KINGSTON, Jamaica - AT their Inter-Sessional summit last week in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, Caribbean leaders called on the United States to comply with the ruling by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to end the long-running dispute with Antigua on Internet gaming. They affirmed their "full support" for their Caricom colleague in its fight against our giant neighbour to the north.
However, if past behaviour is any guide to future action, sceptics would be justified in believing that the Barack Obama Administration will not behave any differently from its predecessors Dare we hope that President Obama will prove the sceptics wrong?
A positive outcome is important for the region and beyond, because compliance by Washington with the WTO ruling would help restore the faith of developing countries that the international rules of trade apply equally to all nations without regard to economic size or political influence.