As King Charles arrives in Antigua for the Commonwealth summit, the Caribbean calls it the "reparations CHOGM" and London says no apology and no payment. We argue that Jamaica's petition to the Privy Council has quietly become the region's strongest card, and set out what our leaders should ask for this week.
A year after Hurricane Melissa, about 20 hotels are still closed, insurance claims are being "settled short", and families, farmers and small businesses in the west are still waiting. We ask where the money has gone and what government, insurers and the opposition must do now.
Washington's US$340 million Caribbean package buys cables, ports and policing, but not the resilient energy CARICOM asked for. We ask whether the new US–Caribbean Dialogue is a partnership or leverage, and what Jamaica must insist on.
An ITV undercover investigation has recorded Reform UK's own communications director calling one of its candidates "clearly a racist", just as the party slides in the polls. We ask what Reform's rise and stumble means for Black British and Caribbean-heritage families, and what Prime Minister Andy Burnham must now deliver.
Ten months after US forces removed Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela's transition talks have produced agreements on political bans and frozen gold, but still no election date. We ask what a stalled democracy next door means for Jamaica and the Caribbean.
As CARICOM prepares for COP31 in Antalya, Hurricane Melissa's US$8.8 billion bill shows what the region must demand: a loss and damage fund that pays quickly and at scale, real adaptation money, debt-pause clauses and a hard line on 1.5°C.
Venezuela’s rocky relationship with the United States has spanned decades, from Hugo Chávez’s rise in 1999 to Nicolás Maduro’s disputed rule today. Accusations of U.S.-backed coups, Washington’s support for opposition leader Juan […]
At KingstonMouth.com, we call things by their true names: Donald Trump’s so-called “peace plan” for Ukraine is not a diplomatic breakthrough — it is a carefully packaged surrender. Sold as a vision for ending the war, the plan […]
A Loan of Opportunity or a Loan of Obligation? Jamaica has been thrust back into the global spotlight as five major development partners — the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, the CDB, IDB, IMF and World Bank […]
In a landmark moment for British politics, Kemi Badenoch has secured the leadership of the Conservative Party, succeeding Rishi Sunak as the new opposition leader. On November 2, 2024, Badenoch garnered the support of 53,806 […]
Opposition Leader Mark Golding recently unveiled a restructured Shadow Cabinet, a move he asserts aims to highlight the diverse talents and extensive skills within the People’s National Party (PNP). However, the decision to […]
In modern political history, the parallels between Chairman Mao Zedong and President Donald Trump emerge as a compelling subject of analysis. Despite the cultural differences that separate the Chairman of the Chinese Communist […]
