The Kernel: Peter Thiel and the Ideology of the PayPal Mafia (Part 2)
The PayPal network has an arsenal and a state willing to buy it. Part 2 follows the weapons, the new Congress and what the arrangement means for the Caribbean.
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The Kernel: Peter Thiel and the Ideology of the PayPal Mafia (Part 1)
Peter Thiel, PayPal's co-founder, is the kernel of a network now near the centre of power in Washington. Part 1 traces the creed, the network and the faith behind it.
Caribbean Week in Review: 6 – 13 November 2026
A landmark ruling in London, a landslide in St George’s, drone strikes in Port-au-Prince and the region’s climate diplomats in Türkiye. Here’s your week, island by island.
A Solitary Seat at the Table: Britain, COP31 and the Caribbean
When world leaders gathered in Antalya for the leaders' segment of COP31, only one G7 head of government made the journey: Britain's Prime Minister, Andy Burnham. For the Caribbean, the question is what Britain brought with it, and whether its words will be matched by deeds.
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Order, Order: Restoring Dignity to Jamaica's Parliament
Jamaica's Parliament had a difficult week. The way forward is not to choose a side in the shouting, but to protect the institution both sides need.
Rebuilding the Caribbean Family: Young Migrants from the Diaspora, Africa and South Asia
Our islands are getting older and emptier. Instead of fearing immigration, the Caribbean could invite home its own scattered family: the diaspora's children, our kin across the Atlantic, and the lands of India that sent us our indentured ancestors.
Fourteen to One: Grenada's landslide and the Caribbean's vanishing opposition
Dickon Mitchell's NDC has won 14 of Grenada's 15 seats with 61 per cent of the vote, and the opposition leader has lost her own seat. We congratulate the winners, then ask what happens to scrutiny when a Caribbean parliament is left with a single opposition voice.
Caribbean Week in Review: 30 October – 5 November 2026
A King in the Caribbean, two elections, a new governor in St Thomas and a drought warning for half the region. Here's your week, island by island.
Grenada at the Ballot Box: Spice, Storms and the Long Shadow of Underdevelopment
Grenadians vote today for all 15 seats in Parliament. Whoever wins inherits a nation whose deepest problems were set long before either party was born.
A Reason to Stay: Can St Vincent Keep Its People?
In August 2024, a young woman from Richland Park, St Vincent, stepped onto the track in Paris and made history. Shafiqua Maloney became the first Vincentian ever to reach an Olympic final. She finished fourth in the world in the women's 800 metres, just outside the medals, breaking her own national record along the way.
The Genuine Link: How St Kitts and Nevis Is Redefining Who Belongs — and Who Pays
St Kitts and Nevis has a population of fewer than 47,000 people. Yet in 2026 this tiny federation is wrestling with a question that big nations struggle to answer: who truly belongs — and who pays for the privilege?
The Blue Wave of 2026: What the US Midterm Election Results Mean for Trump
American voters have handed Democrats control of both the House and the Senate, ending two years of unified Republican government under President Donald Trump. The major networks (CBS, NBC, CNN) and NPR's tally of Associated Press race calls all agree: from January, Congress belongs to the Democrats.
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