tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44664199982048696762024-03-13T18:11:16.726-12:00ETHICAL IDEASEthical Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155158876891380777noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466419998204869676.post-58853270587011577032015-01-15T13:20:00.001-12:002015-01-15T13:20:59.191-12:00Christopher's Chicken Stew Recipie
Nutmeg Nanny came to Grenada in November and early December to participate in the Pure Grenada Nutmeg Festival. This festival was hosted by the Grenada Hotel and Tourism Association, and was aimed at strengthening the linkages between tourism and agriculture, as well as raising the profile of our yummy spice heritage.
During the course of the festival, Nutmeg Nanny and another blogger that Ethical Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155158876891380777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466419998204869676.post-68959836920278410052014-07-24T04:46:00.000-12:002014-07-24T04:46:35.482-12:00The Pure Grenada Story
‘Pure Grenada’ began in 2012 when Ethical Ideas was hired to develop projects for the Grenada Hotel and Tourism Association (GHTA). After consulting with the Board of Directors I designed two projects - a sustainable energy campaign and a marketing campaign. My company facilitated the adoption of the GHTA's 2012 Earth Day Declaration where the Members agreed and then published a release stating Ethical Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155158876891380777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466419998204869676.post-64674904575829944882014-03-10T05:26:00.000-12:002014-03-10T05:32:49.547-12:00Ghetto's and Prime Minister'sWhen you're living a life filled with juxtaposition - consider yourself lucky.
I do.
This weekend I had the pleasure of a meeting with the Rt. Hon. Owen Arthur, M.P., Former Prime Minister of Barbados. We had an informal discussion about economics that was both challenging and fun. It is refreshing to meet someone (anyone really) that understands the difference between growth for growth's sakeEthical Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155158876891380777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466419998204869676.post-75246949730963309122014-03-04T13:51:00.000-12:002014-03-04T13:51:20.798-12:00Ukraine Crisis: The Ultimate Challenge for Neoliberal EconomicsIn the early 1990's when Glasnost led to the liberalization of Russia's borders, politics and markets; the dominant neoliberal economic paradigm basked in the glory of virtually undisputed domination around the world. The basic premise of neoliberalism was that opening markets to trade and globalized production would generate a new form of global security because the cold war style of aiming Ethical Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155158876891380777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466419998204869676.post-60885738606201928672014-02-22T13:38:00.000-12:002014-02-22T13:38:01.312-12:00The Little Things That CountYesterday, someone gave me an Easter card to show appreciation for the varied campaigns I've undertaken for Grenada over the years. When I got this post-it note stuck inside an Easter card yesterday it really made me feel good! Not only did it show appreciation, but it reinforces the strength of what I'm doing on 'behalf' of other people. It energizes me to do more.
The sentiments expressed in Ethical Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155158876891380777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466419998204869676.post-29308885529796398252014-02-18T15:01:00.001-12:002014-02-18T15:01:30.217-12:00Ethical Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155158876891380777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466419998204869676.post-85057747556784420062014-02-18T14:51:00.000-12:002014-02-18T14:51:49.489-12:00Pure GrenadaAlthough it's been several months since my last post, this update flows seamlessly from the last because my inability to post has been due to being too busy making change to have time to write about it. Here's what happened:
Anyone that follows this blog knows that I've been working on the sustainable energy campaign for the Tourism Sector since the Earth Day Declaration of 2012 when the hotels Ethical Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155158876891380777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466419998204869676.post-84146292870608747372013-08-20T14:06:00.001-12:002013-08-20T14:07:02.575-12:00Sustainability: Our Competitive AdvantageIt's a bitter sweet victory to feel like I'm within a hair's breath of achieving something I've been working towards for three decades: We're on the doorstep of reaching the critical mass necessary for a cathartic change in a society; and it's happening right here in Grenada, right now.
Sustainability may become our economic driver.
Leaders of Grenada's largest industry, the biggest economic Ethical Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155158876891380777noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466419998204869676.post-63097142989200134752013-08-12T01:50:00.000-12:002013-08-12T01:55:03.475-12:00The FixerAfter suffering a incredibly demanding production schedule while the crew of the hit TV series "Survivorman" were here; a beloved member of my family passed away. As a result, my blog slowed down and my work piled up!
Now that I am back in the saddle, I've got lots of positive things to talk about.
