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.
Guyana’s recent oil windfall has been well-documented, but successfully harnessing the opportunity it brings will require a combination of transparency, institutional management, and infrastructure changes.
Poor governance, systemic corruption, and mounting injustices have left Haitians with little to show since the massive 2010 post-earthquake response.
Suriname faces challenges to improve its anti-corruption and anti-money laundering capabilities. However, a number of technical and financial sources stand ready to assist.
Good governance is no small task, but anti-corruption and accountability measures could be worth their weight in gold for the Caribbean.
For the Guyanese, moving forward together will be difficult, but not leaving anyone behind may be even more so.
While President Ali’s election is a victory for the country’s democratic electoral process, the burden of good governance will bring a number of challenges.
Trinidad and Tobago is set to conduct general elections in August. But how will the global pandemic play out in this scenario?
Rewatch the second day of our sponsored conference: “Good Governance and Corruption in the Caribbean.”
Rewatch the first day of our sponsored conference: “Good Governance and Corruption in the Caribbean.”
