By Chelceé Brathwaite
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in South America - Setting the Bar for the Caribbean
While some still consider AI to be beyond the grasp of developing countries, our South American ne.....
Why the WTO Appellate Body Crisis Matters to the Caribbean
Dr. Jan Yves Remy and Alicia Nicholls
The Appellate Body (AB) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) – the final court charged with hearing appeals on points of law at the WTO – faces an existential crisis. On 10 December 2019, the Read More
China: The Villain or the Hero?
By: Diakia Straker
China’s impressive growth and its reach across the world have sparked some concerns on the international stage and the literature remains divided on China’s motive for its ‘Going Global Strategy’. On the one hand, China is seen as a threa.....
“Opting Out” of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas? The Significance of the CCJ’s Pending Advisory Opinion
Dr. Jan Yves Remy and Alicia Nicholls
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will mark another milestone in its decade and a half history when it shortly delivers its first advisory opinion pursuant to Article 212 of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas (RTC). Late last month,.....
Revitalization of the Agricultural Sector in the Caribbean : Promoting Domestic Agriculture as a solution
By Neil C.A. Paul
What is the current situation with respect to Caribbean agriculture? A decimated Windward Islands banana industry, struggling to regain some semblance of the glory days, following the now infamous World Trade Organization (WTO) decisions pertaining to pre.....
Assessing the Impact of Barbados’ Proposed Data Protection Bill on the Barbadian Private Sector
By: Dean C. Forbes, Gabrielle Whitehall and Jan Yves N. Remy
Today, more than 120 countries have privacy and data protection laws or regulations in place. Many of the new or modernized laws tend to be based on comprehensive legislation, rather than sectoral rules, as data.....
Rough Seas or Smooth Sailing for UK-CARIFORUM Relations in No-Deal Brexit?
By: Nia Marshall
A new Prime Minister is usually synonymous with new beginnings – setting clear economic and social objectives, and then creating a plan for achieving them. But ever since 2016, United Kingdom (UK) politics has been consumed largely with Brexit, leaving l.....
Where Trade and Health Intersect: Front-of-Package Labelling in the Caribbean as a Case Study
By Dr. Arthur Phillips and Dr. Jan Yves Remy
Oftentimes, in public discourse, trade and health are presented as opposing factions competing for governments’ attention and priority. Those who ardently believe i.....
Cement Saga Confirms Importance of CCJ to CARICOM
By: Dr. Jan Yves Remy and Alicia Nicholls
This year, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) delivered two substantive rulings in a dispute aptly dubbed by the media as the ‘cement saga’, a reference to a long-running spat involving regional competitors in the ce.....
Addressing Genetically Modified Foods: A Rising Food Security Concern for the Region
By: Camille Russell
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are one of the most controversial areas of science. While their use in certain fields like medicine is accepted, when it comes to their use in food and agriculture, ethical and moral questions loom. For example, while GM ins.....