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Remembering Sir Arthur Lewis

Trinidad and Tobago Guardian Hamid Ghany Published: Sunday, January 21, 2018 On Tuesday January 23 instant, The University of the West Indies will honour the memory of its first vice chancellor, Sir Arthur Lewis, who also won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1979. At the St Augustine campus, there will be a memorial symposium from…

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At least Puerto Rico has a plan, why not us?

A recent conversation on our coming 2018 election raised the question of whether the candidates (incumbents and challengers) truly understand the breadth of the problem facing the Virgin Islands and are thinking beyond winning to the issues of governance. Tangentially related, a recent published critique of Puerto Rico’s new fiscal plan of recovery, conflated my…

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Land Use Planning and the Road to Thoughtful Response to Climate Change

More frequent and powerful storms and record-setting temperatures have brought climate change concerns to higher prominence in recent years. As international initiatives like the Paris Climate Accord suggest, climate change is a global issue, requiring proportionately large-scale action to address it. Given the global scale of the problem, as well as the surplus of responses…

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Environmental Resilience for a Better Community and a Better Tourism Product

Hurricanes Harvey, Maria, Irma and the wildfire outbreaks in California are only the most recent reminders of the fragility of community well-being when disaster strikes. When that community’s economy depends on its local tourism product, the potential for long-term damage increases. These disasters highlight the importance of a policy and planning approach that considers the…

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21st Century Skill Development for Small Economies

This coming October, The London School of Economics’ Latin America and Caribbean Centre and the Inter-American Development bank are jointly hosting a conference called “Skills for Development in a Changing World.” As the conference title suggests, the pressure of a fast moving, and highly competitive global 21st century economy presents real challenges to communities seeking…

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