This blog is the second in our series of five blogs on economic stagnation in the Caribbean. Our first blog “Smallness hurts, but does it constrain growth?” showed that, while smallness creates several economic problems, it does not constrain growth. With that as a starting point, in this post we illustrate two important ways in which the Caribbean stands … [Read more...] about Is there something wrong with the Caribbean?
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40 Famous Pop Culture Personalities of Caribbean Descent: It May Surprise You…
Maybe you already knew, maybe you didn't. The Caribbean Community has been exporting creative and intellectual talent to and growing talent within the U.S. for many decades. Let’s take a closer look at 40 famous Capitol Hill change-makers, Hollywood royalty, and some others in-between, whom you may not have known were of Caribbean descent. We left out the athletes … [Read more...] about 40 Famous Pop Culture Personalities of Caribbean Descent: It May Surprise You…
One Stop Mini-Fair
Opening the door of the Royal Tocarica Ballroom you will find some treasures of the Caribbean Civil Society. On May 21 2014, six Caribbean countries (The Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago) displayed materials depicting the work of civil society organizations within the region. The occassion was the One-Stop Mini Fair - an activity … [Read more...] about One Stop Mini-Fair
Regional Report: Labor and Social Programs in the Caribbean
by CCB Caribbean Economics Team CCB’s Caribbean Economics Team is pleased to send the ninth Issue of the Caribbean Region Quarterly Bulletin. The Caribbean Region Quarterly Bulletin analyzes recent economic developments of The Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago. This issue's Special Country Reports discuss labor and social programs and … [Read more...] about Regional Report: Labor and Social Programs in the Caribbean
Fruitful dialogue with The Caribbean Civil Society
More than 30 Civil Society Organizations from The Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad Tobago, Haiti and Suriname met on May 20 – 21, in Paramaribo, for the IV Caribbean Civil Society Meeting hosted by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). For the first time in the history of these fora, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) that are not members of the … [Read more...] about Fruitful dialogue with The Caribbean Civil Society