WASHINGTON, DC – When the two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran was announced on 7 April 2026, the immediate reaction across much of the world was relief.
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London, UK – When the world imagines the Caribbean, it often conjures images of postcard beauty – brilliant sunshine, turquoise seas, lush mountains, and cooling trade winds. Yet that same sun, wind, water, and geothermal heat represent an energy powerhouse hiding in plain sight.
Money has always been a great motivator, a stimulant a turn on. Pay a man extra and he’ll be more willing to work harder. Offer someone wads of cash and see how eager they are willing to be your friend.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 5, CMC – It is a mistake to believe that the war in Iran and the retaliatory actions in the Gulf are too far away to matter to the Caribbean. The fallout is already reaching the region, pushing up the costs of fuel, freight, and everyday goods across the region. For import-dependent economies, this instability brings higher prices, greater fiscal strain, and added vulnerability for those least able to absorb shocks.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Caribbean has not set out to loosen its trade dependence on the United States. It is being driven to do so.
WASHINGTON, DC – The war in Iran is already at Caribbean doors. The attacks in Iran and the Gulf are being justified by some on the grounds that Iran’s record on terrorism, nuclear ambition, and regional meddling leaves the “free world” with no choice but to act militarily.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – On August 1, 2023, I assumed the role of Campus Principal at The University of the West Indies Five Islands in Antigua and Barbuda, determined to make real the Vice Chancellor’s call for UWI to be an activist university.
More than one in four Black men voted for Donald Trump in 2024. Democrats can either spend the next four years wondering why, or they can look at what Mayor Randall Woodfin is doing in Birmingham and get to work.
WASHINGTON, DC – Amid the current turmoil in the world, it is important that, in the Americas, we should not forget the urgent humanitarian and political crisis confronting the Haitian people.
WASHINGTON, DC – When Marco Rubio arrived in St. Kitts to address the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, CARICOM, he did so only hours after attending President Trump’s State of the Union address in Washington. The speech ended late. Before dawn, he was on his way to the Caribbean. That matters.
WASHINGTON, DC - The Organization of American States (OAS) is approaching a defining test, not of its existence, but of its significance. It continues to meet, to commemorate events, but fails to tackle pressing political issues.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua - With the unfolding events in the Middle East, Canadian prime minister Mark Carney’s recent speech on middle powers takes on a new relevance: how should countries that are not one of the world’s superpowers best navigate, prosper, and keep themselves – to paraphrase Carney – “at the table, so they are not on the menu?”
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua - The last 12 months have been an education. Not in what we hoped, but in what we should have known. We watched the Trump administration assert “America First” with a bluntness that left no room for ambiguity.
