By Dorri Agostini Photo credit by Juliet Solomon - Captain Tony holding one of the day’s catch – a Wahoo. It was 4.45 am on Saturday 28th February and my friend Juliet and I have arrived at the Trinidad Yacht Club. Armed with water, wine, sandwiches and suntan lotion, we met the Captain and Crew of the Cherrios to embark on a day of fishing along the North Coast of Trinidad. … [Read more...] about Gone Fishing
Trinidad and Tobago
Building Leadership for Successful Project Execution
The Inter-American Development Bank’s Country Office in Trinidad and Tobago has now completed a series of three sessions that provided opportunities to key staff of executing units (on average 80 persons per session) with responsibility for IDB-financed projects to share experiences and knowledge with each other, other public sector stakeholders and with the IDB’s … [Read more...] about Building Leadership for Successful Project Execution
Unemployment and Growth: Does Okun’s Law Apply to Trinidad and Tobago?
by CCB Caribbean Economics Team CCB’s Caribbean Economics Team is pleased to send the tenth Issue of the Caribbean Region Quarterly Bulletin. Are output changes and the unemployment rate related in Trinidad and Tobago? According to the economic theory known as Okun's Law, the two variables should be negatively correlated, and for the United States this relation holds … [Read more...] about Unemployment and Growth: Does Okun’s Law Apply to Trinidad and Tobago?
Summer Fun – Internship at the IDB Country Office in T&T
By Kellisha Wells, Khadija McKay, Safiyya Mohammed and Zachary Subran-Ganesh (CTT’s 2014 D&I Summer Interns) The IDB is absolutely the best place anyone could wish to be a summer intern. The staff was extremely friendly and willing to share their knowledge with us. The environment made it possible for us to express ourselves without inhibition. They encouraged active … [Read more...] about Summer Fun – Internship at the IDB Country Office in T&T
Innovating Innovation: ‘Starting Up’ the Caribbean
Innovation, the process of making something better, can be a powerful driver of growth. Indeed, for small economies with a high level of human capital like the Caribbean, innovation has the potential to become the cornerstone of development policy. Thus, “innovating innovation” in the Caribbean to create a ‘start-up’ culture, while admittedly ambitious, is a worthwhile … [Read more...] about Innovating Innovation: ‘Starting Up’ the Caribbean