Caribbean

Will the Caribbean’s Reparations Claim Succeed?

Peter Clegg • Apr 7 2014 • Articles

The Caribbean countries have attempted to link their present-day ills to the role of slavery and colonial rule, and seek reparations as part of a new development agenda.

The Debt Crisis in Jamaica – the Caribbean’s Greece?

Peter Clegg • Dec 13 2013 • Articles

Jamaica is one of the most indebted countries in the world and growth has been sluggish for several years. But, there are hopes that IMF-backed reforms will provide relief.

Imagining Integration: The Role of Social Media in the Development of Regional Identity and Empowerment

Gwendolene Roberts • Oct 3 2013 • Articles

Language barriers across the Caribbean region make building a common identity difficult and CARICOM is not meeting its mandate of creating a community. Could social media offer some solutions?

Venezuela and Oil Diplomacy: The End of the Road for Petrocaribe?

Peter Clegg • Sep 12 2013 • Articles

There has been a concerted effort in post-Chavez Venezuela to reaffirm its commitment to Petrocaribe. However, Venezuela’s economic problems could undermine official policy.

Revolutionary Politics in Grenada – A Retrospective

Peter Clegg • Jul 2 2013 • Articles

Almost 30 years ago the US, supported by several countries in the Caribbean, controversially invaded Grenada ending its imported, and largely unloved, Marxist-Leninist political model.

Tax Havens, Transparency, and the G8

Peter Clegg • Jun 27 2013 • Articles

Widespread criticism of tax havens is now commonplace, having become a hot political issue in Europe and the US with the activities of several large corporations coming under the spotlight.

¿A qué estaríamos dispuestos a renunciar, nosotros los europeos? / As Europeans, what would we be willing to accept?

Marco Coscione • Jan 13 2009 • Articles

In 1992 I was 12 years old, I was just a kid… In Genoa, naturally, they were celebrating the 500 years since the so called “discovery of America”. A Genoese, Christopher Columbus, by chance landed on a small Carribean island and since that day many things have changed. From the protests against that event, one statement sticks in my head: “1492, Don’t accept caravelles from a stranger”.

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