caribdevtrendsplus : A Jamaica Gleaner Blog

Turning Caribbean Islands into “Climate Smart Islands”

July 10th, 2015

What is the IDB partnership with the Carbon War Room in Jamaica developing to further sustainable climate change?

Five Takeaways from the Fifth Caribbean Urban Forum

July 3rd, 2015

by Michael G. Donovan The most important urban thinkers of the Caribbean recently convened in St. Lucia to discuss the future of cities in the region, during the Fifth Caribbean Urban Forum. For the first time, the IDB was an official sponsor of this event and has joined other international partners—the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States […]

We visited a citizen security program in Jamaica and this is what we learned

June 19th, 2015

What was learned from our visit to the citizen security program?

Battle of the Sexes – Who is Underachieving?

June 12th, 2015

Does gender matter when passing an exam in Jamaica?

5 More Apps for Development

June 5th, 2015

How can Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) improve our lives and our governments?

5 Apps For Development

May 29th, 2015

How can Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) improve our lives and our governments?

No more false starts—reforming public finance in Jamaica

May 22nd, 2015

How long is Jamaica’s to do list for items in need of financing?

Caribbean Economic Outlook 2015: Seeing Stars

May 15th, 2015

By Juan Pedro Schmid Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Egres73 What will 2015 bring to the Caribbean? A famous economist once said that ‘the only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable’. While I tend to agree that my discipline does not have too much luck lately with forecasting (the recent world […]