This film screening is hosted by the International Migration Institute, an Oxford Martin School Institute

Summary: This film, which will be introduced by its Director, reveals the economic power of Caribbean transnational communities, showcasing the experiences of diasporic peoples who straddle the dual worlds of Caribbean homelands and global cities as tourists, travellers and entrepreneurs. The film looks at the diasporic tourism and investment flows of four Caribbean countries and counterpart global cities – Jamaica and London; Guyana and Toronto; Suriname and Amsterdam; and The Dominican Republic and New York. The documentary came out of a research project funded by the International Development Research Centre: 'Strategic Opportunities in Caribbean Migration: Brain Circulation, Diasporic Tourism and Investment'. The research, undertaken by the Shridath Ramphal Centre (University of the West Indies, Barbados) and the Centre for Trade Policy and Law (Carleton University, Canada) was published in the Canadian Foreign Policy Journal (2011: 17.2).

Introduction by: Dr Keith Nurse, World Trade Organization Chair, University of the West Indies

Biography: Keith Nurse is the former Director of the Shridath Ramphal Centre and one of the founding members of the recently established World Economics Association. He has served on the advisory board of several international organizations (WTO, OECD, OAS, ACP, IOM) and academic institutions. He is the co-editor of the book The Global Economic Crisis and the Developing World: Implications and Prospects for Recovery and Growth (Routledge 2012).

For further information please contact Jacqueline Smith, jacqueline.smith@qeh.ox.ac.uk