What A Super Super Bowl!
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Author: Ainsley Brown
Ainsley C. Brown is an internationally recognized expert on special economic zones (SEZs), economic governance, and global value chain integration. Ainsley served as Interim Chief Operating Officer of the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), where he led efforts to position SEZs as engines of sustainable industrial transformation. He conceptualized and developed the Sustain-a-Livity framework, integrating social, economic, environmental, and governance (SEEG) principles into Jamaica’s SEZ regime—an initiative that earned international recognition as one of the Top 50 SDG Model Zone Initiatives by the Global Alliance of Special Economic Zones.
A lawyer by training and a systems thinker by practice, Ainsley is known for his ability to connect the dots between law, commerce, policy, and trade to design forward-looking solutions for inclusive development. His thought leadership includes the widely referenced article “Building an Economic Engagement Network Between Africa and the Caribbean” (Afronomics Law, 2021), which outlines a roadmap for South-South cooperation through SEZ-led investment and trade.
As a lecturer in logistics, supply chain management, and international business across the University of the West Indies and other regional institutions, Ainsley continues to mentor emerging professionals and policymakers. He is also the founder and host of “Let’s Talk SEZs”, a YouTube series that demystifies SEZ policy and practice for a global audience.
More Human Rights Cases Being Brought By Companies
By: Ainsley Brown Yes, that’s right, you read correctly: human rights cases are being brought by companies not against them. Well, at least this is the case in the UK, as a story in the Times explains. A new survey has revealed that while the overall human rights cases brought in 2008 is down over 2007, there has being an
India May Open Up To Foreign Law Firms
By: Ainsley Brown The Indian Justice Minister, HR Bhardwaj, has told Bloomberg that the government is currently circulating draft regulations that will allow foreign law firms to set up shop in India. With growth rates averaging 9% over the past three years India is no doubt an attractive place to invest for any business – law firms included.
Caribbean Court of Justice Makes Important Ruling
By: Ainsley Brown Trinidad Cement Limited vs. The State of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on January 15, 2009 made its first ruling as to its own original jurisdiction. The CCJ has Appellate jurisdiction over Civil and Criminal cases referred to it from common law member states. It also has original jurisdiction as to
Canada: Budget 2009
Today is budget day in Canada. While every budget is important this one holds significant for two main reasons: 1. it will or ought to contain Canada’s (Conservative government of Canada’s) economic stimulus plan. It will/ought to contain items on infrastructure; the environment; and tax cuts just to name a few. 2. it could have political consequences with the minority
Bird Flu Found On Canadian Farm
by Ainsley Brown The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed that it has found avian flu on a turkey farm in British Columbia. The strain of the virus, H5, is a type that doesn’t spread easily and rarely infects humans. Just as in the last outbreak in 2005 in this part of the country all of the birds will
It’s Official, The UK In Recession
The numbers are out from the Office for National Statistics and they are not pretty: the UK economy shrank by 1.5% in the last three months of 2008. This contraction was worse than expected and is even deeper than the last recession of the early 90’s. In fact it was the biggest fall in more than 28 years. The Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Mauritius: More Than Sun, Sand and Surf
Ah! The beautiful island of Mauritius……..Ah! It is January and for many in the northern hemisphere winter has fully excreted its cold, snowy and unyielding grip. This is the time when the winter blues set completely set in. It is when we daydream, drift off and wish for sunnier and warmer climes. Ah! The beautiful island of Mauritius, a green
Another Troubling Sign Of The Times: Nortel in Creditor Protection
If you don’t know already Nortel Networks Corp the Canadian telecom giant files for creditor protection last week. This is a might fall for a once mighty company, a company almost as old as the telephone itself, company that was an innovator and industry leader. At its peak during the dot.com bubble it was Canada’s largest company accounting for almost
Change Has Come: Obama New President
Congratulations to Barack Obama the 44th President of the United States of America. Related Posts:No Related Posts