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Caribbean Appeals To Biden To Share Vaccines With U.S. ‘Third Border’

HAVANA — Several Caribbean island nations have issued a plea to the United States to share its stockpile of COVID-19 vaccines with the region as it has said it would…

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Suggested Steps For Success of USVI and CARICOM To Form A Partnership: OP-ED

How can CARICOM (the Caribbean Community) pivot, using its own resources and talents, and how can we leverage the potential of USVI/CARICOM partnerships to our mutual benefit? While there are…

Basil Springer March 15, 2021

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CARICOM IMPACS Boosts Intelligence Platform To Fight Illicit Maritime Trade

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Windward, the Predictive Intelligence company applying AI to transform global maritime trade, announced today that it has partnered with The Caribbean Community Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (CARICOM IMPACS).…

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Sun, Sand, Sea, Shots: Caribbean Seeks Vaccines To Revive Nosediving Economy

SAN JUAN — The Caribbean is hunting for visitors and vaccines to jump-start the stalled economy in one of the world’s most tourism-dependent regions. Clear waters and warm sand attracted…

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How Can The USVI Energize CARICOM? Expert Column By Basil Springer, Ph.D.

BRIDGETOWN — The Caribbean is a multicultural, multiethnic, multi-religious, multilingual region. The Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM-1973) was initially a group of former British colonies. Today, CARICOM is a…

Basil Springer February 23, 2021

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Full Caribbean Tourism Recovery Is Possible After 2021: OP-ED By David Jessop

Last year was a disaster for Caribbean tourism. Estimates suggest that visitor arrivals to the region fell by 75 percent in the last three quarters of 2020 causing overall Caribbean…

David Jessop January 12, 2021

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Biden Will Have A Lot Of ‘Splaining To Do After Trump’s Neglect Of The Caribbean, Latin America

BUENOS AIRES — Donald Trump was clear with Latin America and the Caribbean during his four-year administration — don’t do business with China. That message fell flat and was largely…

VI Free Press December 28, 2020

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Caribbean Countries Want Reparations From Slave-Owning Countries of Europe

BRIDGETOWN — Caribbean countries have demanded that the former European slaving nations pay back their debts, vowing to eliminate colonial remnants that still exist in the region. The call came…

VI Free Press December 3, 2020

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Washington Consolidates Its Position In The Caribbean: Commentary By David Jessop

Speaking recently at Bocas Lit Fest, Jamaica’s former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson, observed that in recent years there had been a “deliberate attempt” to split the Caribbean. After referencing the…

David Jessop September 29, 2020

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Pompeo Says United States Not Seeking To Divide Caribbean Bloc CARICOM

KINGSTON — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said today that the United States is not seeking to divide Caribbean bloc CARICOM after some governments voiced discontent that only certain…

VI Free Press January 22, 2020