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PAHO and Unitaid Launch Collaboration to Advance the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of Chagas Disease

June 30, 2022

Geneva/Washington DC, 30 June 2022 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Unitaid today launched a five-year, US$ 2.6 million partnership to scale-up regional and national efforts to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of Chagas disease. Chagas is a neglected tropical disease endemic to Latin America, where it kills more people than any other parasite-borne infection. The infection […]

The Summit of the Americas Hits Home: Our Relationship and My Family History

June 30, 2022

Statement by Brian A. Nichols, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the United States Department of State How fitting that the United States hosted the Ninth Summit of the Americas in June, when we celebrate Caribbean American Heritage month. Through a coincidence of timing, the Summit of the Americas took place at […]

COVID-19 Drives Global Surge in use of Digital Payments

June 29, 2022

Three quarters of adults now have a bank or mobile money account; gender gap in account ownership narrows WASHINGTON, June 29, 2022— The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred financial inclusion – driving a large increase in digital payments amid the global expansion of formal financial services. This expansion created new economic opportunities, narrowing the gender gap […]

Canadian Government Funded Projects Host Conference on Access to Justice for Persons With Disabilities

June 28, 2022

Bridgetown- On June 21 and 22, 2022 the Canadian Government funded Improved Access to Justice in the Caribbean (IMPACT Justice) Project and the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project collaborated to host a Conference on Access to Justice for Persons with Disabilities. This Conference served to discuss and update the information provided in the […]

Where Amazing Comes Together: A Splash of Color, a Dose of Culture, and the Return of Carnival to Curaçao Mark the Grand Opening Celebration of Sandals® Royal Curaçao

June 27, 2022

Willemstad, Curaçao – June 27, 2022: Sandals Resorts marked its venture into the vibrant culture and colors of the Dutch Caribbean with an enchanting Grand Opening Celebration at Sandals Royal Curaçao headlined by the island’s most captivating performers – including the highly anticipated return of Carnival to the destination for the first time in three […]

OECS Consults with National Trusts on the RIGHT Historic Tourism Project

June 27, 2022

Monday, June 27, 2022 — Preserving the culture of the Eastern Caribbean is part of the RIGHT integration plan. The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and the European Union (EU) through the Regional Integration through Growth, Harmonisation and Technology (RIGHT) Programme, hosted a consultation with National Trusts and similar institutions across the OECS region on June 14-15, 2022, […]

Register to Participate in the OECS 2nd NDC Investment Forum

June 24, 2022

Friday, June 24, 2022 — The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) in partnership with the Government of Saint Lucia is convening its 2nd NDC Forum in Saint Lucia from July 5-7, 2022. OECS Member States are individually and collectively endeavoring to build their resilience to climate change and to transition to low carbon economies. The NDCFI […]

CDB, Association of Caribbean States Formalise Partnership

June 24, 2022

The alliance between the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is an idea whose time has come. This was the shared sentiment yesterday as the two entities formalised their partnership during the first official visit of ACS Secretary General, Ambassador Rodolfo Sabonge to CDB’s headquarters in Barbados for bilateral discussions […]

Four in Five Children in Latin America and the Caribbean Will Not Be Able to Understand a Simple Text

June 23, 2022

New World Bank-UNICEF report, in collaboration with UNESCO, calls for urgent action to mitigate the learning crisis in the wake of COVID-19 PANAMA CITY/WASHINGTON D.C., June 23, 2022 – Four in five sixth graders in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are expected to lack basic reading comprehension proficiency, according to a report issued today by […]

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