The production of 2 episodes of hit Discovery Channel series, "Survivorman" was very successful!Ethical Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155158876891380777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466419998204869676.post-35527162399988149562013-06-24T13:41:00.000-12:002013-06-24T13:41:19.562-12:00Surviving "Survivorman" :o)After publishing the Economic Recovery Plan for Grenada's Hotel Sector, I felt compelled to offer more than a paper with a to-do list for the sector's survival - so I sought to solve the one of three of the #1 problems identified in my report: Marketing.
Grenada's got a GREAT tourism product, but not enough resources to bring that product to 'market'. How many people know how special Grenada is?Ethical Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155158876891380777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466419998204869676.post-75473239829412827222013-06-01T14:09:00.000-12:002013-06-01T14:11:27.710-12:00Grenada Mourns as Chocolate Factory Founder DiesIn a small island culture like Grenada, very few foreigners successfully integrate with the village tapestry and become an integral part of lives joined by centuries of family ties, village history, and stories shared from the cradle to the grave. But Mott did that and more. He became 'one of us'; he inspired us; and there could be no one more deserving of a state funeral than he. I hope he gets Ethical Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155158876891380777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466419998204869676.post-46585095297029469992013-05-16T02:33:00.001-12:002013-05-16T02:33:51.862-12:00True Blue Bay Resort Ranked #3 in Caribbean Best Small HotelsBoutique hotels are all the craze now: A logical shift in a tourism market with increasingly 'experienced' travelers, confident enough to branch out from the all-inclusive holiday packages. As a result, boutique hotels are popping up everywhere, and the competition is fierce.
Grenadian hoteliers Russ and Magdalena Fielden are delighted to learn that their hotel was selected, and ranked #3 in Ethical Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155158876891380777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466419998204869676.post-13403782770656054582013-05-10T05:02:00.000-12:002013-05-10T05:02:33.042-12:00GHTA Hosts "Farm to Table" Cocktail Event at the Calabash HotelThe Grenada Hotel & Tourism Association will be holding a social cocktail event at the Bash Bar by Mark B, Calabash Hotel 6 – 7.30 pm on Friday 10 May 2013. The theme of the event will be Farm-to-Table Tourism and is expected to show the linkage between Tourism and Agriculture.
The Prime Minister, Ministers of Government, farmers and persons in the fishing industry have been invited and have Ethical Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155158876891380777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466419998204869676.post-56044120815901461312013-05-09T14:06:00.002-12:002013-05-09T14:06:43.174-12:00Grenada Hotel and Tourism Association Thanks Ethical IdeasGHTA Newsletter, May 2013 - "The Economic Recovery Plan, for which the GHTA received funding from the Government of Canada, was completed at the end of March. A copy was handed over to the Prime Minister at his first quarterly meeting with the Grenada Private Sector Organization in April. Copies have also been handed to the Minister of Tourism and the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Ethical Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155158876891380777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466419998204869676.post-87834913869351191332013-05-08T04:12:00.000-12:002013-05-08T04:20:34.347-12:00Ethical Ideas Raises another million for clientsEthical Ideas is pleased to announce that a grant funding request to Compete Caribbean has ascended to the next level of consideration with a USD $50,000 grant to prepare a Cluster Competitiveness Improvement Plan (CCIP). The plan, when completed, will be presented to an investment panel to obtain up to USD $500,000 for implementation. The successful application was predicated upon a grant Ethical Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155158876891380777noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466419998204869676.post-26516878523195038212013-04-09T04:49:00.001-12:002013-04-09T04:50:07.180-12:00Inconvenient Truths Key for Planning Island Economies Future
North Korea is rattling nuclear sabres; Canada has pulled out
of a major UN convention to combat land degradation; the Sea Shepherd Society
have been named pirates by a US court; dolphin safe tuna is considered a trade
barrier; and yet another strain of bird flu is causing human deaths and forcing
the massacre of thousands of birds.
