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Northern Caribbean Conference Briefing Papers

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MIGRATION studies have all alluded to the inherent migratory tendency of man. Theoretical explanations give credence to the push-pull dynamic that is responsible for this migratory pattern.

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Northern Caribbean Conference “A Game Changer”
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Northern Caribbean Conference “A Game Changer”

GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands - The Northern Caribbean Conference, which took place in Grand Cayman today (Dec. 17) has the potential to be “a game changer,” the Rt. Hon.

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CaPRI Blazing the Trail in Significant Research
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CaPRI Blazing the Trail in Significant Research

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) continues to blaze the trail of relevant, policy research as it seeks to provide Caribbean policymakers and decision leaders w

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The Dons of Kingston
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The Dons of Kingston

Summary: Jamaica is not a modern nation-state but a neo-medieval one; rather than ruling directly, Jamaica's politicians have allowed latter-day barons -- bondholders and gang leaders -- to take over.

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Can Bruce be rebuilt?
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Can Bruce be rebuilt?

International relations experts are divided on whether Prime Minister Bruce Golding can restore his image on the international stage after the damage done to it by his administration's handling of the Christopher 'Dudus' Coke extradition issue and the messy Manatt affair that ensued.
John Rapley, president of the Caribbean Policy Research Institute, an independent research think tank affiliated with the UWI, Mona, thinks Golding's image on the...

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Violence surges in Jamaica as troops hunt alleged drug kingpin
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Violence surges in Jamaica as troops hunt alleged drug kingpin

The security forces were seeking Christopher "Dudus" Coke, one of the top targets for U.S. anti-drug officials.

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Jamaica Failing, or yet to succeed?
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Jamaica Failing, or yet to succeed?

Is Jamaica a failing state? Or is it merely a state that has yet to succeed? I have been thinking a lot about this question lately. Obviously, the week's shattering events have focused my mind. But I have also been writing a book on a topic I have elsewhere called the new medievalism. And one could not have asked for a more graphic example of the new medievalism than the spectacle of gang leaders - the international press even calls them barons now...