Concept Paper

Banking Services in CARICOM - Professor Roland Craigwell Department of Economics University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus Barbados

In the short-term, travel and tourism is expected to continue to be negatively affected by the downturn in global economies, increasing unemployment, reduced disposable incomes and reduced demand for leisure and business travel.  However, UNWTO has made the observation that “past experience has shown that travel and tourism always rebounds from cyclical downturns - sometimes even stronger than before” .  Indeed, the 6.5% average annual growth rate in international arrivals over the period 1950 to 2005 is evidence of the sector’s resilience and robustness over the long-term.

Concept Paper for the Development of a CARICOM Strategic Plan for Tertiary Education Services in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME)

Towards the strategic plan on Telecommunication Services in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME)

Hopeton S. Dunn Ph.D.,
Director, Telecommunications Policy and Management Programme (TPM),
Mona School of Business, University of the West Indies
and 

Michele Thomas M.Sc.,
ICT Policy Analyst and Research Associate,
Telecommunications Policy and Management Programme (TPM),
Mona School of Business, University of the West Indies

This paper in addition to highlighting such vulnerabilities, speaks specifically to developmental considerations, which in the context of a broad policy framework can play a significant role in the strengthening of entities functioning within the services economy, but more specifically emphasizes the need to quickly adopt an integrative approach to structured growth of the sector through the establishment and actualization of systems, technical programs and other practical measures at the organizational level.