception. “Thank you Basil for this great article…
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The Eastern Caribbean should invest more in higher education
By Diego F. Angel-Urdinola and Cynthia Marchioni Until 2019, Eastern Caribbean states successfully kept tourism at the heart of their economic models. With almost two-thirds of the workforce comfortably absorbed by the industry, most governments delayed the diversification of their economies away from tourism. Under this approach, the demand on the education system was focused…
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Democracy in Barbados fully entrusted to new Mia Mottley government
By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the OAS. He is a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto. The views expressed are his own) Rejecting the accusations of bullying and despotism that were…