“Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times": so wrote Niccolo Machiavelli in his discourses in 1513. This message from the past is one that the Caribbean would do well to heed if it is to ...

A curfew in Chile's second city, Concepcion, has been extended until midday (1500 GMT) as troops struggle to contain looting after the earthquake. Dozens of people were arrested after looters fought over goods and set fire to a department store, officials say. The authorities have announced the setting up of a special air route to deliver aid from the capital, Santiago, to Conce...