Monday October 24, 2016 – Kingston, Jamaica: The Locate Caribbean running team braved the weather to support the annual Digicel 5K Imagine Run and joined thousands of other participants who converged on the streets of Downtown Kingston to run, walk and wheel for Special Needs communities over the weekend. The Locate Caribbean team was led […]
Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sandals Resorts International, Adam Stewart has been conferred with the Order of Distinction (Commander Class) for outstanding contribution to Jamaica’s tourism and the hotel industry. The Order of Distinction is a national honour conferred by the Government of Jamaica upon citizens who render outstanding and important services to […]
San José, October 18, 2016 (IICA). As lead instructors, the newly certified professionals will be able to train local exporters, civil servants and representatives of the private sector, who will then be qualified to implement preventive controls based on the standardized FSPCA curriculum, which is recognized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The idea […]
Barbados, October 19, 2016 (CDEMA) – CARICOM delivered a shipment of approximately USD$ 53,000 worth of emergency relief supplies to Haiti. Organized by the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), through the collaborative efforts of the CDEMA Coordinating Unit and the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Jamaica, transport of the relief items […]
ECLAC/ILO report indicates that urban unemployment rose during the first half of 2016 and could average 8.6% this year, with notable heterogeneity among countries and subregions. (October 19, 2016) During the first half of 2016, labor markets in Latin America and the Caribbean continued suffering the effects of a regional economic contraction, registering a significant […]
