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CTO official says more needed to improve regional aviation sector

ST. THOMAS, United States Virgin Islands, Sept 17, CMC – The outgoing chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), Beverly Nicholson-Doty, says while some progress is being made, much more needs to be achieved to resolve long-standing concerns of the regional aviation sector.

Nicholson-Doty, who is also the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) Commissioner, told regional tourism ministers and other stakeholders that while the Aviation Task Force had done much over the past two years, there was still much to be done.

Health Minister notes impact of diabetes, hypertension, and obesity

Health Minister Dr. Fenton Ferguson says the national burden posed by non-communicable diseases (NCD) constitute a major public health challenge, which undermines the country's social and economic development.

Dr. Ferguson said recent national surveys showed an increase in the major behavioural risk factors and NCDs, such as hypertension, obesity and diabetes, among adults.

Caribbean urged not to be complacent about Ebola

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Friday September 12– No case of the deadly Ebola virus has yet been detected in the Caribbean. However, this is no reason for complacency.

This is the word from Dr. James Hospedales , Executive Director of The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), as he addressed journalists at a regional press conference in Port-of-Spain Trinidad and Tobago.

Guyana’s investment in HIV/AIDS battle paying off- NAPS Director

Guyana’s prevalence rate of HIV has increased but that now indicates that more people are living rather than dying of the disease due to aggressive public education and greater access to treatment and care, Head of the National AIDS Programme Secretariat, Dr. Shanti Singh said.

Caribbean Maritime Institute to offer Three Full Tuition Scholarships to Antigua and Barbuda Nationals

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda – 10th September, 2014……..The Port Management Association of the Caribbean (PMAC) has funded a team of Port Consultants out of Jamaica to give the Antigua and Barbuda Government advice on the Port Development Modernization Project.  The delegation is comprised of the Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute Dr. Fritz Pinnock, the Honourable Noel Hylton LLD. (Hons.)  Business Consultant and Ms. Karen Adair Port Consultant.

Government launches five-year literacy strategic plan

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Sept 9, CMC – Guyana has launched a five-year literacy strategic plan that it said is aimed at ensuring that children are literate by Grade Four, through consistent home, school and community involvement programmes.

Education Minister  Priya Manickchand said a child’s ability to read would create opportunities for academic and vocational success and urged the population to play its part in eradicating illiteracy in the country.

Heads of CARICOM Institutions Endorse Communications Plan

The end of August saw a number of Communications Operatives from CARICOM agencies coming together for the first time. Meeting virtually, they considered Communication, which was identified as a critical enabler and one of the top priorities in the implementation of the CARICOM Five Year Stretegic Plan. Attending on behalf of the CKLN was Colleen Wint, Communications and International Relations Manager.

Regional Procurement System To Be Established

Jamaica is to benefit from a regional project, aimed at creating a fully functional electronic public procurement system across the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).

The Regional Integration Electronic Public Procurement System, which is to be implemented across CARICOM member states, is geared towards the liberalisation and integration of the regional market for trade in goods and services.

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