scholarly journals A 35-year meteorological drought analysis in the Caribbean Region: case study of the small island state of Trinidad and Tobago

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharlene L. Beharry ◽  
Donald Gabriels ◽  
Deyanira Lobo ◽  
Ricardo M. Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Trinidad And Tobago ◽  
Meteorological Drought ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Drought Analysis ◽  
Island State ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Small Island State

scholarly journals Critiquing ‘islandness’ as immunity to COVID-19: A case exploration of the Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique archipelago in the Caribbean region

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Telesford
Keyword(s):  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Island State ◽  
The Caribbean

Can mitigation of the spread and transmission of COVID-19 cases on islands, especially in the Caribbean, be attributed to the fact that they are just that: islands? As the corona crisis escalated in 2020, island authorities initially were able to keep COVID-19 cases low and mitigate their spread by implementing unprecedented actions, foremost among them border closures. However, as the realities of economic stresses surfaced, due to the decline in tourism, especially in the Caribbean, the need to balance COVID-19 spread and economic propriety posed a challenge. In this regard, the corona crisis illuminated spatial notions of islandness: boundedness, smallness, isolation and fragmentation. This perspective essay explores islandness in the context of the actions taken in the case study tri-island state of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. Being a tri-island state, the nuances of islandness, experienced in an archipelagic context (an archipelago within the Caribbean archipelago) are emphasized. The paper chronicles the measures, issues and challenges of the case islands during the period between 13 March 2020 and 30 January 2021 and juxtaposes them against other actions in other countries and theories of islandness. It is hoped that this paper will contribute to and champion the field of island studies, especially within the Caribbean region.

scholarly journals Business Incubation as an Instrument of Innovation: The Experience of South America and the Caribbean

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haven Allahar ◽  
Candace Brathwaite
Keyword(s):  
Trinidad And Tobago ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
The Body ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Recent Experience ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Business Incubation ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Caribbean

This paper examines the experience of business incubation as an innovative developmental instrument based on the recent experience of the South American countries of Brazil and Chile and the Caribbean island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. A qualitative research method was adopted involving a review of published reports, journal articles and relevant case studies; and face-to-face semi-structured interviews with incubator managerial staff. The major findings are that there are great similarities among the incubators studied in terms of their links to universities, services offered, and funding challenges, but there is growing acceptance of incubation as a potentially valid tool for promoting business development and innovation although most incubators are at the early stage. The paper is original because the case study application to incubation in Trinidad and Tobago is new with only one related article published, and this study therefore adds value to the body of research because business incubation has been under-researched in the study area. The research is limited to the extent that the case study focuses on a comparison of selected incubator features and did not include the views of clients. The practical implications of this study is that sponsors of incubators and managers need to obtain a deeper understanding of the incubation ecosystem especially with regard to innovation-based incubators, if successful innovative businesses are to emerge. The results of the study can also be generalized over the small island developing states of the Caribbean.

scholarly journals Barriers and facilitators to the introduction of import duties designed to prevent noncommunicable disease in Tonga: a case study

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin Bell ◽  
Catherine Latu ◽  
Elisiva Na’ati ◽  
Wendy Snowdon ◽  
Marj Moodie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Soft Drinks ◽  
Noncommunicable Disease ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Animal Fats ◽  
Island State ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Barriers To Implementation ◽  
Small Island State

Abstract Background In Tonga, import duties were lowered on tinned fish and seafood in 2013 and raised on soft drinks, dripping and other animal fats. Additional import duties were applied to soft drinks and dripping and other fats in 2016 and duties were also applied to high fat meats, mutton flaps and turkey tails. The objective of this study was to describe barriers to and facilitators of these import duties from a policy-maker perspective. Methods A case study was conducted to analyse implementation of policies originally modelled by the Pacific Obesity Prevention in Communities project to reduce mortality in the Kingdom of Tonga. Policymakers (n = 15) from the Ministries of Revenue, Health, Finance and Labour and Commerce involved in the development and implementation of Tonga’s food-related policies participated in key-informant interviews. Results The main facilitator of import duties were strong leadership and management, cross-sector collaboration, awareness raising and advocacy, nature of the policy, and the effective use of data to model policy impacts and inform the general public. The absence of clear lines of responsibility and a decline in collaboration over time were identified as barriers to implementation of the import duties. Conclusion In a small Island state implementing import duties to prevent non-communicable disease can be straight forward providing policymakers and the community have a shared understanding of the health and economic costs of NCDs.

Primary care physicians’ identifying abuse of older adults in the small island state of Trinidad and Tobago

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Camille Huggins ◽  
Akeem Modeste-James ◽  
Jennifer Rouse
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Trinidad And Tobago ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
Clinical Decision Making ◽  
Clinical Decision ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Island State ◽  
Small Island State

Purpose This study aims to examine primary care physicians who are in a tenable position to identify signs of abuse in older adults as well as provide an opportunity to safeguard them from abuse. Yet little is known about their clinical decision-making process during a clinic visit to detect abuse of older adults and provide adequate support in the Caribbean. Design/methodology/approach Fourteen primary care physicians working in a government operated free clinic were interviewed about their clinical decision-making process, in a narrative analysis format on the small island state of Trinidad and Tobago. Findings Primary care physicians expressed lack of knowledge about the primary health-care clinics’ protocols and procedures regarding abuse of older adults. Lack of attendance to educational in-service programs on recognizing and reporting abuse of older adults. A hands-off approach with non-medical abuse issues. Last there is no uniform assessments among the different types of physicians. Practical implications Although these findings are among primary care physicians located in Trinidad and Tobago, the context may be applied to primary care settings in other Caribbean islands. Major focus should be geared towards increasing awareness among the public and health-care professionals. Originality/value Sparse research on small island states regarding safeguarding policies for older adults who experience abuse.

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