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ANALYSIS: Mia Mottley: The Small-Island Leader Who Commands the World Stage (opens the original)
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The 81st session of the United Nations General Asemnbly (UNGA) in New York ended recently, and as part of the high level General Debate, Barbados's Prime Minister Mia Mottley, made a contibution. <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="717" src="https://substackcdn
Why Donald Trump Calling Cuba a “Failed State” is Political Theatre, Not Analysis (opens the original)
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For months Donald Trump has had Cuba in his political crosshairs. As part of his anti-Cuban rhetoric, he describes Cuba as a “failed state”, which was been repeated by Secretary of State Cuban-American, Marco Rubio. What is particularly alarming, is that this sentiment, has never been challenged by the mainstream media.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AFom!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazo
Why 'The Fish Rots from the Head' Perfectly Describes Infantino's $20 Billion FIFA Investor Plan (opens the original)
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The proverb “A fish rots from the head down”, means that decay, corruption, or failure in any organization begins at the leadership level and then spreads downward, contaminating the whole body. It is highly apt for FIFA’s recently announced, and rescinded plans to create a $20 billion commercial subsidiary (FIFA Forward Enterprise, or FFE) and sell minority stakes (up to 20-21%) to external/private investors to raise up to $4.2 billion.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://
ANALYSIS: Why Ordinary Venezuelans Are Seeing Almost No Benefit from The Billions in Oil Money (opens the original)
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After the U.S. kidnapped Nicolás Maduro in January 2026, American officials took control of Venezuela’s oil sales. Since then, they have collected more than $13 billion from selling Venezuelan oil. The promise was simple: this money would help the Venezuelan people rebuild their country. Six months later, most Venezuelans are still waiting.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W7nZ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstac
COMMENTARY: Tragedy at Sea: Lessons from Guyana and St.Lucia for Safer Caribbean Waters (opens the original)
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Recent boating tragedies have shaken the region. In Guyana, the MV Barima ferry capsized off the coast in July 2026 while carrying over 130 people from Georgetown to Port Kaituma. A large wave reportedly struck the vessel, leading to rapid flooding. At the time of writing, authority figures say at least 27 have lost their lives, with many still missing despite extensive search efforts.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xLJ0!,f_auto,q_auto:g
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