REDjet exposes CARICOM’s closed sky

The REDjet imbroglio, though staunched, still continues, and it has exposed to us Caribbean residents the gross inconsistencies that underpin Caricom aviation policies. Policies that are supposed to advance the socio-economic interests of all of us.

We have seen that our Caricom leaders eagerly adopt Open Sky policies for international air services but enforce Closed Sky policies for intra-regional air services.

Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica and Barbados have each signed an Open Sky air service agreement (ASA) with the United States. (Trinidad and Tobago negotiated their Open Sky ASA over a weekend.)

Yet these same fraternal members of Caricom and willing(?) signatories to the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas, continue to persist in upholding Closed Sky ASAs among themselves.

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6 Comments

  1. kiki
    August 5, 2011

    there was never a caricom…thats y even if i dont support labour party i still give skerit his kudos to go to venezula and brazil and get stuff for D
    Dominica…

    • August 5, 2011

      WHO U TRYING TO FOLL? ALL YOUR EYES RED WITH LABOUR. OOOPS! LOOK MY SCREEN TURN RED AS I TALKING ABOUT YOU THERE

      • August 5, 2011

        TYPO: “FOOL” NOT FOLL

    • Prophet2
      August 5, 2011

      I agree, CARICRAP died a long time ago and we should give it a proper burial…it’s ugly bones are showing.

  2. Chuck
    August 5, 2011

    Tsk tsk tsk… Its all about the money. Shame. :-x

  3. 1979
    August 5, 2011

    ALLU THINK THE THINGS PERPETRATED IN SECRET WILL NOT COME OUT…..THE TRUTH MUST FIND THE LIGHT OF DAY, NO MATTER HOW LONG IT IS HIDDEN

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