Pulse - A Production of WPBT2

This Month on Pulse - 12/20 & 12/22

Sunday, December 20 @ 12:00 PM
Tuesday, December 22 @ 7:30 PM


Lack of Leadership in Caribbean-American Community?
South Florida's political community has been reeling from several scandals involving leaders from Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.  Some of these leaders represented areas with significant Caribbean and African-American populations.  Is there a lack of strong leadership in the Caribbean-American community?
 
Guest:
Sonia Morgan, National Weekly

 

Holiday Travels and Economy
With the holidays approaching, many people travel to their home countries to be with friends and family.  How will the economy in the United States and abroad affect those travels?
 
Guests:
Percival Darby, Florida International University
Albert Williams, Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University

 

Caribbean Migration with Carole Boyce Davies, Ph.D.
Cornell University professor Carole Boyce Davies joins us on the program to discuss varied topics, such as Caribbean exodus and the history of Caribbean women versus men migrating to the United States.

Guest:
Carole Boyce Davies, Ph.D., Cornell University

Did the recession affect your Caribbean travel plans for the holidays?

On this month's episode of Pulse, one of the segment focused on the effect of recession on Caribbean travel plans during the holidays. Many Caribbean-Americans residing in Florida tend to go back home to spend the holidays with their friends and families. But in this economy, is it still possible to have a family of four travel back home? Or is it better to wait to travel after the holidays when the prices drop tremendously?

One of our guests, Dr. Albert Williams, Professor of Economics and Finance at Nova Southeastern University explained that tickets to Belize (where he is from) are $1,000 for Christmas, but the prices should drop to $300 in January. Percival Darby, adjunct instructor in the School of Hospitality and Management at Florida International University explained that it was due to the rule of offer and demand.

So Pulse would like to know: Will the economy affect your traveling plans for the holidays?