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• The View From Europe

  By David Jessop | Sunday, December 21, 2008 | 0 Comments

  
  

  The year 2009 will be a difficult one for the Caribbean

  For many, for reasons of family, religion and tradition, Christmas is both a moment of reflection and celebration; a time to look back, take stock …

• The View from Europe

  By David Jessop | Sunday, December 14, 2008 | 0 Comments

  
  

  There has to be a focus on survival strategies before the region is overwhelmed
  David Jessop is the Executive Director of the Caribbean Council for Europe
  On December 3 the President of the Caribbean Develop-ment Bank (CDB), …

• The View From Europe

  By David Jessop | Sunday, December 7, 2008 | 0 Comments

  
  

  

  Europe has created the conditions for the perfect economic storm in the Caribbean
  On November 24, Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer (Finance Minister), Alistair Darling, proposed increasing a tax that already impacts negatively the Caribbean and …

• The View From Europe

  By David Jessop | Sunday, November 30, 2008 | 0 Comments

  
  

  Cariforum nations should follow Jamaica’s initiative in relation to Cuba
  On December 8 in Santiago de Cuba, Caribbean heads of government and representatives of a range of regional institutions will gather for the third Cuba-Caricom Summit. The …

• The View from Europe

  By David Jessop | Sunday, November 23, 2008 | 0 Comments

  
  

  The Caribbean is heading for a severe economic contraction
  (Executive Director of the Caribbean Council for Europe)
  Slowly, ever so slowly the Caribbean is coming to recognise that it is far from immune from the global economic …

• The View From Europe

  By David Jessop | Sunday, November 16, 2008 | 0 Comments

  
  

  The outlook for tourism is far from bright

  As the global economic outlook darkens, the Caribbean tourism industry has begun to look closely at its revenue forecasts and how best to position itself to weather the …

• The View from Europe

  By David Jessop | Sunday, November 9, 2008 | 0 Comments

  
  

  The Caribbean and restructuring the global financial system
  On November 15, the heads of government from the world’s most powerful nations will meet in Washington to discuss how to restructure the global financial system.
  They will be …

• The View From Europe

  By David Jessop | Sunday, November 2, 2008 | 0 Comments

  
  

  A new US policy towards the Caribbean?
  By the morning of Wednesday November 5, the world should know who the next President of the United States will be.
  Barring the unexpected, the polls suggest that Barack Obama …

• The View From Europe

  By David Jessop | Sunday, October 26, 2008 | 0 Comments

  
  

  Little government, private sector awareness in the region of recession implications
  Three weeks ago there was an almost tangible sense of fear in Europe. Then families and individuals realised for the first time in their …

• The View From Europe

  By David Jessop | Sunday, October 19, 2008 | 0 Comments

  
  

  A fundamental philosophical divide has  emerged in the context of the EPA
  After months of argument and eleventh hour confusion, the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between Europe and Cariforum was signed in Barbados on October 15.
  Guyana …

• The View From Europe

  By David Jessop | Monday, October 13, 2008 | 0 Comments

  
  

  EPA presents moment for leadership
  In times of crisis nations need leadership.
  Explaining to ordinary citizens the dangers that the global financial meltdown presents or speaking about why the countries of the Caribbean are signing the Economic …

• The View From Europe

  By David Jessop | Sunday, October 5, 2008 | 0 Comments

  
  

  The Caribbean needs to engage in a painful debate on ‘development’
  “The euphoria of speculators has spawned the anguish of entire peoples… Only decisive action by governments, especially in countries at the heart of the crisis, …

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