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Therese Turner-Jones

Born in the Bahamas, Therese Turner-Jones served from 2017-2021 as the General Manager of the Caribbean Group Country Department (CCB), which oversees the Bank's operations in Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago. Turner-Jones joined the IDB in 2013 as the country representative for Jamaica, a role she held during her general manager role. She has more than 20 years of experience in the areas of macroeconomics and economic development, with an emphasis on the Caribbean. She has held key positions at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) including the role of Deputy Division Chief for Caribbean Division II, Western Hemisphere Department, and previously as Advisor to the Executive Director for Canada, Ireland and the Caribbean. Prior to her work at the IMF, she was an Assistant Manager of the Research Department of the Central Bank of The Bahamas. Turner-Jones is an economist from the University of Toronto and has a master's degree in economics from the University of East Anglia, UK. She graduated from United World Colleges (Lester Pearson College).

Posts by Therese Turner-Jones

Three ways to strengthen financing for private companies in the Caribbean
Three ways to strengthen financing for private companies in the Caribbean

Growing up in The Bahamas, I remember my grandmother’s asue. There weren’t any banks where she lived on the island of Inagua, and even if there had been, it wasn’t customary for women to frequent them. To adapt, women (and sometimes men) formed their own informal savings groups, known as asues. As her group’s custodian, my grandmother collected a weekly contribution from participants who would then withdraw money on special occasions to cover school fees or larger purchases.

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Caribbean Tourism: The Private Sector Cannot Do It Alone
Caribbean Tourism: The Private Sector Cannot Do It Alone

Caribbean economies that heavily depend on tourism require meaningful public stimulus. One key to recovery is to keep businesses solvent.

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