Dr. Kai-Ann Skeete is the Trade Research Fellow at the Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade, Law, Policy and Services based at the UWI Cave Hill Campus, Barbados. Her substantial training is in the field of International Relations, Trade and Political Science. Kai-Ann’s doctoral thesis dealt with the Caribbean’s approach to regional integration and advances recommendations on the governance of the labour regime from the Institute of International Relations, UWI St. Augustine, Trinidad.

Dr. Skeete’s research interests include CARICOM’s Forward Trade Agenda, Caribbean Regional Integration specifically the implementation, administration and monitoring of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), Caribbean Private Sector Forward Trade Agenda,  Geopolitics, Customs and Port Operations, Security Studies and Regional governance systems. Dr. Skeete’s recent publications include chapters or journal articles on Caribbean Small States Regionalism, CARICOM Diplomacy, Artificial Intelligence and CARICOM’s Enlargement.

Kai-Ann is a Caribbean regionalist and speaks French, Spanish and Italian and is always keen to learn other languages. Kai-Ann is the mother of 8 year old Joshua and in her free time, she devotes time to travelling around the world and discovering Caribbean culture.