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By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the OAS. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto. The views expressed are entirely his own) IN Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados there is outrage in some quarters that the US Embassy, accredited to these countries, has listed them as ‘Level 4 – very high’ for risk of infection with the coronavirus. Under this categorization, the US Embassy cautions their citizens and residents not to travel...

By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the OAS.  He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto.  The views expressed are entirely his own) Officials of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) – the rich countries’ club – are no doubt delighted at the proposition by the U.S. Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, for a global minimum corporate tax rate of 21 per cent. Developing countries, including those in the...

Collective CARICOM voice for recovery at IMF-World Bank meetings April 3, 2021 By Sir Ronald Sanders (The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organization of American States.    He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London and Massey College in the University of Toronto.  The views expressed are entirely his own) The response by policy makers of the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) to the depth of COVID-19’s effects on Caribbean economies needs to be urgently reviewed, particularly regard...

How Queen Elizabeth II Danced With Ghana's President Months After Civil Rights Bus Bomb Newsweek 4 days ago Jack Royston © Central Press/Getty Images Queen Elizabeth II and Ghanaian President Kwame Nkrumah (1909 - 1972) dance to a version of 'High Life' at a farewell ball held at State House, Accra. The dance, in 1961, was a landmark moment and showed the queen's commitment to the Commonwealth, historian's told Newsweek. Queen Elizabeth II showed her anti-racism credentials when she sparked global headlines by dancing with Ghana's president in 1961—while America was sti...

Buckingham Palace is trying to keep things private as the fallout of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey continues to dominate headlines in the UK on Wednesday, including some female parliamentarians considering a debate in the House of Commons. In a brief statement released in the wake of shocking revelations by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex around racist undertones within the royal ranks related to their son Archie's mixed-race heritage and lack of mental health support for a struggling new bride Meghan, the palace tried to draw a line under the matter ...