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Monday, March 17, 2008
The fallacy of the International Community
Tony Blair, the former Prime Minister of Britain, was fond of using the term “international community” whenever he and US President George W Bush decided that some action should be taken outside of their own countries.
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Monday, October 08, 2007
Mice and Elephants: Choosing the next leader of the commonwealth
The heads of state of over 50 countries will decide next month in Uganda who should be the next Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, writes Sir Ronald Sanders.
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Monday, August 20, 2007
International Day for the Remembrance of Slavery must be about action not nostalgia
The United Nations must be congratulated for establishing an annual day for the remembrance of slavery in 2004. But having a day of remembrance is not enough – we need concrete action to address the legacies of the chattel enslavement of African peoples.
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Monday, September 11, 2006
Europe eyeing tax havens again
Governments and financial sector authorities in the Caribbean should keep a close eye on the latest initiative by European Union (EU) tax officials to cast their tax net beyond their own shores.
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Monday, August 21, 2006
The cost of terrorism
Sir Ronald Sanders weighs up the cost of terrorism to the Caribbean and to developing countries in terms of its effect on the tourist industry and ponders whether Caribbean countries themselves may one day be a target for terrorism...
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Monday, August 14, 2006
Commonwealth can be the catalyst to make global trade fair
The Commonwealth is a multinational organisation that is little known outside of its 53 member States. Yet, it has the potential to fill a big vacancy in today’s world...writes Sir Ronald Sanders
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Monday, August 07, 2006
No US domination after Castro
Fidel Castro’s temporary step-down from power while he convalesces from surgery has again raised the question about what happens with Cuba after he dies.
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Thursday, July 27, 2006
Developing countries should shed no tears over collapse of WTO negotiations
No tears should be shed by small developing countries over the collapse on Monday, July 24th of trade negotiations at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). There was very little in it for them.
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