The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) will be hosting a three-day Sub-regional Train-the-Trainer Workshop (TTW) on “Management Accounting Systems for Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs)” during the period December 3-5, 2014 at the Accra Beach Hotel & Spa, Barbados.
The Gaston Browne Administration on Friday demonstrated that it is serious about its promise to make the sister island of Barbuda a major contributor to the economic development of the twin island state when Prime Minister the Hon. Gaston Browne and international film star Robert De Niro signed a Memorandum of Agreement for an investment project valued at over US $250 Million.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda – 2nd December 2014……While welcoming over two hundred individuals as new citizenships of Antigua and Barbuda, Prime Minister the Honourable Gaston Browne has proclaimed that all Antiguans and Barbudans are one – citizens by birth, naturalization, descent or registration.
WASHINGTON, DC (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) says antiretroviral treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS is increasing in Latin America and the Caribbean.
PAHO said that nearly 600,000 more people are receiving antiretroviral treatment for HIV in the region than in 2003.
PAHO released the figures ahead of World AIDS Day, December 1.
PAHO's theme for World AIDS Day this year is 'Close the gap for an AIDS-free generation'.
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, DECEMBER 1ST 2014 (CUOPM) – St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas is certainly elated with the news that UNAIDS Caribbean is predicting that a Caribbean country could become the first nation worldwide to eliminate mother to child HIV transmission.
Prime Minister Douglas who has responsibility for health matters in CARICOM’s quasi Cabinet spearheaded the initiative and was recently praised by former United States President, the Hon. Bill Clinton.
On a global ranking of ICT usage, Jamaica has improved its performance in the latest ICD Development Index published by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). The country is positioned at 97 out of 166 countries in the recent update on the status of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) development.
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 20 2014 (IPS) - Numerous international and national efforts have focused on gender equality and the empowerment of women. The United Nations, for example, has convened four world conferences on women – Beijing in 1995, Nairobi in 1985, Copenhagen in 1980 and Mexico City in 1975 – and Member States have adopted various international agreements, such as the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada -- A renewable energy workshop sponsored by the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) will be held in Grenada on Tuesday, December 2, 2014. Representatives from both public and private sectors have been invited to participate and contribute valuable insights on issues surrounding renewable energy deployment in Grenada.
San Juan, (EFE).- The Caribbean Public Health Agency, or CARPHA, published a Plan of Action for Promoting Healthy Weights: 2014 - 2019, part of a push to reduce obesity among children and adolescents by 2025.
CARPHA has an integrated strategy to address nutrition-related diseases in Caribbean countries, where the proportion of overweight or obese people is in the range of 28 percent to 35 percent.
The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety (CAHFSA), a Regional institution, held its third meeting at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat from November 17-19, 2014.