Caddle: Don’t measure Caribbean by G20 standards

The Caribbean needs to develop monitoring and evaluation systems tailored to its specific needs and circumstances, as measurements designed for larger economies do not reflect the realities of small island states, Minister of Economic Affairs & Planning Marsha Caddle said.

Caddle highlighted the need to recognise the particular vulnerabilities of small island states, warning against importing evaluation frameworks designed for larger, wealthier countries, at the inaugural Caribbean Evaluation Space 2026 being held at the Wyndham Grand Barbados, Sam Lord’s Castle, on Tuesday.

“A results framework copied wholesale from a G20 finance ministry is going to ask the wrong questions of our public service, of our size, of our history, serving populations that are as small, as interconnected, and as exposed as ours. We are entitled, and I would say that we are obligated, to build monitoring and evaluation systems that are honestly ours and not borrowed ones that we are quietly hoping will fit.”