Wayne Mc Cook

The World Trade Organization (WTO) approaches its 12^th Ministerial Conference (of Ministers responsible for trade) with its centrality in the Multilateral Trading System (MTS) assured despite the severe shocks it has faced in recent .....

Dr. Kai-Ann D. Skeete

Approximately nearly 18 months since the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States were disrupted by the Covid-19 Pandemic, we can now look back and examine the lessons learnt from surviving the catastrophic human, social, economic, and political losses. As .....

Dr. Jan Yves Remy and Chelcee Brathwaite

On the side lines of the UNCTAD XV Conference hosted by Barbados on 3-7 October 2021,  a growing courtship between Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley and Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta was entering a new phase. While trade offic.....

By Chelceé Brathwaite

The COVID-19 pandemic has ensured that it can’t be business as usual – more firms are leveraging digital solutions for business continui.....

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.....

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.....

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.....

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.....