As we consider the ramifications of America & Russia invading of sovereignty, searching up our records and that of our Government representatives, the same anxiety which occupied us in the Guns to Colombia investigation is here again. Knowing that our island continues to be used by the corrupters from the North, we have been subjected to the role of corruptee, as the growing list of interlopers swells to include Russia.

True most of us in Antigua were not in favour of seizing the boat for our own country’s debt reduction, but having done the deal, we are stuck with it. However on deliberating on the result, the frightening possibilities of Russian overreach, with support from the Trump craziness now perverting US support systems, we are in for a rough time.

What is not so obvious to most is that it is not just Antigua, the Caribbean gems are the target, and our Antiguan mistake in grabbing the Russian yacht has created an entry access to our region for interlopers.

With the isolation of the U.S. being created by the tariff wars, the time is now for the Caribbean to look South to our developed nation friends of Latin America. Many food products travel up to Florida and sails back to the Caribbean. Additionally, whereas the Caribbean is the largest importers of soon to expire goods from the U.S. and South Florida in particular, it is time for us regionalists to look South for fresh foods served with respect.

Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela and other friendly nations can supply our needs, and at the same time assist our growth in a much less hostile trading environment than the current US contempt added to our business dealings.

Europe, Canada and Mexico are busy creating new trade routes and opportunities while we are crying to America for attention, while accepting their rash of contemptuous rulings and racist deportations of our people.

Getting on the South-South Trading conveyor belt will be the beginning of our new cooperation with colleague developing countries to our benefit and growth.

Finally our islands and South American lands in Guyana & Suriname, may be forced by a hostile USA to join more effectively together to feed our nations, and restore our confidence of survival. The world war being created by Trump’s tariffs will be bloodless for us, for starvation dries up the body, as opposed to the bloodletting of bombs and terror!

We must look South and live!