New round of discussions will be held at ECLAC’s headquarters on November 21-25, 2016. (November 15, 2016) Delegates from the 22 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean that adhered to the regional initiative for the effective application of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development in the region—which refers to access […]
Business leaders in Trinidad and Tobago have reacted with excitement to news that Sandals Resorts International, the region’s leading luxury-included resort, is interested in establishing both a Sandals and Beaches resort in Tobago. While Sandals has established its brand in several Caribbean Islands, it has yet to do so in the oil-driven twin-island Republic. However, […]
The Jamaica Small Ruminants Association hopes to adopt Canadian best practices in the Caribbean country. Ottawa, November 10, 2016 (IICA). State-of-the-art genomics research in dairy goat, conducted by Trent University, as well as the experiences of the goat breeding sector in Ontario, are very valuable to Jamaican producers, who are analyzing the possibility of importing […]
The First Lady of Costa Rica, specialists and women producers call for gender mainstreaming in public agricultural policies. San Jose, 9 November 2016. (IICA). If women had equal access to productive inputs, such as improved seeds and fertilizers, production in their fields would increase by 20% to 30%. This information, shared by the Director […]
November 7, 2016. Port-au-Prince, Haiti – Today the CEO of CCRIF SPC, Mr. Isaac Anthony met with Haiti’s Minister of Finance, Hon. Yves Bastien and his advisors to discuss the recent payouts of US$23.4 million to Haiti made under the country’s tropical cyclone and excess rainfall policies, as a result of Hurricane Matthew’s passage through […]
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, November 8, 2016. Design Caribbean will be popping up in Camden Market, one of London’s most sought-after shopping areas for those looking for an eclectic mix of unique gifts and hand-crafted products, from November 24-28, 2016. The Design Caribbean Pop-Up Shop will be the home for six regional firms as they present their […]
“Raúl Benítez” (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) by FAOALC 3 November 2016, Grand Cayman. Regional Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) Raul Benitez says his organization is working towards eradicating hunger in 11 Caribbean islands by 2020. “I would like to propose 2020 as a deadline to remove the eleven countries of the […]
The Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development, a subsidiary body of ECLAC, held its first meeting on November 1 in Santo Domingo. (November 1, 2016) Social development ministers and senior officials from Latin America and the Caribbean met today in the Dominican Republic to acknowledge the importance of safeguarding social investment and […]
The recommendation was made by the Director General of IICA at the official opening ceremony of the 14th Caribbean Week of Agriculture. Cayman Islands, October 28, 2016 (IICA). Innovative farmers, scientists, youth and women entrepreneurs are bursting with good ideas to improve agricultural development in the Caribbean, but investor confidence and financing is fundamental […]
