Latest update August 10th, 2026 12:59 AM
Latest News
- CCJ under pressure as judges’ leaked emails raise questions over independence
- Guyana must now receive its 50% profit in Exxon deal
- ‘Hands off the Kurupung’ – Region 7 Vice-Chair warns EPA against approving uranium drilling
- Chief Magistrate sets September dates for Mohameds’ extradition case following CCJ ruling
- US$161 million Soesdyke-Linden Road Project is “highway robbery” – Opposition Leader
Time for CARICOM to wake up
Dear Editor;
The Caribbean and the world have discussed Brexit. Some of our eminent thinkers have argued Britain leaving the European union is to exert control. Britain is leaving the European Union because it in their national interest. Whether it is to control immigration, reduce the billions in dues or cumbersome bureaucracy the union was hindering their national interest.
Britain don’t assist the Caribbean because they love us. They assist us because it is in their national interest. We are more than willing to align ourselves with them and push their international agenda. We must follow suit and push our national interest.
Is millions in aid worth billions in trade? We have not been able to get a favorable trade deal with the EU. I suspect they still see us as a source of their prosperity. The Caribbean must mature and act instead of react. It is time to free ourselves from mental slavery. Let’s put our national and regional interest before theirs. There are great geopolitical changes occurring with Russia, China etc. It time for Caricom to flex or become obsolete.
Brian Ellis Plummer
Share this:
Discover more from Kaieteur News
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
Similar Articles
Blunt of the day
Sports
Features/Columnists
Sir. Ronald Sanders
The GHK Lall Column
Weekend Cartoon
