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2009

June 19 - the Caribbean mobilises its Diaspora

June 12 - New thinking on growth

May 29 - Caribbean regionalism

May 22 - Crime - the enemy within

May 15 - Changing institutional arrangments for trade

May 7 - The Caribbean Cuba and the US

May 1 - Caribbean agriculture and food security

April 24 - Lessons of the Summit of the Americas II

colapril17 (The world is a very different place)

April 2 - the G20 and climate change

March 27 - Think tanks and the Caribbean

March 19 - politics the people and the recession

March 13 - China and the Caribbean

February 27 - The changing world order and the Caribbean

February 20 - A new caribbean development model

February 13 - The new tourism and the caribbean

February 6 - Coping with the recession

January 29 - De-globalisation and the EPA

January 20 - mitigating the effects of the recssion on tourism

January 16 - Cuba at 50

January 9 - the recession and social partnerships

2008

December 19 - The year ahead

December 12 - New survival strategies required

December 5 - When enough is enough

November 28 - Cuba the Caribbean and the US

November 21 - The Economic Shock to Come

November 14 - Tourism and the Recession

November 7 - Reforming international financial institutions

October 31 - Obama and the Caribbean

October 24 - The coming recession and oil

October 17 - Two Caribbean's and the EPA

October 10 - Politicians and the People

October 3 - the global financial crisis and the Caribbean

September 26 - Governing the EPA

September 19 - Implementing the EPA

September 12 - Taking tourism seriously

September 5 - Signing the EPA

August 1 - The WTO round and the Caribbean

July 25 - PetroCaribe

July 18 - Darkening clouds over regionalism

July 11 - WTO round

July 4 - Trade liberalisation the mood changes

June 27 - Tourism in crisis

June 20 - The Scottish experience

June 11 - changing hemispheric relations

June 6 - Shipping costs and tariffs

May 30 - Tourism and airlines

May 23 - DR and Caricom

May 16 - Visa

May 9 - Jamaica and Cuba

May 2 - Social partnerships

April 25 - Limits to growth

April 18 - Small States

April 14 - tourism challenges ahead

April 11 - Food and economic stability

March 14 - Preparing for the EPA

March 7 - new thinking

February 28 - Cuba

February 22 - small business and the EPA

February 15 - making the caribbean competitive

February 8 - diaspora

February 1- Is Doha dead

January 25 - environmental protectionism

January 18 - Addressing the challenges of tourism

January 11 - Operationalising trade agreements

January 4 - The long term impact of the EPA

2007

December 20 - EPA completed

December 14 - Food Security

December 7 - EPA a step into the dark

November 30 - investments

November 16 - EPA uncertainty reigns

November 9 - explaining EPAs

November 2 - Cuba the US and Europe

October 26 - EPA EC options

October 19 - Is EPA nearing completion

October 11 - food security

October 5 - sea level change

September 28 - EPA in crisis

September 20 - governments and tourism

September 14 - sugar and food

September 5 - changing priorities

July 27 - EPA in trouble

July 20 - crime

July 13 - new opportunities

July 6 - new government structures

June 29 - EU treaty

June 21 - Antigua dispute

June 15 - Business forum outcome

June 1 - Heritage

May 25 - addressing climate change

May 18 - WTO OECD

May 4 - bananas

April 27 - EPA update

April 20 - Cuba

March 29 - Sagicor

March 23 - over the horizon

March 16 - open skies

March 9 - environmental security

February 22 - energy security

February 16 - the epa challenge

February 9 - sugar future

February 2 - changing relationships

January 19 - security tourism

January 12 - WTO negs

January 5 - warming ag tourism

2006

December 15 - crisis

December 8 - EPA Phase IV

December 1 - Cuba

November 24 - EPAs and agriculture

November 17 - global warming

November 10 - London conference

October 28 - London conference

October 20 - Education and competitiveness

October 13 - EPA update

October 6 - governments and tourism

September 22 - TT Caribbean future

September 15 - business environment

September 8 - new foreign policy

August 7 - special Cuba

July 28 - WTO collapse and after

July 21 - services EPA

July 14 - EPAs

July 14 - EPA development

July 7 - WTO and after

June 30 - EPAs and regional geometry

June 21 - Caribbean branding

June 16 - private sector

June 8 - NGOs

June 2 - global change caribbean

May 26 - DR Caricom

May 18 - tourisms concerns

May 12 - EPA

May 5 - sugar

April 28 - USCarib FTA

April 7 - UK Caribbean Forum

March 31 - WTO going nowhere

March 24 - Dominican Republic

March 17 - ethanol

March 10 - WTO sugar

March 3 - services

February 24 - private sector

February 17 - OCTDOM

February 9 - EC policy

February 3 - sugar

January 27 - New EU states

January 20 - tourism

January 12 - CSME

January 5 - after WTO ministerial

2005

December 16 - Next decade

December 9 - WTO Ministerial

December 2 - Cuba Caricom

November 25 - EU decision sugar

November 18 -newtradeissues

November 10 - tourism

November 4 - EC development policy

October 28 - WTO failure

October 21 - negotiating outlook

October 13 - Venezuela

October 7 - EPAs

September 30 - ethics

September 23 - uncertainty EU Sugar

September 16 - WTO

September 9 - bananas

July 29 - DR Caricom

July 28 - changing Europe

July 22 - sugar process

July 15 - WTO update

July 8 - security

July 1 - regional development fund

June 23 - accompanying measures

June 17 - EU constitution CSME

June 10 - small economies

June 3 - sugar

May 26 - EPAs

May 20 - private sector

May 13 - world bank

May 6 - rich poor contradiction

April 29 - UK election disapora

April 22 - USTR WTO

April 15 - Tourism and negots

April 8 - bananas-wto

March 18 - corruption- narcotics

March 11 - WTO

March 4 - fair tourism

February 24 - Bananas

February 18 - Brazil

February 11 - Mandelson

February 4 - china

January 28 - sugar

January 20

January 14

January 7 - tsunami

Tourism Column 2009

June 3 - the cost of travel

April 18 - Action on APD

March 13 - using tourism to stimulate growth

February 25 - conferencing

January 14 - Climate change

 

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