by Sudaney Blair http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNxp9j6Vczs Tessanne Chin’s stellar performance in winning season 5 of the NBC television show “The Voice” illustrates some of the main tenets of the IDB’s cultural development policy in the Caribbean. Without a doubt, Miss Chin’s triumph will inspire many others from the Caribbean to engage their artistic abilities, and … [Read more...] about Tessanne Chin’s Triumph and Its Impact on Caribbean Cultural Development
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Rihanna’s Music and Development Programming: It’s All About Motivation and Results
In an effort to strengthen project management capacity in the executing agencies and the capacity for evidence based policy making in public institutions, two training programs were initiated over the past 4 weeks: PM4R Seminar/Workshop and the Impact Evaluation seminar. The former attempted to strengthen participants’ project management knowledge, skills, attitudes and … [Read more...] about Rihanna’s Music and Development Programming: It’s All About Motivation and Results
Building Tourism links between Brazil and the Caribbean
Competition in tourism is strong and success depends on strong brands and the availability of good connection, resulting in tourism countries focusing on specific markets from where they try to attract as many visitors as possible and hinders diversification. The same is true for the Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, which have strong links with … [Read more...] about Building Tourism links between Brazil and the Caribbean
Caribbean Energy Security is Good Business
With the exception of gas-rich Trinidad and Tobago, the 14 other countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are energy importers. In fact, 93 percent of the region’s energy needs are met by oil imports, which average 13 percent of GDP. Venezuela is the main supplier of oil to the Caribbean through the PetroCaribe agreement, formed in 2005, which provides oil on attractive … [Read more...] about Caribbean Energy Security is Good Business
The First 1,000 Days of Life Really Matter!
Children from St. John’s Basic School, Kingston, Jamaica – taken by Cynthia Hobbs. We know it’s critically important to give our children the right ingredients during the first five years of life – good nutrition, education and language stimulation, vaccinations and other health interventions. But now experts are narrowing it down further to the first 1,000 days – 270 … [Read more...] about The First 1,000 Days of Life Really Matter!