The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat will convene the Fourth High-Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics in Placencia, Belize, on 4 November 2024. The theme of the Forum is ‘Strengthening Statistics through the Regional Strategy for the Development of Statistics for a Resilient Caribbean Community’.

The one-day Forum will bring together policy-makers, government ministers, stakeholders in regional statistics including representatives of national statistics offices, and users of statistics. Through panel discussions, the participants will examine the importance of statistics in sustainable national and regional development; the impact of technological advancements on the sector; the progress of the Regional Strategy for the Development of Statistics (RSDS); and the political commitment to action plans on statistics, among other topics.

Speakers at the opening ceremony will include the Hon. John Briceno, Prime Minister of Belize and Dr. Armstrong Alexis, CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General.

The opening ceremony will officially launch a series of events in Belize that focus on statistics, which include:

• The Thirty-Second meeting of the Advisory Group on Statistics - 31 October–2 November
• The CARICOM Population and Housing Census Symposium - 5 November
• The Forty-Ninth Meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians – 6-7 November
• The Fourteenth CARICOM Regional Research Seminar – 8 November

Representatives of the media are invited to provide coverage of the following:

WHAT: Opening Ceremony, Fourth High-Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics

WHEN: Monday, 4 November 2024 | 9 am (CST), 11 am AST

WHERE: UMAYA Resort and Adventures, Placencia, Belize

Representatives of the media may also provide coverage via livestream on the following social media platforms: Facebook, Youtube, X, LinkedIn.

Please join the event at least 15 minutes before the scheduled start time.