Oil debt divides Caribbean on Venezuela
After taking on large amounts of Venezuelan debt under the Chavez-era PetroCaribe agreement, some Caribbean governments are now hopelessly compromised in responding to the Maduro regime’s freefall
US pulls HIV funding from hard-hit Caribbean countries
Funding under the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief will be cut for several Caribbean countries, leaving a significant gap in the regional HIV/AIDS response
Obama signs new deal for Caribbean engagement
In his administration’s final days, President Obama has signed a bipartisan bill mandating the State Department and US development agency to create an actionable Caribbean strategy
What will it take to raise up Haiti?
The international community’s insistence that Haiti should have a democratically-elected government is warranted, but so too is their responsibility to rebuild the country.
Cuba grapples with austerity amid economic slowdown
The list of economic challenges facing Cuba’s present and future leadership is daunting, and may well result in new uncertainties in a country with an economy in a slow transition
Jamaica’s CARICOM Review Commission: Consequences and considerations
In the midst of a fracas between Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago, a Commission set up to review Jamaica’s position in the Caribbean Community raises concerns
