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National Consultations on Reducing Youth on Youth Violence in CARICOM Member States kick off in Antigua and Barbuda

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     A series of National Consultations on Reducing Youth on Youth Violence in CARICOM Member States kicked off in Antigua and Barbuda on Monday. The consultation began with an opening ceremony at the Multipurpose Center in St. John’s, following which training and data collection started at the Ottos Comprehensive School and surrounding community.

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 Development Agenda.  I wish to also thank the Government and people of Grenada for hosting the conference in beautiful St. Georges, and for the excellent arrangements.

Stigma and Discrimination driving the HIV epidemic in the caribbean PANCAP statement

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) affirms that Professor Brendan Bain’s testimony in the Orozco v. A.G. Belize (2012) case is not consistent with the stated goals of PANCAP to reduce stigma and eliminate discrimination. In fact, it is in dissonance with PANCAP’s ongoing work to remove discriminatory laws and affirm human rights.

The region signs on to plan to manage the Flying Fish

BELIZE, MAY 24 - A historic Flying Fish Fisheries Policy has been endorsed by the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism’s (CRFM) Ministerial Council.
The Sub-Regional Fishery Management Plan for the Eastern Caribbean Flying Fish Fishery was approved at the council’s just concluded eighth meeting held at the Fort Young Hotel in Roseau, Dominica.  
The CRFM’s Executive Director Milton Haughton says it is the first time the Caribbean has approved a joint management plan for the shared resource.

Citizens need statistics to hold governments accountable – PM Mitchell tells High Level Forum

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Citizens of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) need appropriate statistics to hold their “governments and all serious stakeholders, accountable”, the Prime Minister of Grenada said Monday.

Delivering the keynote address at the opening of the one-day Second High Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics in Grenada, Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell stressed that statistics was not only important for policy-makers.

Remarks by Mr. McDonald Thomas, Operations Officer Caribbean Development Bank at the High-Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics “Strategising for the Development of Statistics in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in the Post-2015 Development Agenda” Radisson Grenada Beach Resort St. George’s, Grenada May 26, 2014

I bring you greetings from the management and staff of the Caribbean Development Bank and convey the President’s best wishes for a very successful Forum and associated side meetings.

Region’s youth set to become CSME-savvy

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Over twenty-five CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) from across the region are expected to participate in a CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) Advocacy Workshop.
The activity takes place in Guyana 29-30 May, 2014 at the Grand Coastal Hotel.

Keynote Address by Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith C. Mitchell Prime Minister of Grenada At the Second High Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics Monday, May 26th, 2014 Radisson Grenada Grand Beach Resort Grenada

I am delighted to warmly welcome everyone to the Isle of Spice and especially to this important Forum.

This High Level Forum, made possible by your presence today, signifies the importance of the role of statistics and its further development for the advancement of our people.
As a person trained in this field myself, I do feel a heightened sense of responsibility to ensure that we raise the bar of this important variable in the advancement of our region. 

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