For many organizations, the first quarter of the year offers a new beginning. It’s an opportunity to set targets and pursue them with renewed zeal. But in many cases, the first quarter is also an anxious time in which employee performance is reviewed. It’s no wonder then that phrases like ‘one on one’, ‘fairness’, ‘transparency’ and ‘the curve’ begin to hover in the office … [Read more...] about Changing the Game: A look at employee evaluations
Resilience Starts At Home: How can Barbadians take the fight to climate change?
We are often reminded that climate change is not a phenomenon to be taken lightly. However, too often we only come to grips with this important issue when an event has severely wounded an island-neighbor for the fear that our island may be the next to suffer similar consequences. And there is no telling just when that might be. In recent years, Barbados has experienced more … [Read more...] about Resilience Starts At Home: How can Barbadians take the fight to climate change?
The women lighting up rural Suriname
On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2019, we shine the spotlight on some of Suriname’s rural women who are being credited with leading the expansion of the country’s electricity supply. A 24-hour supply of electricity is a top priority for the South American nation of Suriname. However, despite its obvious benefits, many villagers in rural communities are reluctant … [Read more...] about The women lighting up rural Suriname
Fiscal Councils: Cutting edge fiscal architecture, or panacea?
Independent fiscal councils are among the most recent innovations in terms of the architecture of fiscal institutions. The first council was established just after World War II, and by 2016, 37 countries had implemented them across the world—most of these in the wake of the global financial crisis that began in 2008. Caribbean countries are just the latest frontier in the … [Read more...] about Fiscal Councils: Cutting edge fiscal architecture, or panacea?
Towards Better Times Together in the Caribbean
Ask my five siblings to pinpoint the number one need that we faced growing up and you may quite likely hear very different answers from each of them. One may say financial provision, others may say it was the availability of more dynamic educational opportunities, and still another may describe regret for not having the kind of mentorship that encouraged a greater sense of … [Read more...] about Towards Better Times Together in the Caribbean