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The way ahead for Caribbean tourism
David JessopMay 1, 2020What might the shape of post COVID-19 economic recovery look like? This is a question that almost every government and business is now exploring.
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Balanced tourism recovery a key to future Caribbean growth
David JessopApril 24, 2020The challenge that is now facing almost every Caribbean nation is how best to recover the tourism economy without which future economic growth and sustainable tax revenues will be all ...
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Attacking the WHO has further diminished US global influence
David JessopApril 17, 2020It is hard to imagine an action more likely to accelerate the decline of US influence in the world than deciding in the middle of a global pandemic to attack ...
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Caribbean facing a less bright future for oil and gas
David JessopMarch 28, 2020Just a few weeks ago it was possible for Trinidad's Prime Minister, Dr Keith Rowley, to indicate in a major speech, that the Caribbean as whole had a potentially very ...
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E. Government: a step towards a more citizen-centred Caribbean
David JessopJan. 17, 2020Politicians love to promise a better and brighter future. They tend to say little about the day to day experience their citizens have of the services they provide.
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Dialogue not ideology required to address the crisis in Venezuela
David JessopFeb. 1, 2019Last Wednesday Juan Guaidó, the President of Venezuela's National Assembly, took an informal oath of office and declared himself the country's interim President. In a choreographed response the United States ...
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The new dimensions of tourism
David JessopJune 8, 2018In a week in which Caribbean tourism leaders have been meeting in New York to build on the strong growth that much of the industry is now experiencing, it may ...
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The new masters of the universe
David JessopMarch 31, 2018It is far from easy to separate fact from fiction when it comes to recent allegations about the effect that big data may have had on Caribbean democracy. This is ...
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The danger in what others wish for in Venezuela
David JessopFeb. 20, 2018A few days ago, the International Energy Agency reported that oil production in the US was undergoing extraordinary' growth. The OECD-related body for net importers of oil said that the ...
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The wider implications of the Golding report
David JessopFeb. 10, 2018There will likely be much written in the coming weeks about the detail contained in the long-awaited Golding Report reviewing Jamaica's Relations with CARICOM and CARIFORUM.
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Trump's remarks give Venezuela breathing space
David JessopAug. 22, 2017Speaking on August 11, at a press conference at one of his golf courses, the US President, Donald Trump, scored the equivalent of a foreign policy own goal.
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The unfolding humanitarian crisis in the Caribbean
David JessopJuly 17, 2017Last month, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) produced a worrying 'situational update' on the implications of the accelerating numbers of Venezuelans arriving in Trinidad, Brazil and Colombia.
