Participants of the IDB Think-Tank on the regional air transport agenda. An Open skies debate erupted at a Bank sponsored think-tank which brought together aviation leaders from across the Caribbean to brainstorm on the air transport needs to enable deeper regional integration and to inform the Bank’s air transport agenda. … [Read more...] about 3 Ideas that Support Open Skies in the Caribbean
3 Ways Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) Can Innovate Using The Skills Of Foresight
I was 23 years old when I took a decision that would change my life forever - move to Houston, Texas-USA from Bordeaux, France to further my studies in a field called Studies of the Future. A bold decision but one I knew would give me the skills I needed to start my professional career. At that time, very few people knew of the field of Foresight, Future Studies or Alternative … [Read more...] about 3 Ways Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) Can Innovate Using The Skills Of Foresight
Long Beach: Our Place, Our Planet, Our Responsibility
IDB Barbados Country Office Family & Friends Clean Up Barbados Team. Photo Author Lisa S. Howard The once controversial refrain “Da Beach Is Mine” has become the unofficial Barbadian anthem about the ownership of our beaches -- ownership accompanied by rights and responsibilities. In September, The Greening Committee from the Inter-American Development Bank’s … [Read more...] about Long Beach: Our Place, Our Planet, Our Responsibility
It’s only spanking! Isn’t it?
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Author, PicFreak If you ask Caribbean adults if corporal punishment is OK, 66% (65% of males and 68% of females) say yes. Of these, 91% (93% males and 89% females) admit to suffering corporal punishment as children. Of the latter only 13% (14% males and 11% females) respond by declaring corporal punishment as unacceptable. Thus, there is a … [Read more...] about It’s only spanking! Isn’t it?
Strengthening Civil Society in the Caribbean – Workshop held in Project Cycle Management
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in partnership with the UWI Consulting Inc. and the Mona School of Business and Management, is hosting a series of regional training workshops for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) throughout the Caribbean. … [Read more...] about Strengthening Civil Society in the Caribbean – Workshop held in Project Cycle Management