If U.S. President, Joe Biden, eases the trade embargo against Cuba, one benefit to developing countries, including the Caribbean, could be greater access to coronavirus vaccines at an affordable price…
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DevilsAdvocate •
March 2nd, 2021 •
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Honey is the most influential force known to man. Governments and businesses who want to learn a competitor’s trade secrets, need only send a honey trap. Men at the height of their professional …
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DevilsAdvocate •
March 2nd, 2021 •
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“After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb” Nelson Mandela Please read and understand the words of Nelson Mandela as we remember the COVID19 hill …
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DevilsAdvocate •
January 15th, 2021 •
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Editorial, Health )
With the start of a New Year, we officially have moved away from 2020 which has been a remarkable year for every nation on this earth. Few nations, if any, have been spared the onset of the coronaviru…
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Bajan Reporter •
January 12th, 2021 •
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The traditional Christmas carols that we sing have beautiful verses that carry special meaning – words like, “A thrill of hope, a weary world rejoices, for yonder breaks, a new and gloriou…
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Bajan Reporter •
December 25th, 2020 •
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Yesterday (Sat 22 Aug 2020), David Denny led a protest against Nelson’s statue. I promised Adrian Green that I would join Denny, if anyone could provide any credible evidence supporting the clai…
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DevilsAdvocate •
August 24th, 2020 •
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There is more evidence to support the claim that Nelson built a space shuttle, went into Earth’s orbit and brought back the cow that jumped over the moon, than for Nelson being a racist white su…
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DevilsAdvocate •
August 5th, 2020 •
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Government decided that Nelson’s statue should be moved – based on thoroughly discredited information. The Government has chosen to believe false claims that Nelson was a racist, white sup…
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DevilsAdvocate •
July 28th, 2020 •
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley reshuffled her Cabinet. That is a good management practise. There are two appointments that are noteworthy. The first is William Duguid. The decision to finally address…
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DevilsAdvocate •
July 26th, 2020 •
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If I were given a choice between accepting US$100M every year for the remainder of my life, or renegotiating the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) for the benefit of the next generation of Caribbea…
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DevilsAdvocate •
April 25th, 2019 •
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The EPA was negotiated in the worst possible manner, resulting in the worst of all trade agreements for the Caribbean. When I asked why they had signed such a bad agreement, I was told that we had to …
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DevilsAdvocate •
April 19th, 2019 •
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Internationally competitive European industries wanted to legally exploit the developing Caribbean markets. To achieve that aim, their governments wanted to negotiate a trade agreement with the Caribb…
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DevilsAdvocate •
April 11th, 2019 •
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Industries in developed countries normally mature until they are internationally competitive. When they are ready to expand beyond their national borders, they ask their Governments to negotiate trade…
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DevilsAdvocate •
April 3rd, 2019 •
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The rules for trading materials among nations are set and managed by the World Trading Organisation (WTO). In 1995, the General Agreement in Trade in Services (GATS) became the WTO’s legally enf…
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DevilsAdvocate •
March 27th, 2019 •
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Politicians shake hands and smile. Cameras click. Papers are signed and stamped. The world’s press reports the signing of another international agreement. International summits, conventions and …
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DevilsAdvocate •
June 18th, 2018 •
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This first budget provided all of us with the Government’s priorities during economically challenging times. They evidently consist of sustaining both people and businesses for as long as possib…
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DevilsAdvocate •
June 18th, 2018 •
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The Leader of the Opposition is assigned important roles in the Constitutions of all Commonwealth Caribbean (CC) countries. The roles stand at the heart of the democratic values to which the peoples o…
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DevilsAdvocate •
June 17th, 2018 •
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On August 14 and 15, Pakistan and India, respectively, celebrated the 70th anniversary of their Independence from Britain, a country whose policies, as an occupier, fomented – and then bequeathe…
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DevilsAdvocate •
August 19th, 2017 •
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I was hopeful and excited before the recent meeting of the Social Partnership. All sides recognised that we were on the brink of economic ruin and they were anxious to find an effective solution. They…
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DevilsAdvocate •
August 17th, 2017 •
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Our elected politicians are supposed to represent us. When they fail in that primary duty, then the rest of us must suffer – grievously. However, we do not simply suffer the damaging consequence…
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DevilsAdvocate •
August 11th, 2017 •
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CADRES recently conducted a poll in order to identify voters’ political party preferences. Most voters polled reportedly preferred either the BLP or the DLP. After analysing the poll, I understo…
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DevilsAdvocate •
August 9th, 2017 •
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Tax on companies is called corporate tax. Tax on personal income is called income tax. In 2015, the Government received $210 Million from taxing companies and $452 Million from taxing individuals̵…
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Bajan Reporter •
July 31st, 2017 •
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This is the final of a three-part commentary discussing the relevance and state of US-Caribbean relations against the backdrop of a publication by the Washington-based, Centre for Strategic and Intern…
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DevilsAdvocate •
July 30th, 2017 •
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This commentary continues the discussion on the relevance and state of US-Caribbean relations against the backdrop of a publication by the Washington-based, Centre for Strategic and International Stud…
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DevilsAdvocate •
July 22nd, 2017 •
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We have consistently received the same criticism over the past 2 years – we are running too many candidates. We were then advised that if we wanted to build a political party, then we should foc…
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DevilsAdvocate •
July 21st, 2017 •
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