July 2011

Fire in Babylon

Last Sunday, I was running with our running group, the Mall Crawlers, when my friend Peter mentioned a great documentary that he had recently seen called ‘Fire in Babylon.’  Peter thought it would be something that I would enjoy, and he was absolutely correct.  According to the summary provided on fireinbabylon.com, it is the story […]

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The Need for Transparency in Tourism

Why do I go on and on about tourism?  The answer is that in the Caribbean, tourism is everything.  It is the biggest generator of income and the biggest employer.  Even oil-rich Trinidad has energy, manufacturing, and service sectors that are heavily dependent on regional markets.  These regional markets would collapse without tourism. Ask any

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