Explaining the Global Europe concept By Dr Clive Thomas Last week’s article showed that in the instances of Government Pro-curement and the Most Favoured Nation stipulations of the EPA one should not accept the claim that when negotiating these the EU was dispassionately concerned about promoting the development goals of Cariforum, even at the expense of its self interest.
Food woes should spark Caribbean agri revolution By David Jessop On April 7 in Port-au-Prince five people died when thousands of Haitians tried to storm the presidential palace to protest against the high price of staples such as rice, corn, beans and cooking oil that in some cases had virtually doubled over the last six months.
By Joseph S. Nye (This article was received from Project Syndicate, an international not-for-profit association of newspapers dedicated to hosting a global debate on the key issues shaping our world.)
“C” – is for Chanderpaul Other C’s and May Month Therapies (Should I apologise for using an entire page for my column on “Jagan’s ‘Rice’ government” last Friday?
By Joseph E. Stiglitz (This article was received from Project Syndicate, an international not-for-profit association of newspapers dedicated to hosting a global debate on the key issues shaping our world.)
Marriage Based Cases Installment Sixty OneQ: My family arranged my marriage, am I still eligible for a marriage based visa so I can migrate to the U.S.?
West Indies – Sri Lanka Test Cricket: A Historical Perspective (Part III) By Winston McGowan This third in-stalment of this article will focus on the first of the three Test series be-tween the West Indies and Sri Lanka which immediately preceded the current tour by Mahela Jayawardene’s team.
by Sue Horton and Bjørn Lomborg (- Sue Horton is Vice-President of Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario, Canada.
Walter Rodney and reversing the course of Guyana’s tragedy By Cary Fraser (Cary Fraser teaches race in American history and Caribbean history at the Pennsylvania State University.
Chanderpaul leaving mid-match to collect awards By Zoisa Fraser with photos by Jules Gibson Should Shivnarine Chanderpaul have been allowed to leave midway through Guyana’s Carib Beer Cup match against the Windward Islands to collect his awards in Trinidad?
China and India – Reshaping the world economy By Christopher Ram Introduction To be honest, this article was prompted by China’s harsh treatment of the people of Tibet who would just like to live in peace, free from the heavy hand of Beijing and to practice their Buddhist lifestyle.
Jagan’s ‘rice’ government -Drainage and irrigation of the mind By A.
West Indies – Sri Lanka Test Cricket: A Historical Perspective (Part II) By Winston McGowanThis second instalment of this article will give a brief account of the first three of the ten Test matches between the West Indies and Sri Lanka before the commencement of the visitors’ current tour of the Caribbean.
– Mira Kamdar, the author of Planet India: The Turbulent Rise of the Largest Democracy, is currently a fellow at the Asia Society.
By Eswar Prasad (Eswar Prasad, former head of the China Division of the International Monetary Fund, is professor of trade policy at Cornell University.
This article was received from Project Syndicate, an international not-for-profit association of newspapers dedicated to hosting a global debate on the key issues shaping our world.
The Obama versus Clinton race Photographs and interviews by Zoisa Fraser and Sarah Bharrat What do you think about the Barack Obama/Hilary Clinton US presidential candidate race?
CARIFESTA and Guyanese culture – But V.A.T. and crime! I am aware that in our public service/governmental culture, it is not normal or conventional, but I might be breaking some rule today to pay a mild tribute to one long-serving public servant I know fairly well.
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