The Caribbean needs incubators!
by Cdr. Bud Slabbaert, Cdr. Bud SlabbaertChairman/Coordinator Caribbean Aviation Meetup Wow, why, what? Is there an upcoming baby-boom? Is it related to this [...]
Opinion
HAITI : Caribbean Dignity Unbowed.
by Professor Hilary Beckles, Professor Hilary Beckles,Vice Chancellor,University of the West Indies. The democratic, nation-building debt the [...]
The Caribbean thinks of climate resilience
by Cdr. Slabbaert As time and age advance, and with it one’s private and professional life progresses, one might come to the conclusion that most things we do in life, in [...]
Caribbean Friendly Skies
By Cdr. Bud Slabbaert, Have you ever heard of the ‘Caribbean Friendly Skies’, an airlift concept where all the flight connections are fast, the schedules are [...]
Encouraging messages
Encouraging messages by Cdr. Bud Slabbaert Statistics have a sort of magical appeal and are a bit like mathematical enchanted tricks, aren’t they? The worlds of business [...]
No Banana Republics in the Caribbean
By Cdr. Bud Slabbaert Maracuja Republics, yes. But Banana Republics, definitely not! A few clarifying lines of political science may be appropriate here. [...]
The Caribbean needs ThinkTanks
by Cdr. Bud Slabbaert, As an introduction, I could give you one of the many definitions of a ThinkTank, a Brain-Box or what Brainstorming is. I’ll spare you the [...]
Changing Caribbean Economies
by Cdr. Bud Slabbaert The Caribbean is being stuck with economies that are over-proportionally depending on revenue from tourism and related activities. No, this is [...]
Richard Branson calls for ‘Marshall Plan’ to help Caribbean recover
\ By Ray Downs | Sept. 11, 2017 CEO and Founder of Virgin Group Sir Richard Branson [...]
Caribbean tourism development with boutique flair
By Cdr. Bud Slabbaert, There is no universal definition for luxury tourism. One person’s luxury is another’s ordinary. Even if there was a definition of a [...]