Latest Dukha Podcast Episodes
Interview – Part II: Haiti in Focus – Radio Jamaica
Marla Dukharan - June 24, 2024 10:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsClive Mullings engages in a conversation with the Caribbean economist and advisor Marla Dukharan on “Haiti on Focus,” providing insights into Haiti’s economy and the challenges the country faces.
Interview – Part I: Haiti in Focus – Radio Jamaica
Marla Dukharan - June 17, 2024 10:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMarla Dukharan joins Radio Jamaica’s “Haiti on Focus” segment to provide in-depth insights and help listeners gain a comprehensive understanding of the various challenges the people of Haiti are currently facing.
Interview: “The Ripple Effects of Tax Blacklisting on Caribbean Progress”
Marla Dukharan - August 17, 2023 10:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsRasheed chats with Marla Dukharan, as he unpacks the intricacies of this reality many Caribbean nations face. Can you imagine the catastrophic consequences of your country being blacklisted internationally?
Interview: “The EU is weaponizing money laundering and tax rules.”
Marla Dukharan - October 08, 2020 10:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsRadio Jamaica FM94 interviews Marla Dukharan on why the EU’s blacklist constitutes institutionalized racism and bullying. Marla’s report can be found at https://bit.ly/blacklisteu
Pandemic Saga Continues: IDB’s Caribbean Scenarios
Marla Dukharan - August 12, 2020 10:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMarla examines how the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is affecting the broader Caribbean economy and long-term development issues of the region as she welcomes Henry Mooney, IDB’s Research Economic Advisor and David Rosenblatt, IDB’s Regional Economic Advisor. Their discussion centers on IDB’s most re...
Suriname’s Great Reset? Q&A with Fitch Ratings
Marla Dukharan - July 28, 2020 10:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsFind out the policy priorities that would help Suriname’s economy recover stability. Following 3 ratings actions in July on Suriname, Marla interviews Fitch Director, America’s Sovereign Ratings Kelli Bissett-Tom to get her views on the key areas that need to be addressed in order to strengthen i...
St. Lucia in a Post-COVID World: Interview with PM Allen Chastanet
Marla Dukharan - July 13, 2020 10:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMarla Dukharan speaks with St Lucia Prime Minister Allen Chastanet about the current and future plans for St Lucia as it moves forward during COVID-19. PM Chastanet outlines his progressive actions aimed at dealing with the pandemic in real time while simultaneously moving the economy and people ...
COVID Impacts on Caribbean Credit Ratings: Where Have All the Tourists Gone?
Marla Dukharan - July 06, 2020 10:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMoody’s recently published GDP growth scenarios for Caribbean-rated sovereigns citing a lack of economic diversification and fiscal space as key vulnerabilities to a sustained drop in tourism. Marla interviews Moody’s VP and Senior Analyst David Rogovic to get deeper insights into what this means...
Interview with Marla: The EU blacklist, Institutionalized Racism and Bullying
Marla Dukharan - June 29, 2020 10:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsJ’accuse…! This Interview with Marla Dukharan focuses on why the EU’s blacklist constitutes institutionalized racism and bullying. Marla’s report at https://bit.ly/blacklisteu
Lives and Livelihoods – The IDB COVID-19 Caribbean Survey
Marla Dukharan - June 01, 2020 10:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsStartling results from the IDB’s COVID-19 survey show how quickly vulnerability has increased in the Caribbean. From nearly 12,500 surveys the IDB looks at job losses, business impacts and hunger & changes in diet in the first 6 weeks of the Great Lockdown in the Caribbean. Read the survey at htt...
Caribbean Economic Scenarios Under COVID-19: Quantifying the Impact
Marla Dukharan - May 12, 2020 10:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHow will COVID-19 impact tourism, remittances and GDP in the Caribbean? Marla Dukharan interviews Maria Alejandra Zegarra and Henry Mooney of the IDB to gain insight into the potential economic scenarios under COVID-19. This video offers highlights of the IDB’s economic scenarios from their quart...
Same Caribbean, Different Disaster: Climate Change and COVID-19
Marla Dukharan - May 11, 2020 10:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsCOVID-19 is an unprecedented crisis; but climate change brings us challenges that we do know how to build resilience for. Ahead of the next Atlantic Hurricane season, the IDB discusses with Marla the economics of climate change, how to minimize impacts when disasters hit, why climate-adaptive inf...
COVID-19 and Beyond: Securing the Caribbean’s Future
Marla Dukharan - April 01, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHow the Caribbean responds to the COVID-19 crisis now will make all the difference in the future that unfolds for the region thereafter. Discussing solutions, economist and resilience expert Dr. Justin Ram outlines with Marla specific policy measures to respond to the health situation, provide ad...
