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		<title>Affordable Housing in Dominica</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Kennedy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2020 13:35:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The devastation of successive natural disasters over the past decade has tested the resolve of Dominicans. Although comparatively few in the Caribbean family are total strangers to natural disasters, the demand placed upon this generation of Dominicans to plan a massive rebuild multiple times during the past five years is among the most heart-wrenching regional stories; just the same as the success they’ve had in their rebuild is among its very best.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Rise of Female STEMpreneurs</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Catherine Morris]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2020 12:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The number of women entrepreneurs in the traditionally male-dominated fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics is on the rise throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Charting a New Course for Ferries</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Kennedy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2020 11:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[All in the Caribbean family recognise the central importance of airplanes and cruise ships to the region’s tourism industry; and, in turn, the importance of passage by land, sea and air for regular travel and business generally. But despite the bustle of transport that’s visible in our cities and among our major transport hubs, there remains a ‘missing link’ in the fleet, and its absence is undermining our potential. Yes, ferries are already seen among the region but, with the right infrastructure upgrades, they would be more commonplace, and bring economic benefits.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>10 Things To Expect In The COVID Economy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Catherine Morris]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2020 14:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The current Coronavirus outbreak has generated a wealth of doomsday headlines and, as the world hovers at the precipice of a global recession, Caribbean economies face a dark future. There are bright spots, however, as tough times foster a spirit of regional cooperation, innovation and resilience. Here, STAR Businessweek presents a balanced view of what likely lies ahead for small island nations and how the region can expect to be transformed by the present crisis.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Digging Into Sand Mining</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Kennedy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dr Lorna Inniss]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[For the Caribbean, effective conservation and utilisation of sand supplies cannot simply be a vague aspiration of the eco to-do list; it’s critical to the future viability of regional tourism, and also the physical territory of nations increasingly battling against an endless ocean that seeks to reclaim land. Despite this, states in this region have long wrestled with how best to define a proper sand management policy, especially when it has entailed hard choices between urgent economic need today and environmental protection for tomorrow. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Residency by Investment Around the Region</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Catherine Morris]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2020 14:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barbados Special Entry and Reside Permit]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last year Anguilla became the latest Caribbean jurisdiction to offer Residency by Investment. RBI schemes are often seen as a more palatable middle ground to their CBI counterparts – inviting overseas investment without having to hand out passports in return.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>LATAM’s Most Influential Regional Organisations</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Kennedy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2020 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In 2020 the postwar liberal consensus is being tested. Not since before World War II has the international community known a time when world leaders flirt with protectionism and isolationism so heavily. Multilateral, regional organisations cannot provide a ‘cure all’ to these challenges – indeed, among any organisation’s members can be those countries who are leading such a charge – but they do offer a strong community for nations committed to collective ideals and international co-operation. This is especially so in an era when longstanding and firmly established norms around free trade and Western security alliances are now being heavily scrutinised.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Digital real estate: how Caribbean islands can cash in on their country codes</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Catherine Morris]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2020 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Albert Daniels]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[domain names]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Every Caribbean country has its own unique footprint on the internet, thanks to its domain name. Saint Lucian sites are instantly recognisable from their ‘.lc’, Jamaica is identified by ‘.jm’, and Grenada by ‘.gd’. Known as country code Top-Level Domains (ccTLDs), there are more to these handles than just a convenient means of finding your way around the web. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Maduro Seeks Salvation from the Private Sector</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Kennedy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2020 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rosneft Oil]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[In recent weeks a particular move by the disputed president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, has signified just how tenuous his grip on the nation’s top job has become. His petition to countrywomen that they pencil in giving birth to six children ‘for the good of the country’ and its repopulation efforts, evidences his desperation to maintain his grip on power. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Foreign buyers spur real estate growth</title>
		<link>https://stluciastar.com/foreign-buyers-spur-real-estate-growth/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Catherine Morris]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Whether hunting for their dream beach house, looking for a reliable investment or planning the perfect retirement hideaway, Caribbean real estate has always been a draw for overseas buyers. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Next Chapter in Canadian-Caribbean Trade</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Kennedy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2020 14:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When it comes to identifying new trading opportunities up north, the USA always serves as a starting point for the Caribbean family. Yet, as a nation that regularly ranks within the world’s top ten biggest economies, Canada is a powerhouse in its own right. It is a country that has had a long trading relationship with the Caribbean region, and one that wishes to grow stronger trading links with like-minded states in an international community currently in the grip of a protectionist fever not seen since the first half of the 20th century. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>UAE supports  regional renewables</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Catherine Morris]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2020 14:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dane McQueen]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Here STAR Businessweek provides an overview of the 16 initiatives supported by the Fund and their current status.]]></description>
		
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">79029</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>The problem with Transparency International’s Corruption Index</title>
		<link>https://stluciastar.com/the-problem-with-transparency-internationals-corruption-index/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Catherine Morris]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2020 14:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Businessweek]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Global anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI) recently released the 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) and it was largely good news for the Caribbean.]]></description>
		
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">78953</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Small Island Developing States or  Big Ocean Developing States?</title>
		<link>https://stluciastar.com/small-island-developing-states-or-big-ocean-developing-states/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Kennedy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2020 14:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Businessweek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BODS]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[For Small Island Developing States (SIDS), being surrounded by the ocean can be an asset or a liability. Sustainable development ensures that being encircled by sea is indeed a virtue, and nations must leverage the sea around them in order to make the transition from SIDS, via Big Ocean Developing States (BODS), to Big Ocean Sustainable States (BOSS). But the path to becoming BOSS-level is not easy, nor clear-cut, and involves a journey that is replete with pitfalls. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Blacklist reshuffle: The Caribbean responds as the EU revises its tax haven list</title>
		<link>https://stluciastar.com/blacklist-reshuffle-the-caribbean-responds-as-the-eu-revises-its-tax-haven-list/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Catherine Morris]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2020 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alden McLaughlin]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The European Union revised its dreaded tax haven blacklist last month and while many Caribbean countries were spared, others were caught in the crosshairs as the taxation watchdog sought to name and shame those it deems non-compliant. The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes has four new additions: the Cayman Islands, Palau, Panama [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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