ECLAC’s XV Conference of Ministers and Heads of Planning of Latin America and the Caribbean was inaugurated today in Lima, Peru. (October 11, 2017) Planning is a space for the convergence of equality and sustainability and a key element for regional integration with a view to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the representatives […]
Thank you very much, your Excellency, for your kinds words and for the warm welcome the Government and the people of the Commonwealth of Dominica. This visit of solidarity with your people and your Government and I have to say that even if I had heard about it, if I have seen images in the […]
Port of Spain, Trinidad: The film Cargo by Bahamian film director Karim Mortimer, has won the Amnesty International Human Rights Prize at the recently concluded trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff). Established in an effort to support the promotion of human rights in the Caribbean, the Amnesty International Human Rights Prize is awarded to a Caribbean filmmaker […]
Caribbean countries are meeting this week to discuss a new vision for school feeding programmes that is being promoted through regional and national interventions based on the fundamental elements of education for sustainability and the production of food for schools. The interventions aim at strengthening the process of how policies for food and nutritional education […]
Bridgetown, Barbados, October 2, 2017 — In the aftermath of the passage of hurricane Maria, the local fire brigade in Dominica has been pressed into service for much of the clean-up and restoration, along with its day-to-day firefighting duties in the capital of Roseau and beyond. Last week, the brigade issued an urgent appeal when […]
The regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, made a presentation at the IV Regional Conference on Prospects for Triangular Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Lima, Peru. (September 27, 2017) Triangular cooperation, suited to national development priorities, can contribute to giving an environmental push to the economies of Latin America and the […]
The American footballer will discuss how to beat the odds and become a champion when he addresses the 10-13 October conference in #PureGrenada (BRIDGETOWN, Barbados) 26 September, 2017 – A man who overcame adversity – and the odds – to lead his team to the championship in American football, will share some of the secrets […]
Wednesday 27th September 2017. Digicel is committing to help the people of Dominica to rebuild in the wake of the devastating category five hit from Hurricane Maria. On a visit to the island on Tuesday to see the damage first hand and establish how Digicel can assist in kick starting the country’s recovery, Digicel Chairman […]
UN Secretary-General urges to scale up efforts to reduce risks and vulnerabilities and build resilience at a high-level meeting on Hurricane Irma New York, 18 September 2017 Thank you to everyone here for your solidarity with the millions of people across the Caribbean affected by Hurricane Irma. Irma killed a relatively small number of […]
