Community Faces and Voices
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Journalistic blog provides timely information on Caribbean agri-sector
Keron Bascombe is the creator and editor of tech4agri.com. At the end of 2014 he decided to transform this blog into a social enterprise which uses journalistic activity to provide up-to-date information on the Caribbean agri-sector, among other goals. Here’s his story… Name of Business: Tech4agri Country: Trinidad and Tobago Years of Operation: Over 4 years Profile: Tech4Agri is a blog…
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Brexit: No one won | Sir Ronald Sanders
By Sir Ronald Sanders BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday July 1, 2016 – The result of the British referendum to leave the European Union (EU) has already left a trail of culprits, victims and intended and unintended consequences. Its primary outcome is grave uncertainty within Britain; within the EU; and for other countries and regions that do business with the EU and…
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BREXIT Implications for the Caribbean -An Interview with Leading Caribbean Economist Marla Dukharan
Can you tell us about the risks that Brexit poses for the Caribbean? Brexit poses both risks and potential opportunities for the Caribbean, in my view. In the short-term, we are already seeing the fallout for the UK economy as consumers have said in a poll reported by Bloomberg, that they will curb discretionary spending. This is the obvious knee-jerk…
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What it takes to prevent people from falling back into poverty
By Jessica Faieta NEW YORK, United States, Thursday June 23, 2016, IPS – Latin America and the Caribbean countries have experienced historic economic and social transformation in recent years. This has led to a considerable reduction in poverty and inequality and to advances in closing gender, labor and education gaps. These achievements are the result of a favorable economic environment as well…
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Putting healthy choices in your hands – Yaphene
Anastasha Elliott is the creative mind behind Yaphene, an organic cosmetic and food product business. Here’s her story…. Name of Business: Yaphene Country: St. Kitts Years of Operation: 4 years Profile: At Yaphene we farm and then create organic cosmetic and food products using the foods we produce. We believe that our health choices should be in our hands; from…
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Outsource to the Caribbean?
The Caribbean is experiencing growing interest as a delivery destination for global Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services. With its proximity to the North American market, the region represents the largest source of near-shore English speaking talent pool in this hemisphere. Moreover, there are also advantages with the Spanish, French and Dutch speaking populations that can be found in the region.…
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Is there a place for data journalism in Caribbean Newsrooms? Journalists see value, but face challenges
Republished from the Caribbean Open Institute Blog. The original can be found here. Data Journalism has been described as the future of media by no less a luminary than Sir Tim Berners-Lee. As such, regional media houses and professionals need to embrace this new paradigm especially in a world where social media giants such as twitter and Facebook have begun…
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Almost US$2 billion needed to end poor housing in Caribbean
WASHINGTON, United States, Tuesday April 12, 2016 – Approximately US$1.8 billion would be needed to end poor housing conditions currently endured by 1 million residents in The Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago, according to a new Inter-American Development Bank report, The State of Housing in Six Caribbean Countries. The report, which analyzed the implementation of social housing programmes…
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Haiti artists forge int’l reputation with art made of junk
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Amid a maze of car repair shops in Haiti's gritty capital, Andre Eugene pitches a shredded tire he found atop a towering sculpture he built out of rusty engine parts, bed springs and other cast-off junk. “This is what I do: I work with the garbage of the world,” says Eugene, assessing the largest sculpture displayed at…
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How I got into 8 Ivy Leagues and 13 other schools – Kelly Hyle, Guyana
Kelly Hyles got into all eight Ivy League schools, plus MIT, Tufts, Johns Hopkins … the list literally goes on. In fact, Hyles, a 17-year-old who lives in Queens, got 21 acceptance letters from colleges around the country. While she's a straight A student, she's the first to admit that getting into so many schools didn't come without a…
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