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Perfect Storms in Haiti and Jamaica: Community Policing is a Governance Strategy.
By Bertrand Laurent @BHLaurent1 In February Andrew Holness, Jamaica’s Prime Minister, recently announced that his country would be willing to join an international effort in Haiti to address its gang problems. Many observers felt that Jamaica, with severe gang problems … Continue reading
Youth Civic Engagement Really Works
A widely shared sentiment among many youth during the sixties and seventies was to withdraw from society and create new communities, invent new relationships, and find new meaning to the notion of self. Social and spiritual separation led to experiences … Continue reading
The Smallest Big City in the World
Every American city has experienced its share of social, environmental, economic and political challenges. New Orleans is probably the only city that, with the possible exception of arctic snow blizzards and desert sandstorms, has exerienced them all. The citizens of … Continue reading
A World of Cities
Cultural, economic and social relations between cities are hastened by immigration, decentralization and increasing discomfort with national policies. We are increasingly becoming a world of cities, and less a world of nations. Continue reading
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A First Hand Account of a Fruit Tree Distribution in the Grand Anse
What could I expect? Bert Laurent, a friend and Executive Chairman at The Caribbean Institute had asked me to accompany a delivery of fruit tree seedlings by truck from TCI’s nursery near Port au Prince, over sometimes challenging, rocky, mountain … Continue reading
Distribution Phase Begins for TCI’s Christmas Fruit Tree Initiative
The Caribbean Institute’s distribution of fruit trees to Haitian farmers and gardeners for Christmas begins! Continue reading
Our Response to Hurricane Matthew
On October 4 and 5 in southern Haiti, Hurricane Matthew caused over a thousand deaths and immense destruction of houses, schools, roads, bridges and other infrastructure. In addition, farms, trees and animals were lost. Agricultural production and food security are … Continue reading
How Haiti Should Respond to Hurricane Matthew
Hurricane Matthew, which killed more than 1,300 people, destroyed 80% of the city of Jeremie and left over 35,000 people homeless, is the 14th hurricane since 2004 to impact Haiti, and is the 10th since 2004 to cause loss of … Continue reading
Using An African Tradition to Build Civic Engagement
The theme of this blogsite is “Sustainable development by maximizing stakeholder engagement.” This theme maintains the idea that in order for solutions to be sustainable, as many stakeholders as possible must be involved. In other words, the greater the engagement of … Continue reading
Engaging Youth to Reduce Crime
A new model builds youth civic engagement to fight crime The people who can best solve the problems of communities are usually members of those very communities. The problem is that they are rarely empowered or equipped to be effective … Continue reading
The Caribbean Institute for Sustainable Development 