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Our Caribbean
The Queen has died: Long live her legacy
Sir Ron SandersOct. 7, 2022The announcement of the death of Elizabeth II, Sovereign Queen of several realms, including 7 in the Caribbean, plunged the world into deep sadness.
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Our Caribbean
President Putin's actions are jeopardizing economic peace and growth: The ...
Sir Ron SandersOct. 7, 2022"Every bullet, every bomb, every shell that hits a target in Ukraine, hits our pockets and our economies in Africa." Those were the words of the President of Ghana, Akufo-Addo, ...
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Our Caribbean
Safeguarding rights from authoritarian governments
Sir Ron SandersJuly 28, 2022(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda's Ambassador to the United States of America and the Organization of American States. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth ...
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Our Caribbean
Standing up to Daniel Ortega's excesses
Sir Ron SandersMay 18, 2022Largely unreported by the media in the Caribbean and making no headlines, a very serious blow was delivered to diplomacy and international relations on Sunday, 24 April.
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Our Caribbean
Abortion is a woman's right - legalize it
Sir Ron SandersMay 18, 2022The right of women in the United States to have an abortion, which has existed for 49 years, has now become a matter of contention.
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Our Caribbean
How serious is the Caribbean about reparations?
Sir Ron SandersApril 22, 2022On March 25, the Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, publicly pointed out that "only six of our 34 active member states have ratified the Inter-American ...
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Our Caribbean
The international order is broken – where are the enlightened ...
Sir Ron SandersApril 22, 2022The international order, which has existed, although shakily, since the end of World War II and the establishment of the Charter of the United Nations, is now severely broken.
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Our Caribbean
The world will pay a high price for Russian aggression
Sir Ron SandersMarch 11, 2022The invasion by the Russian Federation of the sovereign state of Ukraine has been roundly condemned by most countries of the world.
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Our Caribbean
Caribbean cannot ignore escalating tensions over Ukraine
Sir Ron SandersFeb. 24, 2022Global tension is rising concerning Ukraine, the second largest country in Europe after Russia which it borders. Ukraine was a part of the defunct Soviet Union, declaring its independence in ...
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Our Caribbean
Democracy Summit missed an essential ingredient
Sir Ron SandersDec. 27, 2021US President Joe Biden declared at the opening of a "Summit on Democracy", which he convened on December 9, that "democracy needs champions".
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Our Caribbean
Haitians: fear at home, no hope abroad
Sir Ron SandersOct. 6, 2021The abrupt resignation of the US Special Envoy to Haiti, Daniel Foote, came like a bolt of lightning from a clear blue sky. It was as unexpected as it was ...
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Our Caribbean
Venezuela talks – mountain went forth and produced a mouse
Sir Ron SandersOct. 1, 2021It was predictable that, in an attempt to show that they are capable of collaboration, the rival political groups in Venezuela would pick their spurious claim to two-thirds of Guyana's ...