by Alejandra Luzardo For 3 days, 130 entrepreneurs met in Port of Spain to present and develop their disruptive proposals to deal with the challenges faced by the country and the region. A panel of judges selected the best projects from those presented. … [Read more...] about Trinidad and Tobago dazzled us with their innovative potential
Arts, Culture & Creativity
Does “Jogo Bonito” have more to offer?
Photo courtesy of Brodreck Watson - Granville United player and IDB Specialists Eduardo Feliciangeli, Juan Cruz Vieyra & Cesar Rivera What single activity is best at binding communities and nations together? Is a universal language passionately embraced locally and globally? And is as spontaneous and dramatic as nature itself? The answer for me is football! Jogo … [Read more...] about Does “Jogo Bonito” have more to offer?
Marian Villas – a diamond in the rough
By Arthur Moore Photo credit by Kerneisha Beckles It was the Christmas of 2012 that country office Trinidad and Tobago selected the Marian Villas to be the recipients of a Christmas donation. That year we purchased nineteen (19) boxes of adult disposable briefs for the patients of the home. Megan and I were tasked with the coordination and delivery of the items. … [Read more...] about Marian Villas – a diamond in the rough
Are Happy Employees Really that More Productive?
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Author, Magnus Manske Unquestionably measures of well-being, popularized by the term happiness, are beginning to play greater roles in policy making and Caribbean countries should take heed. The Caribbean performs relatively mediocre in the recently released 2015 World Happiness Report which measures subjective well-being using data … [Read more...] about Are Happy Employees Really that More Productive?
Counting Fishes…Or Tap Taps !
Photo of Haitian Tap Tap, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, User Teemeah I want to share with you an experience that convinced me that in Haiti a better future is possible. My story begins shortly after the 2010 earthquake. Those days were quite memorable for the impassable roads filed with debris, destroyed buildings and those on the verge of collapsing, many … [Read more...] about Counting Fishes…Or Tap Taps !