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Strengthening Ocean Education: OECS supports new learning platformencuentros/bahia2018/
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 — In recognition of World Oceans Day, observed on June 8, education specialists from around the world gathered in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil to attend a major innovation in education event: the 19th Virtual Educa. This year, ocean…
Cuba ratifies commitment to peace in the Caribbean
From Presna Latina Port of Spain, Jun 6 (Prensa Latina) Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba Rogelio Sierra ratified today his government”s commitment to maintain stability in Latin America and the Caribbean. As part of his official visit to…
Latin America and the Caribbean bidding goodbye to plastic bags
From Jamaica Observer In a nod to the two international environment observances this week — World Environment Day on Tuesday, June 5 and World Oceans Day on Friday, June 8 — we will be publishing a week-long series of stories…
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Keeping global warming to 1.5 degrees could spare millions pain of dengue fever
By Neela Banerjee The tropical disease is spread by mosquitoes that thrive in the wetter, hotter conditions that accompany climate change. Faster international action to control global warming could halt the spread of dengue fever in the Western Hemisphere and…
More than half of older Caribbeans don’t receive pensions: Report
BY NELSON A. KING From Caribbean Life A new study by two United Nations’ agencies has found that more than half of older persons in Latin America and the Caribbean do not receive a pension from a contributing system. In…
Limiting global warming could avoid millions of dengue fever cases
From UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA Limiting global warming to 1.5°C could avoid around 3.3 million cases of dengue fever per year in Latin America and the Caribbean alone – according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA)….
Pizza Hut to expand Caribbean, Latin America footprint
PLANO, Texas, and MADRID, Spain, May 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Pizza Hut, a division of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) and the world’s largest pizza restaurant company with nearly 17,000 restaurants in over 100 countries, and Telepizza Group (BME: TPZ),…
Latin America and the Caribbean should tap into big data to reduce the cost of measuring poverty
By Luis Tejerina and Juan Miguel Villa From IDB According to the US government, the 2020 census could cost as much as $15.6 billion, or $49 per inhabitant. While in developing countries, according to a study of 77 countries carried…
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‘Major’ dengue fever outbreak likely, warns CARPHA
From Jamaica Observer PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) says while the mosquito-borne diseases, Chikungunya and Zika, which swept the region in 2014 and 2016 are not expected back anytime soon, the region…
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ECLAC Caribbean releases documentary on impacts of Irma and Maria across the Caribbean
(3 May 2018) The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean has released an exclusive new documentary on the impacts of hurricanes Irma and Maria across the Caribbean. Featuring unique content, on-site interviews…
