During a keynote speech given at ECLAC’s headquarters, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski urged countries in the region to defend multilateralism. (November 30, 2016) Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski called on Latin American countries to build more egalitarian societies that will allow them to face the challenges of globalization, during a speech today at the headquarters of […]
World AIDS Day 2016 comes a year after the community of nations committed to ending AIDS by 2030 as part of the Sustainable Development Goals and six months following a landmark Political Declaration to end AIDS. HIV prevention is central to achieving this goal. At this exciting moment in history we have at our disposal […]
By Indi Mclymont-Lafayette, Journalist THE PRIME Ministers of Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana, and Dominica were present to highlight the impacts of climate change on their islands and lobby for international action to curb climate change during the final week of the 22nd UN Climate Talks in Marrakech, […]
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 […]
