This desk covers domestic politics in CARICOM Member States, in addition to the foreign policy issues that influence, or are influenced by, the Caribbean region
The real tragedy of the Dominican High Court’s decision to de-nationalize tens of thousands of Dominicans of Haitian descent is that it takes an undercurrent of racial and cultural prejudice and formalizes it as state policy.
The historic U.S. accord to limit Iran’s nuclear capability in exchange for the lifting of crippling sanctions and the debt crisis in Greece will have global repercussions, with lessons that could be beneficial to the Caribbean.
Official complacency, seemingly illogical voter registrations, ballots imported from Dubai, a history of foreign intervention and voter apathy combined to taint Haiti’s first elections in over four years.
Polling centers are closing and police are making dozens of arrests as the first round of legislative elections in Haiti is violently disrupted
The massive investment in Baha Mar has made it too big to fail for The Bahamas. Its recent Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing is now impacting the Bahamian Government, national sovereignty, and the Bahamas’ relations with China
As Cuba negotiates relations with the U.S., the internet may become the issue that culturally and politically defines the country’s identity.