Trinidad & Tobago Budget 2020: Interview with Marla Dukharan
Marla Dukharan - October 21, 2019 10:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMarla Dukharan shares her insights on Trinidad & Tobago’s budget for fiscal year 2020, its implications, and the underlying data that suggest the economy is not heading towards a sustainable recovery.
Guyana Economic Outlook 2020: Interview with IMF Mission Chief to Guyana
Marla Dukharan - October 08, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMarla interviews IMF Mission Chief to Guyana Arnold McIntyre on the outlook for 2020 as the country prepares for oil production to come online.
Caribbean Economic Report for May 2019
Marla Dukharan - May 31, 2019 10:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMarla shares highlights from her May 2019 Caribbean Economic Report.
EU Blacklist: When a blacklist is, unfortunately just that
Marla Dukharan - May 09, 2019 10:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe EU broke ranks with the OECD in publishing its own blacklists in Dec 2017 & March 2019, including the OECD’s “Largely Compliant” territories of Aruba, Barbados, Belize and Bermuda. Marla discusses her research into what the blacklist is really about and what it means for the Caribbean.
Caribbean Economic Report for March 2019
Marla Dukharan - April 05, 2019 10:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMarla shares highlights from her March 2019 Caribbean Economic Report.
Dukhang Gamer Episode 017 - Finally!
Dukhang Gamer - April 05, 2009 10:12Finally, the much awaited Street Fighter 4 episode! Right Click and Save As to download this episode
Dukhang Gamer Episode 016 - Wii're Back
Dukhang Gamer - March 22, 2009 13:37This week is short and sweet. Is Madworld what the Wii has been waiting for? Is Peggle Nights all that great? Did Transformers really deserve all the flack it got a couple of years ago? Tune in this week to find out. Right Click and Save As to download this episode
DG Episode 15 - Resident Evil is back!
Dukhang Gamer - March 15, 2009 14:56This week, we figure out if Resident Evil 5 truly is better than Resident Evil 4. Or at the very least, is it worthy to be called sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed titles ever. Right Click and Save As to download this episode
Dukhang Gamer Episode 014 - Normal
Dukhang Gamer - March 08, 2009 16:02A lazy episode this week. We'll talk about some Killzone 2, Street Fighter and I talk a little about owning Collector's Edition games. Keep playing! Right Click and Save As to download this episode
Dukhang Gamer Episode 013 - Rock Band 2 Mania!
Dukhang Gamer - March 01, 2009 09:30We're doing a short one this week, but one which is packed with all the goodness of Rock Band 2! I won't even wait until you listen to the podcast - BUY THIS GAME NOW!!!! Right Click and Save As to download this episode.
EP15 - Capcom Love
Dukhang Gamer - February 08, 2009 16:08In case you haven;t figured it out from the above image yet, the episode this week is themed once again. This time around we give some credit to one of my favorite developers of all time - Capcom. Enjoy! Right Click and Save As to download this episode.
Dukhang Gamer Episode 011 - Back to Normal
Dukhang Gamer - February 01, 2009 07:24I'm back, solo, with a normal episode of Dukhang Gamer. This week, we'll talk about Grand Thefy Auto IV and see if it deserves all the praise it has gotten thus far. We'll also see if Prince of Persia was a mis-purchase of not. Then I'll share my thoughts on online gaming as a venue to get some ...
Dukhang Gamer Episode 010 - That's a Wrap
Dukhang Gamer - January 24, 2009 14:21After an unusually busy holiday break, am back and feeling good! For Dukhang Gamer's first two-digit episode, I'll talk about my favorite games of 2008 and my most anticipated games of 2009. In true "dukha" fashion, my list of favorite games of 2008 comes with a twist. Check it out. Right Cli...
Dukhang Gamer Episode 009 - They've Arrived
Dukhang Gamer - December 14, 2008 10:38Apologies are in order for this late post, but rest assured that it's worth the wait. At least, I hope it is... This week, I finally get a couple of guests on the episode. We talk about that one game we'd want to have for the holidays, and we make our New Year's wishes for the industry. Nothing...
Dukhang Gamer Episode 008 - Rhound Hwan Fayt!!!
Dukhang Gamer - November 30, 2008 12:19Got another themed episode for you guys this week. Fighting games galore! Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix and a discussion on the decline of the fighting game genre. Enjoy! Right Click and Save As to download this episode
Dukhang Gamer Episode 007 - Valve-tastic!
Dukhang Gamer - November 23, 2008 00:16In this Valve special, we'll be talking about Left 4 Dead, Portal and DLC. Right Click and Save As to Download this episode
Dukhang Gamer Episode 006 - Massive
Dukhang Gamer - November 15, 2008 09:10This episode is nothing short of HUGE! This week, yet another double-header for Highest Score - Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Band 2. Then we discuss why Mirror's Edge might be the best "racing game" ever and why I know I'll love Wrath of the Lich King but have no intentions of buying it. Ch...