DePalma focuses on a narrow slice of Havana and a number of its families, creating an excellent read about the lives of “ordinary” citizens.
Chaitram’s book is strongly recommended for readers looking for a general entry point on foreign policy in the Caribbean.
Cuba has entered the 2020s much in the same fashion as it did in the 1990s; the world is a more uncertain place, its main economic backer is riven by a major economic collapse, and its relations with its northern neighbor are tense. But there are differences.
Guyana’s economy is projected to grow by 26 percent in 2020, but the country will need more than just money alone to affect much needed changes in governance frameworks, inhuman capital, and transparency.
On November 5, 2020, St. Vincent and the Grenadines will also go to the polls to decide whether Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves will win his fifth consecutive term in office. The vote is expected to center largely around the United Labour Party’s management of the nation’s troubled economy.
Amidst the global pandemic and resulting economic struggles in China, the country’s agricultural industry is now suffering from flooding, impacting their food supply.
Good governance is no small task, but anti-corruption and accountability measures could be worth their weight in gold for the Caribbean.
From positive forecasts to shrinking economies, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a drastic effect on the Caribbean. How will the region recover?
With Suriname’s electoral process nearing its end, the question now is how the new government will approach the country’s changing geopolitical landscape.
