JECS – Vol. 35 No. 1 March 2010

Allan Wright is a Senior Economist at the Central Bank of Barbados and also currently a Researcher at the Centre for Monetary Studies in Latin America (CEMLA). He received his PhD in Economics from the University of the West Indies. His current work lies mainly in the areas of debt and fiscal policy, forecasting, economic growth, foreign direct investment and aspects of the real sector including tourism.

Asokore Beckles is a Statistician in the Barbados Statistical Service department, St. Michael, BARBADOS.

Carolyn Hayle is Senior Programme Officer, Institute for Hospitality and Tourism, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, JAMAICA. Carolyn conducts research in Social Policy, Qualitative Social Research and Macroeconomics linked to tourism, sustainable development or workforce development. She uses either a mixed method or a qualitative approach depending on the nature of the study.

Diaram Ramjee Singh is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Management, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, JAMAICA.

Dwayne Devonish is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Management, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, BARBADOS. His research interests include work-related stress, health, performance, and other issues in human resource management and organisational behaviour. He has co-authored a number of research articles on some of these areas.

George Saridakis is a Lecturer in the Business School, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, UNITED KINGDOM.

Hilbourne A. Watson was a Professor in the Department of International Relations at Bucknell University. He taught at Bucknell from 1994 until retiring in 2013. He taught the Modern World System (Foundation Seminar), Theories of International Relations, Seminar in International Relations: Global Restructuring (Capstone), Race, Nation-State & International Relations, and International Relations, Caribbean. He specialiSed in areas within international political economy, international relations, and political theory.

Kerry Sumesar-Rai is the General Manager Corporate Services at Trinidad and Tobago Postal Corporation “TTPOST”, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.

Maukesh Basdeo of the Department of Behavioural Sciences, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.

Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus. The late Prof. Craigwell was also Research Associate in the Research Department, Central Bank of Barbados. A friend, colleague, avid researcher and regular contributor to JECS, we at the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute extend our deepest sympathies to his family.

Sandra Sookram is Deputy Governor (Monetary Operations and Policy) of Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago. She is responsible for the Banking Operations, Reserves and Domestic Market Management, Research and Information Services Departments at the Central Bank. Prior to joining the Central Bank, Dr. Sookram was a fellow at the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES) at the University of the West Indies. Her Scientific achievements lie in her research on various areas in economics and her work has been published in refereed journals and books. A key component of her work as a Fellow involved the supervision of students at the M.Sc., M.Phil. and Ph.D. levels. Dr. Sookram holds a Ph.D. in Economics (2005) from the University of the West Indies.

Troy Lorde is a Senior Lecturer and the Head of the Department of Economics, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, BARBADOS. His main research interests are in the fields of international tourism, tourism demand, international trade, and international competitiveness. He has published 40 papers in peer-reviewed journals, prepared 7 technical reports and presented papers at 30 conferences

Winston Moore is a Professor of Economics and Head of the School of Graduate Studies and Research, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus. His recent research has examined the issues surrounding the green economy, private sector development as well as the economic impact of climate change on tourism.