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Opinion January 15, 2016 | 10:07 am

2016 the year to consider the importance of tourism

Some years ago, when the banana wars were at their height, the issue forEurope was diversification. Then, the world was very different, the scope ofwhat was possible was limited, and the services sector was not much thoughtabout in Europe as the future economic driver for the Caribbean.

At the time I had a conversation with a senior figure in the EuropeanCommission who was responsible for... Read more

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