On March 4, SRC Director Neil Paul will be among the distinguished panel of presenters at The University of the West Indies Cave Hill's Faculty of Medical Science's panel discussion on "Globalisation of Medical Science Education from the Caribbean, utilising FMS UWI Mona as a vehicle". Mr. Paul will speak on the issue of internationa.....
Never let a good crisis go to waste: Revisiting the CARICOM Single Domestic Space
Former British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill who led Britain through World War II is credited as saying “never let a good crisis go to waste.” It is wi.....
SRC LTC – Strengthening Caribbean-US Trade & Investment Relations – Feb 25, 2021
The SRC is pleased to invite you to our upcoming virtual SRC Lunch Time Chat entitled “Strengthening CARICOM-US Relations through Trade and Investment”. As the dust settles on the new Biden-Harris Administration, questions loom as to what a trade and investment agenda for CARICOM and the US will look like going forward.
ITC/SRC/CEDA Trade Statistics Training Webinar – March-April, 2021
The SRC is pleased to invite you to our three FREE upcoming virtual training webinars "Building Strong Trade Capacity in the Caribbean with Market Intelligence" co-hosted with the International Trade Centre and the Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA) over the period March 29 - April 9, 2021<.....
High-Level Regional Roundtable on the WTO Investment Facilitation for Development Negotiations: Caribbean Perspectives
We cordially invite you to attend our upcoming High-Level Regional Roundtable on the WTO Investment Facilitation for Development Negotiations: Perspectives from Caribbean Economies,jointlyorganized by the Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy & Services of The Univ.....
Henry Gill Memorial Lecture
SAVE THE DATE! The SRC is pleased to invite you to our inaugural Henry Gill Memorial Lecture which will be held on March 17, 2021. Our featured speaker is Mr. Pascal Lamy, former Director-General of the World Trade Organisation. Please see the flyer for further details.
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SRC congratulates new WTO DG Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
The SRC wishes to extend heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her appointment today February 15, 2021 as the seventh Director-General of the World Trade Organization. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala, who makes history by being the first female WTO DG and first from Africa, will assume office officially on Marh 1, 2021.
Vaccine Nationalism is a Zero-Sum Game
By: Joel K. Richards
A year ago, developing a vaccine to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by the end of 2020 seemed like an impossible task. Afterall, based on previous experience, vaccines typically required up to 10 years or more to develop. However, as Nelson Man.....
The Energy Transition
By: Stefan Newton
Economic and human activity depends on the use of energy. The Industrial Revolution was made possible by harnessing the power of fossil fuels to service manufacturing, transport, and large urban settlements. While fossil fuel energy has positively changed human li.....