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Don’t just teach a man to fish. Are our Caribbean SME policies fundamentally wrong?

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An essay by Abdullah Mohammed on #Caribbean #SIDS, #SMEs, and the need for Political Leadership in Innovation......
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Surveillance isn’t seeing

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Surveillance cameras. Image from DepositPhotos/Wavebreakmedia Not too long ago, the Beetham highway was the scene of protest. I...
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Can self-service replace bad customer service?

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Above: Illustration by wutwhan/DepositPhotos. You are home about to binge watch Stranger Things Season 2 on Netflix with...
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The future is not purchased, it is earned

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Above: Image by sakkmesterke/DepositPhotos. Some might argue the semantic here. Purchase requires earning, some might say, but in this...
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Why Bitcoin will not solve the Caribbean’s financial inclusion woes

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Above: BitCoin as gold standard. Image by ulchik74/DepositPhotos Niel Harper wrote this analysis for his Linked-In profile. It is...
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Beyond disaster to preparedness

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Above: Tropical weather systems Hurricane Norma, left, on the Pacific Ocean side of Mexico; Jose, center, east...
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Broad strokes: Flaws in fastforward II

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Above: When you grade your own report card, it's easy to come put looking good. Photo by OlyPhotoStories/DepositPhotos. The...
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The Fight For Relevance: Beyond CIGF and the NICT Plan

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Above: Usable information rarely pierces the speech bubble to enable understanding. Illustration by cienpies/DepositPhotos People need to get involved. I...
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