The Science of the COVID-19 Vaccine Webinar
Join us on October 28, 2021 (6-7 pm AST) for this upcoming webinar entitled “The Science of the COVID-19 Vaccine: The Role of the University“. This webinar seeks to to explain to a Caribbean audience the science of the COVID-19 vaccination detailing the origins of the vaccine, the innovation it has introduced, and the multiple disciplines that came into play in its creation; to showcase and chronicle how a Caribbean born and educated son was able to ascend to the heights of his field and play a key role in the creation of a vaccine that has saved millions of lives and spawned a new age in vaccinology and to highlight the Caribbean’s experience and potential in contributing to cutting edge science, and interrogate the role of the University in spearheading the region’s bio-medical and scientific revolution. Our distinguished panelists are Mr. Vidia Roopchand (Principal Research, Pfizer), Prof. Clive Landis (Principal of The UWI Cave Hill) and Dr. Tomlin Paul (co-lead, Pfizer H3E Caribbean). The event will be moderated by Dr. Jeanese Badenock (Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology, The UWI Cave Hill). Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YhlhXHYBRzyH4zwzSRZ54Q
Rebroadcast of Distinguished Owen Seymour Memorial Lecture – October 17, 2021
If you missed the live broadcast of our inaugural Distinguished Owen Seymour Arthur Memorial Lecture, you can watch the rebroadcast on October 17. See flyer for further details!
Can You Gig It? Leveraging The Gig Economy for Cross Border Trade in Services in the Caribbean
Chelcee Brathwaite$*The COVID-19 pandemic has ensured that it can’t be business as usual – more firms are leveraging digital solutions for business continuity, online labour markets are becoming more popular, and the suitability of the traditional 9-5 workweek is being questioned…
VIDEO RECORDING – SRC/UNCTAD15 LTC: The Battle for Climate Change Finance
On Thursday, September 30, the SRC and UNCTAD15 hosted a Lunch Time Chat on “The Battle for Climate Change Finance”. We were pleased to have Prof. Avinash Persaud as our distinguished speaker. The chat was moderated by SRC Director, Dr. Jan Yves Remy. The video recording may be accessed below:
SRC Trade Quick Guide – Trade in Environmental Goods
Our latest SRC Trade Quick Guide looks at trade in environmental goods. You can access the guide here.
SRC/UNCTAD 15 LTC on Climate Finance – Sept 30, 2021
Join the SRC and UNCTAD15 on Thursday, September 30 (12:30 PM AST) for our upcoming Lunch Time Chat on climate change finance and redefining vulnerability with our distinguished guest Prof. Avinash Persaud. See flyer above for further details. Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AIxQNWZyTFWRw9hhvo626A
CARICOM SIDS and the WTO Fisheries Subsidies Negotiations
Alicia Nicholls and Leisel Juman$*By the time the World Trade Organization (WTO) holds its Twelfth Ministerial Conference (MC12) in November this year, Members hope to have finally reached a multilateral agreement to discipline harmful fisheries subsidies. Fisheries subsidies negotiations have been on-going at the WTO since 2001. Should an agreement be reached among the…
VIDEO RECORDING – Food For Thought – A Roundtable Discussion for Food Security in CARICOM
Thank you for all those who attended the SRC Lunchtime Chat Series in partnership with the BCCI on Wednesday, September 15, 2021. Please see video recording below.
Final Communique from the Africa-CARICOM Summit
On September 7, 2021, the Heads of State and Government of Members of the African Union and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met virtually at a historic summit hosted by His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya. Read the communique here.
The UWI TradeLab law students produce Original Jurisdiction Case Digest for the CCJ
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (September 10, 2021). The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) was one of the 2021 beneficiaries of the third iteration of The University of the West Indies (UWI) TradeLab Clinic. For this initiative, third-year law students from the Cave Hill Campus who participated in the Clinic produced thirty-four (34) summaries of the decisions of the Court issued in the Original Jurisdiction between 2008 and 2020. These summaries were prepared by Ms Chelsea Lawrence, Ms Mya Brathwaite, Mr James Morris and Ms Régine Mondesir under the supervision of The UWI Trade Lab Directors, Dr Jan Yves Remy and Dr Ronnie Yearwood, and international trade law practitioner Mr Claude Chase, who acted as a mentor. This collaboration was conceptualised Dr Jan Yves Remy and is intended to deepen the understanding of the Court’s role in interpreting and applying the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas and deciding on issues regarding freedom of movement, trade, services, and money in the CARICOM region. In the formal handing-over ceremony of the Digest, The Hon Mr Justice Adrian Saunders, President of the CCJ, lamented the fact that regional citizens have not been making greater use of the rights they enjoy under the Treaty. As such, he commended the project, noting that “any initiative that highlights how the rights are to be enjoyed; that places a spotlight on the jurisprudence that has been developed in this area; and that makes this jurisprudence more easily accessible to the people and States of the Community, does a tremendous service to the region.” He further added that, “this digest is more than just concise summaries of the cases. It includes aids that give significant added value for researchers quite apart from providing a readily accessible snapshot of the decisions for the public at large.” In her remarks ahead of the students’ presentation, Dr Remy expressed the hope that the project “…will achieve, in some small measure, a greater implementation of this hope of Caribbean integration.” Speaking to the practical utility of the case digest, Dr Yearwood noted that, “…these types of summaries will allow practitioners and even [academicians] to be able to digest and reach into cases in a quicker way.” The case digest is available via: https://ccj.org/the-digest-of-original-jurisdiction-cases/.