Like a
new strain of an infectious disease, crime is spreading across the
English-speaking Caribbean with no sign of a cure. Regrettably,
Caribbean Governments' response to rising crime is often knee-jerk and
sophomoric. As rising cost of living, crime, HIV-Aids, hurricanes and
free trade pressurize the small economies of Caricom, the idea of a
political union might not seem so far-fetched after all.
Continue reading The Caribbean: Losing the fight against crime?.
