By: Laurel Theresa Bain The policy options for managing the economy should become common knowledge to enable public participation in the process of economic development and transformation. The main policy options for managing the economy are monetary policy, fiscal policy, and structural policy. Monetary and fiscal policies are most commonly referred to as they have […]
By: Dr. Basil Springer “May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.” – Romans 15:5-6 “You shall not oppress a stranger, […]
Wednesday, 05 April 2023 “The Journey to 50: Reflecting on the Past, Planning for the Future”. This phrase was the Theme used for the celebration of the 49th anniversary of Grenada’s Independence on 07 February 2023. Most definitely; the Theme is pivoted on the excitement towards Grenada attaining fifty (50) years of nationhood and, it […]
Basil Springer Column (FEBRUARY 26, 2023) The economies of the Caribbean are heavily dependent on tourism. Trinidad and Tobago’s (T&T) economy, unlike that of most of the English-speaking Caribbean countries, has been led by growth in the petroleum and petrochemical industries. The major annual tourism event, our Carnival extravaganza, has just concluded successfully after an […]
[ By J. K. Roberts ( Sound Public Policies Advocate ); Circulated on Wednesday, 22 March 2023 ] This latest string of public articles delves into the ‘capacity and seriousness’ of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) and by extension the Government of Grenada, in implementing a ‘successful, satisfying and significant’ permanent Unemployment Assistance Benefit Scheme. […]
[ By J. K. Roberts ( Sound Public Policies Advocate ); Circulated on Monday, 27 February 2023 ] To prove straightway on entry to State Power its political boldness and will, its governance capacity and knowhow, its leadership role in taking ‘tough needful’ decisions, and particularly of its compassionate interest about the pensions for retirees […]
By Laurel Theresa Bain The countries of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) originally operated under the Treaty of Basseterre (1981) which established the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States [OECS] for the harmonisation of policies among the member states. The Revised Treaty of Basseterre of 2010 allowed for the establishment of the OECS Economic Union […]
[ By J. K. Roberts ( Sound Public Policies Advocate ); Circulated on Wednesday, 15 February 2023 ] Is the ‘new, young and excited’ 23 June 2022 ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) party with its “Transforming Grenada” agenda, ‘conscious of and comfortable with’ what it is doing and the direction it is taking which can […]
By Laurel Theresa Bain The focus of the 2023 national budget on the six priority areas, and the emphasis on the development of linkages which, if successfully implemented, should increase value added in the domestic economy and provide a path to transforming the economy. The transformation of an economy would take time, but the economic […]
