Over the past month we have seen a number of developments and initiatives happening around the Caribbean that are focusing on the future. The common theme is that they all involve new thinking and leveraging greater value from what we have within our region. Following....

This month we focus once again on a young person in the region who is on a journey that aims to turn an ambitious vision into a reality. This person is not a dreamer but someone who is determined to succeed, no matter what the odds. And they are considerable!

This month we feature a round-up of some key activities and events that the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI)  has been involved with over the past quarter. Special thanks to Norman Gibson at CARDI for providing the update.<....

This month we update the fortunes of three entrepreneurs we have been following over the past couple of years. Entrepreneurship is not something that happens overnight. It requires persistence, patience, dedication, and collaborating with others who can help make thin....

Just before Christmas I was talking to a group of high level people in Jamaica who are leading an initiative to look at ways of rationalising Jamaica’s S&T sector. One of the panellists asked a question, ‘what do you think Jamaica has that it could lev....

Around the world there is a concern about the high levels of unemployed, underemployed, and the increasing numbers of less well off in many developing and developed countries. It could become the stuff of revolutions. It’s certainly becoming the cause of a great....