Today is World Health Day, the theme of which is "small bites, big threats: protect yourself and your environment from vector-borne diseases".
Data for Action: Measuring Prevalence to Respond to Gender-Based Violence
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) today arrived in Panama where he will take part in the World Economic Forum for Latin America, being held until tomorrow in the Panamanian capital.
The leader of the hemispheric Organization exchanged views with senior authorities from the region in private sessions on the most important issues that concern the countries of Latin America, such as citizen security and others. The debates are being held in the context of the Forum, which is celebrating its eighth edition in its Latin American chapter.
Delegates from 20 Countries Participate in the First Americas Competitiveness Exchange on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, co-organized by the OAS
The Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, has called, in a meeting with businessmen in Sao Paulo, Brazil, for strengthening public-private dialogue in the countries of the Americas to be able to effectively address the global economic slowdown and to continue the progress made in reducing poverty in recent years.
Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has appointed Senator Gerry Hadeed as the country’s new Minister of Tourism.
Hadeed, who had been serving as the country’s Minister of Communications, succeeds former Tourism Minister Chandresh Sharma, who resigned on Monday after allegations that he had assaulted a woman.
Hadeed’s appointment makes him the fourth tourism minister in Trinidad since Persad-Bissessar’s party won the country’s 2010 elections.
The government of Jamaica has signed a framework agreement with the state-owned China Harbour Engineering Company to develop a transshipment hub in the Portland Bight area.
The selection of the environmentally sensitive Portland Bight area has led to controversy within Jamaica, as it is classified as a Protected Area.
Works Minister Dr Omar Davies said regulations would be adhered to in the “normal way.”
The creation of a regional centre of excellence in financial services is being touted as the way forward if the region is to face the challenges and volatility of the global world of financial services.
This is the view of the Minister for Financial Services here, Ryan Pinder, who told delegates attending the 3rd Caribbean Conference on the International Financial Services Sector hosted jointly with The Caribbean Export Development Agency, that the Caribbean must commit to developing a platform of education and training regionally.
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, MARCH 25TH 2014 (CUOPM) St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, who led a Commonwealth High-level Mission on Debt and Financing Challenges of Small States in discussions with the heads of the International Monetary Fund, The World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank late last year, is in St. Lucia to attend the Third Global Biennial Small States Conference.
The Caribbean has been reassured of the support of the European Union as regional Government’s implement measures to combat money laundering.
The EU’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Belize, The Bahamas, the Turks and Caicos and the Cayman Islands - Paola Amadei, told delegates attending the 3rd Caribbean Conference on the International Financial Services Sector, hosted by The Caribbean Export Development Agency and the Government of The Bahamas (March 31-April 2, 2014), that it is important to have a “transparent and sound system in place to prevent and control money laundering.