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Reggaenomics: Bob Marley’s legacy on Jamaica’s creative economy

February 6th, 2015

How did Bob Marley’s music and reggae impact Jamaica’s creative economy?

All disabilities are not created equal

January 30th, 2015

Are disabilities created equal? Families affected by disabilities, physical and intellectual, must be included in the consultative process to drafting new Acts.

9 sources of financing for your climate change project

January 23rd, 2015

Finding options for financing Caribbean climate change projects and others, from public, private and civil society sources.

Defining Expectations: An interview with Jamaica’s Maureen Hayden-Cater on women and leadership

January 16th, 2015

Promoting Women Leaders in the Private Sector: A Caribbean bank leader highlights her experience promoting gender equality both inside and out.

Haiti: getting resettlement right

January 9th, 2015

Can Haiti reshape their future with resettlement of their communities?

CureViolence: A Public Health Approach to Combatting Trinidad’s Crime Problems

January 2nd, 2015

Trinidad and Tobago will be the first Caribbean country to adapt and pilot the CureViolence program to reduce crime and violence.

What do you mean by “Caribbean” anyway?

December 26th, 2014

In a heated on-going debate, how do you define and boundary the concept of “the Caribbean”?

Four Climate-Smart Business Opportunities in Jamaica and the Caribbean

December 19th, 2014

If we contemplate climate change long enough, it seems like we all lose. However, if you really want to talk about the equivalent of an unfair penalty or missed offside call, look around Jamaica. Ten hurricanes ravaged the country in the last five years, each causing damages of approximately US$100 million.