Obama’s visit to Jamaica: Brief summits are not enough
It is doubtful that President Obama’s meeting with leaders of the 14 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) address the region’s interests.
Jamaica suffering from most austere budget in the world
An IMF-influenced austerity budget that prioritises debt pay-down over capital expenditure is exerting negative social impacts in Jamaica, mitigated only by politically unsustainable support from China and Venezuela
Antigua furious over ‘treasonous’ plans for LIAT and Barbados
In a furore that could sour regional relations, Antigua Prime Minister Gaston Browne has condemned the LIAT Board and a shareholder government for allegedly undermining LIAT
How should the Caribbean relate to Russia’s advances?
There is a need for the region and those beyond to form a balanced judgement to determine how best to relate to Russia in the Caribbean, as Moscow’s diplomatic advances continue.
US-Cuba embassy exchange unlikely before Summit of Americas
Cuba and the US may miss a hopeful deadline set by President Obama to establish official embassies before the Summit of the Americas
CARICOM caught in new Americas divide
Efforts by Washington to sanction Venezuelan government officials have led many Latin American governments to coalesce behind the Maduro regime, bringing some in CARICOM with them
