The Rasheed Griffith Show

Send us Fan Mail Can you imagine the catastrophic consequences of your country being blacklisted internationally? Join Rasheed as he chats with Marla Dukharan , a top Caribbean economic advisor, as we unpack the intricacies of this reality many Caribbean nations face. They dare to question the motives and fairness of international entities like the Financial Action Task Force and the OECD and how...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Caribbean Progress, Rasheed speaks with Humberto Macias, who previously served as the Deputy General Counsel of Honduras PrósperaThe promoter behind Próspera ZEDE. Being one of the first team members to relocate to Honduras for this tremendous project, Rasheed and Humberto discuss the growth of Próspera thus far and Honduras’ varying demographics. They dive into...

Send us Fan Mail In this experimental episode of Caribbean Progress with Rasheed Griffith, Rasheed reviews three Caribbean songs with two long-time friends, Kenidi Prescod and Akil Walton. These songs fall under the genre of social commentary calypso, referencing political decisions throughout the Caribbean. This episode was fun, and we hope you enjoy it. Note: Bajan means Barbadian. The lyrics of...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Caribbean Progress, Rasheed interviews Anton Howes, a historian of innovation. This conversation had no bounds as they speculated what the world could have been if we had utilized water for power in the industrial revolution instead of coal. What if the Caribbean countries remained under British rule? They examined the abolitionist movement in light of the oft-q...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Caribbean Progress, Rasheed chats with Tianyu Fang, a Fellow of CPSI and a well-known tech journalist. This was a far-reaching conversation, from philosophizing on the ideological limits of selling citizenship to the practicality of fiscal policy constraints from reductions in passport demand. They explained why some Caribbean countries have become overly relian...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Caribbean Progress, Rasheed speaks with Dr. DeLisle Worrell, a renowned economist and former Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados. They discuss many policy topics, including why the standard macroeconomic models of the foreign exchange constraint in open economies should be revised.  How dollarization brings fiscal credibility to consolidation policies. They...

Send us Fan Mail In our first episode, Rasheed invited Craig Palsson to discuss the current state of Haiti. They delve into its past, from pre-independence rivalry to the turbulent period of US occupation, up to the most recent presidential assassination. Next, they analyze Haiti's lack of institutional credibility as a significant factor in perpetuating its decline. Compared to other countri...