The COVID-19 pandemic has ensured that it can’t be business as usual – more firms are leveraging digital solutions for business continui.....
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 subsidi.....
The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and CARICOM
Dr. Jan Yves Remy and Kaycia Ellis-Bourne
On 14 July 2021, the European Union (EU) released its long-awaited proposal for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) which will serve as the EU bloc’s first carbon import levy. As anticipated, the proposed.....
The CARICOM Commission’s Report on the Economy: Time to Play Your Part!
Dr. Jan Yves Remy
At the invitation of the Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, I recently participated in a vibrant session of the Caribbean Economic Forum entitled “Putting People at the Centre.....
TRIPS and Health: Moving towards a friendlier intellectual property regime
By Tara Leevy
Over the past decade, global health issues, and questions about the impact of international trade on global health have taken centre-stage. The diverse nature of health-related conflicts that have arisen within the international trade context dramatically ill.....
Same Cast, Time for a different script: A Sobering Welcome to Dr. Barnett
Dr. Kai-Ann Skeete
With the announcement of the upcoming retirement of Ambassador Irwin LaRocque in August 2021 as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General (SG), this author waited with bated breath for the confirmation of the selected successor. The moment came earlier .....
Diaspora Financing for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Caribbean
Alicia Nicholls
Although in recent years, Caribbean governments have accelerated their diaspora engagement efforts, the diaspora as a development actor remains under-harnessed. This SRC Trading Thoughts examines the potentially transformative role the diaspora cou.....
My Experience at the Model WTO International 2021
Nwadike Bacchus
As a freshly minted graduate and alumnus of the Masters in International Trade Policy (MITP) Programme at the UWI Shridath Ramphal Centre (SRC), Cave Hill Campus, I anticipated that my first real test to apply the skills I acquired would take the form of the traditi.....
Unleashing the Potential of Youth in International Trade
By Chelcee Brathwaite
Youth unemployment, defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO) as persons aged 15-24 seeking but unable to find a job.....