Diplomatically Speaking - The Podcast
The Caribbean foreign affairs podcast, Diplomatically Speaking, hosted by former senior Caribbean diplomat, Dr. Geneive Brown Metzger, is a bi-weekly program featuring candid conversations with leaders on the front line of U.S. and Caribbean affairs—diplomats, economists, government and business leaders—about bi-lateral relations, U.S. Asia geopolitical tensions over the region, foreign trade, and why the U.S. should deepen its relationships with the Caribbean in the post-pandemic era. Dr. Metzger will also discuss fresh ideas coming from the region for new and diverse economic opportunities and innovative ventures, and a what could be a paradigm shift in Caribbean economic strategy going forward. The podcast will keep you up to speed on issues about the most pressing matters of our time concerning the region and how they connect to you.
Episodes
12 episodes
How telecommunications empowered Caribbean nationals and birthed a diaspora with Denis O’Brien, Founder and Chairman, Digicel Group.
A new era in Caribbean telecommunications has been ushered in by liberalization in the late 1990s and early 2000s marking the emergence of many Caribbean countries from an era of monopoly control over the networks, broadband Internet, and cable...
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32:11
Caribbean Citizen-centric development and new economic frontiers: A conversation with the World Bank’s Director of the Caribbean, Tahseen Sayed
The blue economy and digital technology are emerging as strong pathways for economic and sustainable growth in the Caribbean. Both hold promise to diversify the economy, create jobs, and leapfrog development in the region. The World...
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32:00
Cayman Islands: Leading the Caribbean in the financial and tech markets...A conversation with Charlie Kirkconnell, CEO, Cayman Enterprise City
Nestled in the Caribbean Sea, are three islands known as the Cayman Islands: Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman. A global financial center, Grand Cayman, the largest of the three, is approximately 76 square miles, and home to ab...
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34:24
Caribbean Rule of Law and regulatory framework: An alternative for foreign investors during COVID disruption and beyond with Dustin Delany, Esq., Managing Partner, Dentons Caribbean
At a time when the COVID-19 pandemic is testing the economic resiliency of the Caribbean, many are reimagining business and investment in the region. Caribbean economies are being creative in their offerings to foreign investors and compe...
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37:23
Caribbean shipping: A key link in the global supply chain, a conversation with Juan Carlos Croston, President of the Caribbean Shipping Association
Among the first news about the COVID-19 pandemic involved the shipping industry. Reports about passengers stranded at sea on cruise lines, cargo and cruise ships alike not being allowed to dock out of fear of infected passengers and crew ...
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Episode 8
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28:45
What’s Next for the Caribbean: Priorities Come to Roost, a conversation with Scott McDonald, Ph.D, Chief Economist, Smith’s Research & Gradings
The shock of the pandemic to Caribbean economies across the board has been seismic and is occurring during a worldwide health crisis and global geopolitical shifts between east and west which have huge implications for the Caribbean. With...
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Episode 7
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42:15
Caribbean Jewry: A Diverse Community
When one thinks of the Caribbean, typically he/she would think of a region of African descendants, and of course, European settlers who colonized the region in the late 15th century. The history of the Jews in Latin America began with Conversos...
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Episode 6
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29:41
Cultural Diplomacy and Channelling Bob Marley
In a world where the international market for cultural goods is larger than the markets for steel, automobiles, or textiles, the Caribbean is developing market driven frameworks to exploit the region’s cultural and creative industries in recogn...
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Episode 4
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33:12
Caribbean Regional Stock Exchanges: More than Beaches
Though the Caribbean is well-known for its beautiful beaches and vibrant music, it has an emerging capital market that should not be ignored. As many as twelve national stock exchanges can be found in the region. In addition, the Ca...
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Episode 3
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34:06
Caribbean Economic Recovery Post Pandemic
The pandemic has put to a test conventional economic structures across the globe, including in the Caribbean. It will not be business as usual going forward and for this edition, Dr. Stephen Metzger, Economics Professor at Fordham Univers...
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Episode 2
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23:47
Introducing Dr. Geneive Brown Metzger
From immigrant to foreign diplomat—a Jamaican-born American shares her voice on what shaped her and why she is motivated to launch a podcast especially now, when the globe is under the biggest challenge of a century, the Coronavirus. She ...
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Episode 1
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