Although many business owners lament the rampant corruption in the Caribbean, the term corruption can range from bribery (whereby government officials demand illicit payments from individuals or businesses to perform an official task) to unproductive rent-seeking (whereby bureaucrats and parliamentarians favor certain private interests for their legal or illegal lobbying. This … [Read more...] about Are Governments an Advantage for Some Firms, Yet a Disadvantage for Others?
AGRIMONITOR: Learn the effects of agricultural policy, food security and climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean!
By Rachel Boyce and Carmine Paolo De Salvo https://youtu.be/5iA3EeZFpmY For many Caribbean countries, the agricultural sector is still of significant importance. Rice production in Suriname and Guyana, for example, represents crucial economic activity for these countries. However, on a whole, Caribbean agriculture is facing substantial challenges. This is in part due to … [Read more...] about AGRIMONITOR: Learn the effects of agricultural policy, food security and climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean!
Move over Engineers, the Girls are coming!
Many of us unconsciously remain prisoners of the past even as reality has changed. We suffer from thinking that some professions are for men and others for women. That is no longer true. In the Caribbean, there are increasingly more women enrolled in the University of West Indies than men -- a pattern that has repeated in practically all the individual … [Read more...] about Move over Engineers, the Girls are coming!
Calling States and Municipalities Innovative on Gender Issues!
The fourth edition of the “Gobernante - Eduardo Campos Award” contest is now accepting applications! The prize awards subnational governments for initiatives that are innovative and effective, and that promote broad social inclusion in different aspects of development in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (see video here). Entries for the contest must be … [Read more...] about Calling States and Municipalities Innovative on Gender Issues!
Why Trinidad and Tobago needs Data on Intimate Partner Violence
By Adria Armbrister Trinidad and Tobago is a twin-island nation associated with fun, sun, soca and Carnival. But the day after Carnival in February of 2016 brought memories of good times as well as news of the violent murder of a foreign visitor, Asami Nagakiya, a Japanese musician. The case made international news for many reasons. First, because the institutional response … [Read more...] about Why Trinidad and Tobago needs Data on Intimate Partner Violence