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Barbados Archive
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“Barbadian first” policy flogs Guyanese in Barbados
By Research Associate Andrew Herweg on August 5, 2009 | 3 CommentsThe unraveling of political ties between the Caribbean nations of Guyana and Barbados has created heated dialogue after the compulsory deportation of Guyanese nationals from Barbados following the implementation of the “Barbadian First” amnesty law announced by the island’s Prime Minister David Thompson May 5. This amnesty measure resulted in... -
Celebrating the Life of Errol Walton Barrow, Pan-Carribeanist
By COHA Research Associate David Rosenblum Felson on March 31, 2009 | No CommentsIn spite of his relative obscurity outside the region, Errol Walton Barrow deserves to be recognized not only as a hero in Barbados, but also as one of the giants of Caribbean nationhood. Barrow’s local stature derives from his ongoing commitment to the struggle for Barbadian independence from British rule,... -
Can Fading Caribbean Island-States Thrive in the World of Alternative Energy?
By COHA Research Associate David Rosenblum Felson on March 25, 2009 | 1 Comment- Does the Caribbean sugar cane industry possess the will and resources to recover from its collapse and evade all-but total catastrophe? - Despite a number of opportunities, efforts towards orderly ethanol development in the region have been chaotic - Can lessons from Brazil’s acclaimed ethanol program motivate foreign investors... -
Today While the Press in the U.S. and Mexico Yawns, Harper Hosts Bush and Calderón in Quebec
By COHA Research Associate Kathleen Dugan on August 20, 2007 | No Commentsillustration by Margaret Scott At today’s meeting in Montebello, Quebec, – which hasn’t exactly made headlines in Washington or Mexico City – the agenda is almost exclusively about expanding business operations drafted by big-business representatives and business-oriented appointees coming from the three NAFTA member countries. Prime Minister Harper hosts U.S.... -
The Bush White House, Condoleezza Rice, and Latin America: “Transformational Diplomacy” and Other Fancy Talk
By COHA Research Associate Eva Silkwood on August 2, 2007 | No CommentsThrough implementation of her “Transformational Diplomacy” initiative, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has aimed to reinvigorate the State Department, lifting it from the defunct Cold War-style diplomacy of the post-World War II era to a fresh 21st century and globally-oriented policy machine. Rice’s efforts in this endeavor have included... -
CARICOM and Washington Commission a New Chapter in U.S.-Caribbean Relations
By on July 27, 2007 | No CommentsAnother in a Series of COHA Caribbean-Related Reports For the first time in ten years, heads of state from the fifteen-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United States came together at the “Conference on the Caribbean: A 20/20 Vision” held in Washington, D.C., from June 19 – 21, 2007. The...