This post is adapted from remarks given by Dr. Marielle Barrow at an IDB-hosted panel on Caribbean cultural industries at CARIFESTA 2017 in Barbados. When we produce art, the act of creative expression does not make our work part of the Creative or Cultural Industries. It is the sharing, dissemination, exhibition or publication of that work that renders it accessible and … [Read more...] about There is No Barrel: 10 Take Aways from Youth Talk, Carifesta XIII
Lifting the Lid: Will Contract Disclosure Save or Sink Trinidad and Tobago’s Extractive Sectors?
In natural resource management, the “trinity of transparency” centers on knowing how much a country earns from the development of its oil, gas or mining resources, who its partners/producers are, and whether the terms of its contracts are favourable to the country. Luckily, for Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), these questions can now be easily answered thanks to some pioneering … [Read more...] about Lifting the Lid: Will Contract Disclosure Save or Sink Trinidad and Tobago’s Extractive Sectors?
The Clean Energy Revolution in Latin America and the Caribbean
By Vasu Beepath As far as the evolution of human energy use is concerned they were gradual shifts rather than sudden transitions. Coal displaced wood and oil displaced coal, economic and technical changes would also ensure that natural gas and renewable energy will displace oil at a highly predictable schedule. The rising demand for cleaner fuels to sustain our rapidly … [Read more...] about The Clean Energy Revolution in Latin America and the Caribbean
Finding the key to affordable homes: 4 lessons learned from public interventions in the Caribbean
By Michelle Fryer One in every three households in Latin America and the Caribbean has experienced some kind of housing deficit, the most prevalent being the lack of access to basic services (16%), tenure insecurity (11%), poor materials (7%) and overcrowding (6%). Governments are well-aware --the housing sector is heavily regulated in most if not all countries, all trying … [Read more...] about Finding the key to affordable homes: 4 lessons learned from public interventions in the Caribbean
How Belize Can Reduce Crime by Investing More in At-Risk-Youth
By Jennifer Peirce In recent years, the “mano dura” strategy of widespread imprisonment has been popular among many political leaders. Now, in the face of evidence that it has not reduced violence levels, some governments are taking a different tack. This is the case in Belize, a small country of only about 350,000 residents and an unusual vulnerability to natural … [Read more...] about How Belize Can Reduce Crime by Investing More in At-Risk-Youth