How Billioneering Compromises CARICOM Governance and Growth

The term "billioneering," as coined by Dennis A. Minott, captures a profoundly troubling phenomenon that warrants immediate attention from Jamaica and the broader Caribbean Community (CARICOM). It describes the manipulative activities of ultra-wealthy individuals or entities who exploit their immense resources to seize control of state mechanisms, thereby undermining governance, eroding public trust, and perpetuating inequality. In a manner akin to how the term "genocide" was coined to address systematic atrocities, "billioneering" must be named, defined, and legislated against to prevent its destructive consequences.

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