Region needs to be prepared for data revolution

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) seeks to position itself to take advantage of the data revolution, it has been cautioned to prepare for an increased demand for information and a difference in the way it is colle...
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Professional statisticians’ body gets Board of Directors

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Dr. Philomen Harrison, Project Director, Regional Statistics, CARICOM Secretariat, is the President of the Board of Directors of the newly formed Caribbean Association of Caribbean Statisticians (CAPS). Dr. Harrison...
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EU willing to fund study on cost of not having CARICOM - Envoy

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The European Union (EU) is willing to fund a study that would explore the opportunity costs of not having a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in place. Mr. Ewout Sandker, Head of Cooperation, Delegation of the EU to Guy...
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Remarks by the Secretary General - Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque   at the   Opening ceremony of the   CARICOM Youth Ambassador CARICOM Single Market and Economy advocacy workshop   GEORGETOWN, GUYANA 29-30 MAY 2014

It is always a pleasure for me to be a part of any activity involving the youth of our Community and even moreso when it involves the CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYAs). Your energy and enthusiasm are a source of inspiration to me and a positive force for driving the integration process in our Communi...
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Remarks by Ms El Iza Mohamedou Deputy Secretariat Manager Organisation for Economic Development (OECD), Partnership in Statistics for development in the Twenty-First Century (PARIS21)  at the Opening Ceremony of the Second High Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics St. George’s, Grenada 26 May, 2014

The International community is convinced that to reduce poverty and improve living standards in developing countries, it is necessary to promote the integration of statistics and reliable data in the decision-making process. Indeed, the effects of the financial crisis of 2008 are still being felt al...
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Remarks by Mr. Crispin Gregoire   Chief for the Caribbean Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean (RBLAC)  At the Opening Ceremony of the Second High Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics St. George’s, Grenada 26 May, 2014

On behalf of UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, I would like to extend my thanks to the CARICOM Secretariat for hosting this very timely High Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics: Strategizing for the Development of Statistics in the Caribbean Community in the Post-2015 ...
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