Country Briefs on the Fiscal and Public Debt Situation in the Caribbean Region

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elton Bollers ◽  
Gralyn Frazier ◽  
Victor Gauto ◽  
Laura Giles Álvarez ◽  
Jeetendra Khadan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trinidad And Tobago ◽  
Public Debt ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
The Bahamas ◽  
Growth Prospects ◽  
The Caribbean

This document describes the fiscal and public debt situation in the countries of the Caribbean Region: The Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago. Particular attention is paid to the impacts of the outbreak of COVID-19 that began in the early months of 2020, and to the measures adopted by governments to address the pandemic and its effects on production, consumption, and public accounts. The document also discusses countries growth prospects and recommends policies for each country.

Key factors around ocean-based power in the Caribbean region, via Trinidad and Tobago

2015 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
pp. 160-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Legena Henry ◽  
Jacqueline Bridge ◽  
Mark Henderson ◽  
Kevin Keleher ◽  
Megan Barry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trinidad And Tobago ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
The Caribbean

E-Government Development in the Caribbean

2011 ◽  
pp. 517-522
Author(s):  
B. Ubaldi
Keyword(s):  
International Cooperation ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Virgin Islands ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Bahamas ◽  
Global Information Society ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Government Development

While in theory, the benefits of e-government are numerous, global experience to date indicates that in reality they remain much more elusive. Given e-government’s high impact on good governance and on the promotion of progress in developing countries, in order to better enable communities to benefit from e-government, it is important that the most adequate approach to the transition of a country or of a number of countries to the information society be identified in order for key issues to be addressed expeditiously, correctly, and effectively for an e-government that is at once as comprehensive as possible but also sustainable and meaningful. This is particularly true for a region such as the Caribbean, which already came late to the assimilation of the industrial age paradigm and which still has to determine its role in the global information society as well as its digital age. While it is common belief that for the majority of countries e-government development is more efficiently and more effectively targeted through national programs tailored to specific needs and characteristics, this is not considered to be the case for countries in the Caribbean region. Over the last five years, an unprecedented international cooperation for administrative reform and e-government capacity building has taken place in the Caribbean region (i.e., Anguilla, Antigua, Barbuda, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, St. Kitts, Nevis, St. Vincent, the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad, Tobago, Turks, and Caicos Islands). Such an effort has involved many regional and international organizations (e.g., the United Nations, the European Union, the World Bank, the Interamerican Development Bank, the OAS, etc.); a lot of work has been accomplished to assist countries in enhancing the application of ICT to government functions in order to advance public sector reform, improve government services, enhance knowledge management and decision making, and promote economic and social development. This international cooperation was carried out through a rich mix of ministerial consultations, working group meetings, meetings of experts, informal consultations, research and development, and country surveys. The rationale behind this kind of intervention was the conviction shared within the international community that a regional approach would permit dealing with the various issues related to e-government development more efficiently and more effectively.

Bluetongue epidemiology in the Caribbean region: serological and entomological findings from a pilot sentinel system in Trinidad and Tobago

1989 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. C. GREINER ◽  
F. C. M. ALEXANDER ◽  
J. ROACH ◽  
G. BORDE ◽  
W. P. TAYLOR ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trinidad And Tobago ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
The Caribbean

The disintegration of the state model in the English speaking Caribbean

2011 ◽  
Vol 73 (7) ◽  
pp. 553-572 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliette Storr
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Small States ◽  
The Bahamas ◽  
Public Service Broadcasting ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
British Colonies

Public service broadcasting evolved in the small states of the English speaking Caribbean as state broadcasting. As such, state broadcasting has been forced to change to compete with private broadcasters, cable, satellite and the internet. This article assesses the paradigm shift in public service broadcasting within the former British colonies of the Caribbean, with particular emphasis on Jamaica, the Bahamas, Barbados, and Trinidad and Tobago. Then the article discusses the changes in state broadcasting in the Caribbean region in recent decades in relation to market sector, audiences and digital technology. This is followed by a discussion on the policy directions, programming and mission of newly minted public service broadcasting (PSB) in the English speaking Caribbean with questions of the future of PSB in these small states.

Open Educational Resources Potential at The University of the Bahamas

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Christina Ramirez Smith
Keyword(s):  
National Development ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
The Bahamas ◽  
Accreditation Standards ◽  
Academic Faculty ◽  
World Class ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
The University

This chapter explores the potential for implementation of OER at the University of The Bahamas (UB). Several questions guide the chapter's review: (1) How are OERs currently utilised in the Caribbean region? (2) What challenges must be overcome in order for UB to address concerns of the Bahamian government, academic faculty/staff, students, and future accreditation standards necessary for development and recognition in the region and internationally as a credentialed institution? (3) What are the benefits for a newly minted university to implement OER within the context of national development? The chapter concludes with recommendations for UB to consider as it transitions to providing a world class education for the citizens of The Bahamas.

E-Government Development in the Caribbean

2011 ◽  
pp. 853-860
Author(s):  
Barbara-Chiara Ubaldi
Keyword(s):  
International Cooperation ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Virgin Islands ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Bahamas ◽  
Global Information Society ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Government Development

While in theory, the benefits of e-government are numerous, global experience to date indicates that in reality they remain much more elusive. Given e-government’s high impact on good governance and on the promotion of progress in developing countries, in order to better enable communities to benefit from e-government, it is important that the most adequate approach to the transition of a country or of a number of countries to the information society be identified in order for key issues to be addressed expeditiously, correctly, and effectively for an e-government that is at once as comprehensive as possible but also sustainable and meaningful. This is particularly true for a region such as the Caribbean, which already came late to the assimilation of the industrial age paradigm and which still has to determine its role in the global information society as well as its digital age. While it is common belief that for the majority of countries e-government development is more efficiently and more effectively targeted through national programs tailored to specific needs and characteristics, this is not considered to be the case for countries in the Caribbean region. Over the last five years, an unprecedented international cooperation for administrative reform and e-government capacity building has taken place in the Caribbean region (i.e., Anguilla, Antigua, Barbuda, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, St. Kitts, Nevis, St. Vincent, the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad, Tobago, Turks, and Caicos Islands). Such an effort has involved many regional and international organizations (e.g., the United Nations, the European Union, the World Bank, the Interamerican Development Bank, the OAS, etc.); a lot of work has been accomplished to assist countries in enhancing the application of ICT to government functions in order to advance public sector reform, improve government services, enhance knowledge management and decision making, and promote economic and social development. This international cooperation was carried out through a rich mix of ministerial consultations, working group meetings, meetings of experts, informal consultations, research and development, and country surveys. The rationale behind this kind of intervention was the conviction shared within the international community that a regional approach would permit dealing with the various issues related to e-government development more efficiently and more effectively.

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