Sounds biblical - if you believe
in that kind of thing. Ethical Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155158876891380777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466419998204869676.post-31177093203875138622013-01-31T05:48:00.000-12:002013-01-31T05:48:20.993-12:00THE BLUE ECONOMY
I am not really a big fan of changing labels on global movements, because it takes an awfully long time for new ideas to catch on. 20 years ago, my classmates in the first graduating class of Environmental Studies at York University Canada were talking about 'green economics'. Precious few others were. Now, the concept of a 'green economy' is starting to go mainstream....which is good! But likeEthical Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155158876891380777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466419998204869676.post-75245302928101459502013-01-24T07:54:00.000-12:002013-01-24T07:54:30.066-12:00Ethical Ideas Declares Energy Campaign a SuccessIn April of 2012, Ethical Ideas Consulting embarked on a journey with the Grenada Hotel and Tourism Association to address the major challenge of energy in the small island state of Grenada. Ethical Ideas started the campaign by facilitating agreement among members for an “Earth Day Declaration” that articulated the following:
Desire: Reduce Energy Costs
The Result: Grenada’s Hotels now have Ethical Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155158876891380777noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466419998204869676.post-54639187471969057262013-01-08T00:25:00.002-12:002013-01-08T00:25:50.609-12:00Government Consultation on EnergyThe Government will be hosting a 'Public Discussion' with selected stakeholders (I am among them) to go over the contents of the 'A New Development Framework for the Energy Sector'circulated by the Government on December. This is being welcomed by all, since the published document raises as many questions as it answers. Recent statements made in the media by persons connected to this deal also Ethical Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155158876891380777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466419998204869676.post-73905095087730841262013-01-06T13:57:00.001-12:002013-01-06T14:01:11.224-12:00Greece: The odyssey - People & Power - Al Jazeera EnglishGreece: The odyssey - People & Power - Al Jazeera English
The link above will lead you to an interesting news documentary presented on Al Jazeera that profiles how Greek professionals - marginalized from their city jobs - are returning to the land with sustainable, entrepreneurial ideas. Grenada shares many economic similarities with Greece, including a culture rooted in the land. Ethical Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155158876891380777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466419998204869676.post-52235759692223831392013-01-04T07:55:00.000-12:002013-01-04T07:55:48.712-12:00MAJORITY SHARES IN GRENADA'S ELECTRICITY COMPANY SOLD OVER CHISTMAS
On November 27th, a Successor Agreement between the Government of Grenada and the Barbados based Light and Power Holdings Ltd. (LPH) was signed. This means that the majority shareholder in GRENLEC, which had been WRB Enterprises/Grenada Private Power Ltd has now sold their shares to a subsidiary of Canadian based EMERA. The subsidiary, Light and Power Holdings has purchased 61.4% of GRENLEC Ethical Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155158876891380777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466419998204869676.post-92202227178387041232012-12-14T08:28:00.002-12:002012-12-14T08:28:36.622-12:00When President's CryTwenty seven lives, among them 18 innocent babies of heartbroken parents. As their loss brings the President of the United States to tears on National television we are reminded that the loss of innocent lives by violence of any means is harsh, inhumane and should not happen - for any reason.
Ethical Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155158876891380777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466419998204869676.post-58901706017462840142012-11-22T01:47:00.000-12:002012-11-22T01:47:22.991-12:00"Oh The Places We'll Go!"I'm sure Dr. Seuss won't mind me adapting the title of his ever-so-insightful children's poem, since it so perfectly mirrors the journey of my hotel clients. The most recent news comes in the form of a new conference hosted by the Grenada Private Sector Organization (GPSO). This is a coalition of the Hotel and Tourism Association, the Chamber of Commerce and the Employers Federation.
The focus Ethical Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155158876891380777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466419998204869676.post-86508737672786844762012-11-12T03:35:00.002-12:002012-11-12T03:38:45.646-12:00Pacific Islands go 100% SolarI don't usually "Re-Post" work from other sources, but when the story is good and makes a point I'll do it (source acknowledged of course!). This story, written by Peter Madden, came to me via the SIDSDock newsletter. In the race for Sustainability, the Pacific Islands are our partners and our steepest competitors!
I must add, once more, for those who've been following our development adventure Ethical Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155158876891380777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466419998204869676.post-8988490398418369412012-10-24T05:18:00.001-12:002012-10-24T05:18:32.041-12:00DiscouragedMost people would think that a wise consultant would avoid the subject of 'discouraged' clients, groups, people, etc. But it's important to share how and why this phenomenon is experienced, because it happens to just about every group and every individual that has ever pursued the achievement of results - unless of course, they're very lucky to never run into obstacles.
Grenada has a lot of Ethical Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18155158876891380777noreply@blogger.com2