homeWHAT IS POPULATION AGEING? 30 June 2008
By Dr. Jennifer Rouse, Director, Division of Ageing, Ministry of Social Development,
Population ageing is now a global issue. This phenomenon refers to an increasing proportion (usually over 10%) of elderly persons (aged 60 years and over) within an overall population. Demographers, however, refer to it as the “demographic transition” – a gradual process wherein a society moves from a situation of high rates of fertility and mortality to one of low rates of fertility and mortality. Besides the factors of fertility and mortality, there is a third factor – net migration – which, when combined with the other two, results in population ageing. This third factor especially has a significant impact on ageing in the Caribbean in general and on Trinidad and Tobago in particular.
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Build a Safer Future by Doubling Your Network 30 June 2008
By Francis Wade,
Francis Wade is a management consultant who is releasing an e-book on Caribbean networking in June 2008 that will be free to the public for a limited time. See http://fwconsulting.com/newnetworking for details.
Here in the Caribbean, our professionals still have a tendency to build professional networks that stop where the water starts. In other words, most of us have few if any trusted colleagues living in other countries in the region.
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MENTORING – THE RIGHT WAY 30 June 2008
By Lara Quentrall-Thomas
As AFETT continues its journey towards ‘Making Women Winners’, the Association has committed itself to providing career mentorship to a selection of female high school students. But before we begin it is important to understand exactly what we mean by mentoring.
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Why Would Anyone Want To Work For You? 30 June 2008
By Dr. Kwame R. Charles
What is your organization’s employer brand? What do people say about working at your organization? Why would anybody want to work for you? Our research suggests that most local and regional organizations don’t know the answers to these questions. Most of our organizations just go about their daily routines without thinking seriously about how to create a brand that will attract and retain the right talent for the job and the organization – the right “fit”. In fact our research shows that employee retention is one of the weakest areas of human resource management in Caribbean organizations.
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On the Issue of Rice 09 June 2008
Written by Dr. Taimoon Stewart
The business sector engaged in wholesale and retail of rice and flour has been accused of price gouging, hoarding of supplies, and tied selling. How justified are these accusations, and what can consumers do? I treat with these three issues below in the context of the fairness of the accusations. Read the rest of this entry »
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