Don't let Christmas spending bust the budget... or the IMF pact
AT this time of the year, most commercial entities are gearing up to rake in money they might not have made earlier because of the tight space in which the Jamaican economy is operating. This has been the traditional habit and practice, supported by a frenzy of promotional activities meant to st ...
Caricom still an imagined community
THE evidence leaves no doubt that the Caribbean Community (Caricom) is in a serious existential crisis and must change in order to bring tangible economic, political and social benefits to the member states.
It is clear that the people of the region do not perceive themselves as benefitting f ...
Deal salvages the WTO, but not world trade
THE recently concluded ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in salubrious Bali, Indonesia, has agreed on a trade pact. This should not be momentous news because this is what the WTO is supposed to do.
It is, however, news of vital importance because of the state of the gl ...
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