By: Lina Marmolejo, Robert Pantzer and Arnaldo Posadas President Obama at El Reno prison facility, Oklahoma, Photo courtesy of the White House It was a first in US history: President Obama on July 16 visited the federal prison facility in El Reno, Oklahoma, a gesture sure to fuel talk over reforming the American justice system, especially for non-violent offenders facing … [Read more...] about And speaking of prisons, a move to reform in the Caribbean
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Chronicles of a Fire Foretold
Photo courtesy of The Observer Jamaica “….The day began like any other day. The family awoke early and the “likkle pickney dem” started getting ready for school. There was something different about that day though, birds were not singing, neither was the sun shining and the air was not filled with the usual Caribbean breeze. The day felt a bit too dark; “maybe it will … [Read more...] about Chronicles of a Fire Foretold
A Ganar leading social change in Barbadian Youth
by The A Ganar Team and Pamala Proverbs Photo courtesy of A Ganar Barbados The A Ganar programme continues to be one of the highlights of the Skills for the Future programme being executed the Ministry of Education in Barbados and financed by the IDB. All persons involved in the coordination and execution of the program are very proud of the students enrolled in A Ganar who … [Read more...] about A Ganar leading social change in Barbadian Youth
Domestic violence: The cost of a silent reality
by Guest blogger, Norma Peña Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Author, Sidney Paget It's very likely that you have a female relative, friend or acquaintance who has been the victim of domestic violence. In Latin America and the Caribbean, one out of every three women in a relationship has been the victim of sexual or physical violence by their husbands or partners (OMS, … [Read more...] about Domestic violence: The cost of a silent reality
Let’s Change the Policy Dialogue in the Caribbean to One about Productivity Drivers that can be Measured
In identifying binding constraints to growth of member-countries, the IDB and many other multilateral banks have adopted the Hausmann-Rodrick-Velasco methodology. In principle the methodology is relatively straightforward: by looking at all the possible constraints to private investment--the main driver of growth of a country--in comparison to … [Read more...] about Let’s Change the Policy Dialogue in the Caribbean to One about Productivity Drivers that can be Measured