In one sense Mr Zoellick is right to say the third world is finished—if 20 years late. The poor world is usually thought of as coming “third” after the first, capitalist West, and the second, communist East. Since the second one imploded in 1989, it seems past time to put to rest the nebulous and sometimes toxic third-world concept.
- Rethinking the 'third world', The Economist, June 10, 2010.
2. The battle to offer the lowest airfares in the Caribbean is heating up.
Triggered by the newest airline in the region, REDjet, offering deals as low as US$9.99, LIAT and Caribbean Airlines are trying to match some of the fares.
REDjet’s chief executive Officer Ian Burns declared: “The war on high fares has truly begun” at the announcement of the May 8 start of the airline servicing three countries – Trinidad, Guyana and Jamaica.
In addition to the US$9.99 fare which was splashed across ads in the media as well as on the airline’s Facebook page, there were the US$19.99 deals to the three destinations.
In the April 1 WEEKEND NATION, LIAT introduced its special to two destinations for US$22. Then, Caribbean Airlines offered its Fly Caribbean promotion to Trinidad for BDS$188 and Jamaica for BDS$288.
But there is more than meets the eye, and it’s all in the fine print.
For example, the cost of a trip to Trinidad on these airlines far exceeds the amount quoted in the ads, given the special conditions that apply, as well as the additional taxes and extra costs.
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