EDITORIAL

A CARIBBEAN DILEMMA: Medical services for cruise passengers
Not a destination problem s nations of the world battle an invisible enemy from within and without, drastic action to severely limit the movement and gathering of human beings became increasingly necessary. Amidst dire predictions and near-panic reaction following the World Health Organisation’s declaration of a pandemic (March 11, 2020), daily tally of those who...
The port – a functioning member of the community
As a functioning member of the community Seaports should make Climate Change a priority concern orts, unless singularly located on an island, will butt on at least one community. And often because of the sheer size of its footprint, will find more than one community as neighbours just beyond its perimeter fence. Communities are complex...
Give Climate Change priority status
Responsibilities of corporate citizens orts, unless singularly located on an island, will butt on at least one community. And often because of the sheer size of its footprint, will find more than one community as neighbours just beyond the perimeter fence. Communities are complex social units, for the diversity of individuals, persuasions, vocations and capabilities;...
Ports, the first and last line of defence
The role and function of ports cannot be viewed simply ... ven before the end of June, the Summer of 2019 was already being labelled one of the hottest on record. North Americans, some stripped to the waist in public places, were trying to deal with temperatures that often exceeded 107ºF/42ºC ... hotter than mostwould...
Caribbean oil: hope yet trepidation
The Caribbean is no newcomer to oil he rhetorical question has been raised: is the Caribbean the next global oil-producing region? Truth is: the Caribbean is no newcomer to oil. Some of the earliest commercial attempts to mine oil were made in the southern Caribbean. Today the Caribbean has more proven oil reserves than could...
Concerns, jitters with growth of cruise
Concerns in regional tourism with growth of cruise espite the relatively small size of the Caribbean (approximately 44 million persons and 87,000 sq. miles scattered across 26 island states and territories) the region is the world leader in the global cruise industry and pleasure boating sub-sectors. Indeed, the Caribbean is regarded as ‘the cruise...