Dear Editor,

The Caribbean and the world have discussed Brexit. Some of our eminent thinkers have argued Britain leaving the European Union is to exert control. Britain is leaving the European Union because it in their national interest. Whether it be to control immigration, reduce the billions in dues or cumbersome bureaucracy the union was hindering their national interest.

Britain doesn’t assist the Caribbean out of love. They assist us because it is in their national interest. We are more than willing to align ourselves with them and push their international agenda. We must follow suit and push our national interest.

Are millions in aid worth billions in trade? We have not been able to get a favourable trade deal with the European Union. I suspect they still see us as a source of their prosperity. The Caribbean must mature and act instead of react.

It time to free ourselves from mental slavery. Let’s put our national and regional interest before theirs.

There are great geopolitical changes occurring with Russia, China, and corresponding banking relationships. It time for Caricom to flex or become obsolete. We must not do the same things and expect different results.

Brian Ellis Plummer

brianplummer@yahoo.com