Zero Hour: Our region in the face of the pandemic
Opinion March 25, 2020 | 4:01 pm
Alicia Bárcena Ibarra* Everything seems to be one gigantic mistake. We console ourselves by saying that everything has happened as it should not have happened. But it is we who ar[...]A post virus economic recovery strategy requires thought now
Opinion March 20, 2020 | 9:39 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor The Caribbean is about to experience a crisis of a kind that no one in the region or[...]Falling oil prices and COVID 19 will damage Caribbean growth
Opinion March 13, 2020 | 9:54 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor In normal times a sudden drop in the price of oil would elicit a collective sigh of relief among Caribbean governments[...]Common-sense ought to lead policy towards Cuba
Opinion March 6, 2020 | 9:37 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor Two weeks ago, Caribbean Heads of Government passed a resolution critical of US pol[...]COVID 19 will pass – the economic impact could be longer lasting
Opinion February 28, 2020 | 10:03 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today Senior Op-Ed contributor No case of the Corona Virus (COVID-19) has been reported in the Caribbean. Despite this, misinformation continues to swi[...]CARICOM heads have the answers: but can they deliver?
Opinion February 21, 2020 | 9:46 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor One of the more interesting aspects of the recently ended Heads [...]A region-wide debate on Caribbean oil and gas is overdue
Opinion February 14, 2020 | 10:11 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor Two weeks ago, Trinidad’s Prime Minister, Dr Keith Rowley, del[...]Dominican Congress should ratify pact with post-Brexit UK
Opinion February 13, 2020 | 8:56 am
Press Release Santo Domingo. The President of the Roundtable of Commonwealth Countries in the Dominican Republic on Wed. urged Congress to ratify the agreement signed by the Dominican Republic on t[...]Brexit – the Caribbean must seize the moment
Opinion February 7, 2020 | 9:19 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor Last month Britain held an Africa investment summit. It was live streamed and hosted by the country’s Prime Minister[...]How might the Caribbean respond to US pressure?
Opinion January 31, 2020 | 8:25 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor A little over a week ago the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, met in Kingston with Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Andr[...]Reimagining the Caribbean’s identity
Opinion January 24, 2020 | 10:45 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor The Caribbean has the potential to do much more to develop its identity, spur growth, soft power and competitiveness, [...]E. Government: a step towards a more citizen-centred Caribbean
Opinion January 17, 2020 | 10:06 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor Politicians love to promise a better and brighter future. They tend to say little [...]Can a negotiated settlement be reached in Venezuela?
Opinion January 10, 2020 | 9:46 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor On Thursday the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo proposed a new approach to the po[...]WTO’s future in doubt – no easy answers for the Caribbean
Opinion January 3, 2020 | 9:47 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor In the slow news period between Christmas and the new year, the Financial Times publ[...]Cayman cruise pier a matter of regional environmental significance
Opinion December 13, 2019 | 8:43 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor Regional news coverage can be patchy. While electoral politics, [...]IDA: Partnering with the Eastern Caribbean Small States
Opinion December 10, 2019 | 3:38 pm
by Tahseen Sayed, World Bank Director for the Caribbean With its natural beauty, blue seas, and white sands, the Caribbean has long been a prized destination for visitors. The region's location a[...]The last chance for CARICOM sugar?
Opinion December 6, 2019 | 10:47 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor Last month CARICOM’s Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) took a decision that will likely determine w[...]Preparing Caribbean tourism for the world of tomorrow
Opinion November 22, 2019 | 8:54 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor Although the statistics vary, reliable Caribbean and international entities suggest[...]Security, development and the pursuit of the possible
Opinion November 15, 2019 | 8:38 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor A long-standing precept of diplomacy has been that nations and their representatives do not intervene directly in the [...]Time to transform the CSME and CARICOM
Opinion November 8, 2019 | 9:38 am
The View from Europe David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor In the last few days Barbados’ Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, has reiterated her belief that to progress the region [...]