Research and White Papers
Carnival by the Numbers: What the Data Tells Us About the Caribbean’s Most Undervalued Economic Asset
Every Ash Wednesday and Easter, Port of Spain and Kingston come alive. Road march costumes, bass-heavy soca (sprinkled with a "little" or "too much" Dancehall), and fete culture takes over the vibrant cities. But beneath the spectacle, a more important story is unfolding. Carnival in Jamaica and Trinidad is no longer just entertainment. It is a measurable, growing, and increasingly...
Rented Land: Google’s AI Search Shift and the True Cost of Not Owning Your Digital Home
A question circulating on social media recently caught our attention: do businesses still need a website in 2026? It is the kind of question that sounds provocative but carries real strategic weight, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the Caribbean. The short answer is yes. The longer answer requires a closer look at what has changed in search, how consumers find...
305 Million Impressions, Zero Policy: Social Media, Screen Time, and the Caribbean’s Unfinished Conversation
When iShowSpeed wrapped his Caribbean tour in early May, the numbers told one part of a much larger story. Millions of live streams, sold-out venues, and hundreds of thousands of young people glued to screens in real time. It was a reminder of just how deeply content and creator culture have embedded themselves into daily life across the region, and how much policy work is left to be done. The...
Storm Upon Storm: Jamaica’s Food Security in a World on Fire
Six months ago we wrote about Hurricane Melissa and what it meant for Jamaica's food supply. That article remains unpublished and we were in the thick of it then, parsing damage figures, mapping parish losses, urging government and citizens alike to act fast and think ahead. Some of what we warned about came to pass. Some of what we hoped for is happening. And now, with hurricane season opening...
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