World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD), celebrated each year on 17 May, marks the anniversary of the signature of the first International Telegraph Convention in 1865, which led to the creation of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). This year, WTISD-2014 will focus on the theme: “Broadband for Sustainable Development”. Broadband is a … [Read more...] about Broadband 4 all: Caribbean is catching up
Rethinking Logistics and Connectivity
We need to reconsider the way we move! A recent blog by the Caribbean Economics Team mentions that “the global landscape for the sector has become more competitive and traditional source markets for the Caribbean are less dynamic”, referring to the recently published Caribbean Quarterly Economic Bulletin’s special report on tourism. When I read of the need to diversify our … [Read more...] about Rethinking Logistics and Connectivity
Dispatches from the Front Line: The Caribbean Struggle for Energy
by Lumas Kendrick, Jr. The Caribbean is an area long admired for its alluring beauty and captivating lifestyle. Yet, beneath the surface of this tropical paradise, the people in the Caribbean are locked into a struggle that threatens their very lifestyle. The issue is the struggle to control the spiraling cost of energy that threatens to undue all of the hard won gains of … [Read more...] about Dispatches from the Front Line: The Caribbean Struggle for Energy
Outputs, Outcomes, what’s the difference anyway?
Enriching local knowledge through Monitoring and Evaluation training The concept of results based monitoring and evaluation is a strong tool within the project design and execution cycle if used well. Monitoring is important from a project management standpoint as a tracking tool for the collection, analysis, comparison and reporting of data on program indicators. Meanwhile, … [Read more...] about Outputs, Outcomes, what’s the difference anyway?
How Rich are the Caribbean Countries if Compared Globally?
The World Bank’s International Comparison Program (ICP) released its data recently, which uses the most thoroughly developed methodology yet to compare the income of 179 countries in 2011. This is the first time the Caribbean countries participate in the exercise. The program constructs GDP from detailed expenditure data for all countries using the so-called purchasing … [Read more...] about How Rich are the Caribbean Countries if Compared Globally?