In Focus

There is a fatal attraction to the practice of building on dangerous sites that seem to be ‘easy pickings’ for unauthorised occupation. Persons who squat on public or private land, seem to be embolden with confidence that the authorities will be...

Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean have always been natural partners. Today, in an increasingly unstable world, we choose to draw even closer and strengthen our friendship. The upcoming CELAC-EU Summit that will take place in Santa Marta,...

Joy Uche Ogwu, Nigeria’s most prominent female scholar-diplomat, recently died in New York at the age of 79. In a deeply patriarchal, male-chauvinist Nigerian society in which women are often marginalised in political and diplomatic life, she was...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, our nation faces the harsh reality of rebuilding lives, communities, and livelihoods. In these moments of collective hardship, political divisions must give way to a unified national response that is rooted in...

I can best express my pain by using the first words that come to me. And of course, it’s all about the destruction left behind by the passage of the monster hurricane, Melissa. The first words, quite simple ones are, “It pains me and breaks my...

When Hurricane Melissa loomed over Jamaica, international journalists rushed to report what many framed as impending devastation. Likewise, many observers, regionally and internationally, rushed to social media to share their views on the matter....

There’s turmoil in Caribbean waters not caused by Melissa. CNN: “US military has been steadily massing a large number of troops, naval and air assets in the Caribbean over the last two months, conducting training missions off the coast of...

In recent months, we have not focused on US sanctions against Trump administration adversaries. Yet we have seen that the administration’s use of sanctions is widespread, and, in many cases, more severe. These sanctions directly targeted political...

The Gleaner of October 8 spelled it out clearly: “IC: Tufton’s ‘indirect’ influence led to $80m in contracts to friend’s firm.” According to The Director of Investigation one would conclude that there is evidence to support a finding that “... the...

October 24 marked United Nations Day, our 80th anniversary under the theme The Future We Want: The UN We Need: Reaffirming Our Collective Commitment to Multilateralism. It is a moment not only to celebrate the United Nations’ enduring vision but...

There has been much public discussion, most of it uninformed, about a recent report from Integrity Commission’s (IC’s) Director of Investigation (DI). IC began by recording what it investigated: “DI commenced an investigation into allegations of...

At the time of writing this article, US military strikes blew up five small boats in the southern Caribbean Sea between Venezuela and Trinidad and killed nearly 30 people. No evidence has been offered by the Trump administration to the American...