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Pursue more vibrant statistics agenda – Dr. Philomen Harrison
Regional statisticians and stakeholders in the sector are meeting in Bridgetown, Barbados, this week on the heels of the observances earlier this month of Caribbean Statistics Day and World Statistics Day, both celebrated under the theme ‘Better Data, Better Lives’. The Barbados meetings are the 40th Meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (SCCS); the 25th Meeting of the…
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Animation Bootcamp – Off To A Great Start!
For the past 14 years, the Animae Caribe Festival has been a project in research and development. What the annual animation festival has identified is a gap between education, training, learning, art and actual production. “The intention is to fill that gap,” said Camille Selvon Abrahams, founder of Animae Caribe. Gayle Gallop, Caribbean Export On the first day of…
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PANCAP to hold Third Meeting of AIDS Programme Managers and Key Partners
The Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) will hold its third Annual Meeting of National AIDS Programme (NAP) Managers and Key Partners in Trinidad and Tobago, at the Hyatt Hotel, on 28-30 October 2015. Trinidad and Tobago Minister of Health, Hon. Mr. Terrence Deyalsingh will open the meeting. Under the chairmanship of Mr. Dereck Springer, PANCAP Coordinating…
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‘Animating the Caribbean’ expanding its network
The Region’s largest animation and digital media festival, Animae Caribe, is staging its 14th edition of the festival from 27 – 31 October, 2015, in Trinidad and Tobago. At this year’s event, Animae Caribe is recording significant progress in terms of Regional representation with attendance of animation networks from Jamaica JAN (Jamaica Animation Network), Barbados BANG (Barbados Animation Network Guild),…
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Influenza Activity in the Caribbean
For the year to date, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) received 284 samples for influenza virus testing. Forty-seven (47) tested positive of which 14 were typed as Influenza A H1N1. The table below shows number of samples received and tested positive for Influenza A for 2013 -2014. CARPHA would like to advise members of the public to practice…
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CARICOM Elections Observation Mission to Haiti issues Preliminary Statement
Sunday’s Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Haiti has been engaged in various activities since its arrival, including meetings with the Haitian Prime Minister and other State officials. The Mission issued a Preliminary Statement (see below) on Friday, as the 5.8 million registered voters prepare to choose from among fifty-three Presidential candidates and also vote in the second round of the…
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Caribbean tourist arrivals outpacing other major regions
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) is forecasting a five to six per cent growth in tourist arrivals for the region in 2015. The news comes as the region outpaces all other major regions globally, with record numbers for the first six months of 2015. “For the first six months the Caribbean welcomed 14.8 million, approximately 800 thousand or 5.8 per…
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CARICOM extends warm congratulations to Canada’s new Prime Minister
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has extended congratulations to the Prime Minister-elect of Canada, Mr. Justin Trudeau. Mr. Trudeau and the Liberal Party won a landslide victory in Canada's Federal Elections held on 19 October. In a congratulatory message to the Prime Minister elect, the Secretary-General said he looked forward to working with Mr. Trudeau and his new government to deepen the…
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CARICOM and Costa Rica to promote joint interests
Costa Rica has committed to finding common ground with the Caribbean Community on global climate change positions. Costa Rica’s first Ambassador to CARICOM, Ms. Lydia Peralta noted CARICOM-Costa Rica’s shared climate change concerns and interests as she presented her credentials to CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque at the Secretariat Headquarters, Georgetown, Guyana on Wednesday. “On the road to the COP21,…
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CARICOM and Costa Rica to promote joint interests
Costa Rica has committed to finding common ground with the Caribbean Community on global climate change positions. Costa Rica’s first Ambassador to CARICOM, Ms. Lydia Peralta noted CARICOM-Costa Rica’s shared climate change concerns and interests as she presented her credentials to CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque at the Secretariat Headquarters, Georgetown, Guyana on Wednesday. “On the road to the COP21,…
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