Climate change is affecting water quantity and quality.  Combined with improper and ineffective wastewater management, this constitutes a growing problem that threatens our economy, the environment, and public health.  To highlight the connection between water, climate and human health, the Caribbean Sub- regional Program Coordination office of the Pan American Health Organization will host a […]

Financial wellness with a difference This is what Sagicor is delivering with their new online show, “The Blue Table”, which debuted on the company’s social media channels on Instagram, Facebook and Tik Tok on Thursday, March 17. The regional show, hosted by Sagicor’s Social Communications and Group CSR Officer, Jade Payne, seeks to make finance […]

07 March 2022, United Nations Headquarters, New York, U.S.A.: The Chair of the Executive Council of SIDS DOCK, the international organisation created to build sustainable energy and climate change resilience in small island countries, today warned that island economies could be collateral damage of the fighting in Ukraine. SIDS DOCK, the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) […]

One of the significant activities undertaken in 2021 as part of the Caribbean Regional Spotlight Initiative is the Formative Assessment of the Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) component within the Health and Family Life Education (HFLE) Curriculum against international best practices and, specifically, the International Technical Guidance (ITG) on Sexuality Education (2018) in collaboration with CARICOM, […]

Exploring insect farming as a sustainable solution to organic waste disposal and animal feed production. The rising costs and limited access to high quality animal feeds are constraining factors for the development of the poultry and livestock sectors in the Caribbean and a threat to food security in the region.  There is also a growing […]

On 3 March 2022, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) will sign a Letter of Agreement. In today’s Caribbean, the tourism operating environment, visitor health and safety, destination and services quality, with tangible links to community development, have emerged as hallmarks for a viable, sustainable […]

With the ongoing global pandemic and its challenges to the healthcare sector, The University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus will examine the digital transformation of the healthcare sector in the February edition of its Public Advocacy series. The February edition of the series will take place on Monday, February 28, 2022 at 6:30 […]

Over 1,000 bankers, financial services professionals, regulators, and service providers from across the Americas are expected to be in attendance at the 2022 FIBA AML Compliance Conference, 28 February to 2 March at the Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida, USA. The event is being hosted by FIBA, recently rename the Financial & International Business […]