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  • 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 …

  • 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 …

  • 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 …

  • 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 …

  • 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 …

  • 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 …

  • 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 …

  • 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 …

  • The View From Europe

    By David Jessop | Sunday, September 28, 2008 | 0 Comments


    The institutional arrangements in the EPA are of importance
    Tucked away towards the end of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) that will be signed shortly between …

  • The View From Europe

    By David Jessop | Sunday, September 14, 2008 | 2 Comments


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    Paying attention to tourism
    When Caribbean Heads of Government met in Antigua in July they devoted the first business day of their meeting to discussions with …

  • The View From europe

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


    A high stakes gamble
    What should one make of the fiasco over the date of the signing of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Europe? The …

  • The View From Europe

    By David Jessop | Sunday, August 3, 2008 | 0 Comments


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    The collapse of the WTO ministerial leaves the Caribbean in limbo
    Set in a park with views across Lake Geneva to the snow-capped Alps, the …

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