Donald Trump

Maduro and Venezuela — Playing the Waiting Game?Maduro and Venezuela — Playing the Waiting Game?

Maduro and Venezuela — Playing the Waiting Game?

Much media coverage of the crisis in Venezuela talks of certain inevitability surrounding the rule of current President Nicolás… Read More

4 years ago
When Will Local Politicians, Journalists Embrace Reality!When Will Local Politicians, Journalists Embrace Reality!

When Will Local Politicians, Journalists Embrace Reality!

For some time now, going back to the headier days of George Odlum and Peter Josie, House sessions have more… Read More

4 years ago
America Is Rekindling Its Relationship With The Caribbean, But Is It Too Little Too Late?America Is Rekindling Its Relationship With The Caribbean, But Is It Too Little Too Late?

America Is Rekindling Its Relationship With The Caribbean, But Is It Too Little Too Late?

Trade wars with China, diplomatic gaffes and polarised politics– the United States has been making plenty of waves on the… Read More

4 years ago
Advice to Pip: Get on Social Media Too!Advice to Pip: Get on Social Media Too!

Advice to Pip: Get on Social Media Too!

I read online some questions from the Opposition Leader about the Prime Minister’s social media presence. Mr. Philip Pierre seemed… Read More

4 years ago
Carl Lewis – Harsh Words for Trump at Pan American GamesCarl Lewis – Harsh Words for Trump at Pan American Games

Carl Lewis – Harsh Words for Trump at Pan American Games

I think there are bigger issues we should be having discussions about. We are in time in our world… Read More

4 years ago
Where there’s no law how can there be lawlessness?Where there’s no law how can there be lawlessness?

Where there’s no law how can there be lawlessness?

If only for few more days, last Tuesday’s House session will be remembered. But not for the motions controversially… Read More

4 years ago
US Investors Eye Caribbean OpportunitiesUS Investors Eye Caribbean Opportunities

US Investors Eye Caribbean Opportunities

The United States has always enjoyed stable and productive relations with the Caribbean, but those bonds are set to get… Read More

4 years ago
Chastanet Welcomes OPIC Delegation to Saint LuciaChastanet Welcomes OPIC Delegation to Saint Lucia

Chastanet Welcomes OPIC Delegation to Saint Lucia

The Allen Chastanet administration’s position on the most recent Venezuelan general elections has been controversial one, to say the… Read More

4 years ago
U.S. Government’s OPIC Delegation to Visit Saint LuciaU.S. Government’s OPIC Delegation to Visit Saint Lucia

U.S. Government’s OPIC Delegation to Visit Saint Lucia

On Wednesday 22nd May 2019, Saint Lucia will welcome high level delegation from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC),… Read More

4 years ago
Trump’s invitation: Chastanet has nothing to apologize for!Trump’s invitation: Chastanet has nothing to apologize for!

Trump’s invitation: Chastanet has nothing to apologize for!

For what it’s worth: I do not like President Trump’s style of governing. I do not think he is sufficiently… Read More

4 years ago
Chastanet says Trump Visit in the interest of St. Lucians!Chastanet says Trump Visit in the interest of St. Lucians!

Chastanet says Trump Visit in the interest of St. Lucians!

The recent meeting of United States President Donald Trump with five Caribbean leaders has caused quite stir. The prime… Read More

4 years ago
Will Trump’s Government Shutdown Affect Local Tourism?Will Trump’s Government Shutdown Affect Local Tourism?

Will Trump’s Government Shutdown Affect Local Tourism?

As Congress struggles to make negotiations around Donald Trump’s proposed US$5billion wall along the US-Mexican border, many US citizens speak… Read More

5 years ago
WTO Reform: Repercussions for small island statesWTO Reform: Repercussions for small island states

WTO Reform: Repercussions for small island states

As the WTO ponders reform, Caribbean states re-examine their role in the global trading body. Read More

5 years ago
BE CAREFUL NOT TO BE SURPRISEDBE CAREFUL NOT TO BE SURPRISED

BE CAREFUL NOT TO BE SURPRISED

As the days roll gently by, each new one standing on the previous twenty-four hours, I sometimes reminisce on the… Read More

5 years ago
CAREFUL WHAT YOU PRAY FOR . . .CAREFUL WHAT YOU PRAY FOR . . .

CAREFUL WHAT YOU PRAY FOR . . .

Over the holidays I joined two colleagues for dinner at Big Chef in Rodney Bay. It wasn’t long before we… Read More

5 years ago

Will Mexico deepen Caribbean alliance in Trump’s era?

Mexico has elected new president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (nicknamed AMLO). Read More

5 years ago

Trump: You Reap What You Sow!

The results of the last presidential elections in the United States left many baffled. Unlike some well-connected friends, I fully… Read More

5 years ago

Looking Beyond The Wall: The Caribbean and the US on Immigration

Last month was one of big contrasts for all nations throughout the New World. The awarding of the 2026 World… Read More

5 years ago

It Pays Always To Remember Loose Lips Can Sink Ships!

You just can’t beat experience. And trust St. Vincent & the Grenadines prime minister Ralph Gonsalves to drive the point… Read More

5 years ago

Latin America leaders to discuss crucial issues without Trump

It is the meeting that few American heads of state want to attend. Donald Trump, for one, cancelled on Tuesday… Read More

5 years ago