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Finance and HIV experts gather in Haiti to debate new strategies for making the HIV response sustainable
JOINT UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME ON HIV AND AIDS www.unaids.org PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION www.paho.org WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION www.who.int News and Public Information Port au Prince, Haiti, November 2, 2017– The Third Latin American and Caribbean Forum on Sustainability of the…
5 reasons to kick start your morning with Matcha
Matcha is everywhere these days. It wasn’t too long ago, though, that modern food culture was barely remembering to put matcha on the map. And even now, although we can no longer escape matcha drinks in coffee shops, some may…
FAO: Hunger in the Caribbean remains prevalent
From 103FM tt The Caribbean remains the sub-region with the highest prevalence of hunger at 17.7% according to the Food and Agriculture Organization. According to the Panorama of Food Security and Nutrition, hunger levels are still low in Latin America…
Growth vs. inflation, a difficult balance for Latin America and the Caribbean
From The World Bank · Latin America and the Caribbean growing again after last year’s contraction · Regional rebound largely due to recoveries in Argentina and Brazil · Unlike in wealthier nations, lowering interest rates to stimulate the economy is…
2.6M in Caribbean can be in poverty by 2030
Marlene Augustine From NewsDay tt The World Bank estimates that without climate-informed development in Latin America and the Caribbean, another 2.6 million people in the region could slide into extreme poverty by 2030. This would be due largely to the…
Columbus did not discover Caribbean
Christopher Columbus did not discover the Caribbean By Dizzanne Billy From Words in the Bucket Rather, he introduced the first wave of cultural destruction that would go on to change the region forever. Today Oct 9), the United States of…
Cayman Islands logs best August arrivals in recorded history
Stayover arrivals for July and August outpace projections. Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (28 September, 2017) Air arrivals are significantly outpacing projections bringing the Cayman Islands closer to registering 400,000 tourist arrivals by year end 2017. July and August were both…
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UNICEF expands relief efforts in Latin America and Caribbean after month of ‘relentless’ natural disasters
From UN News Office 27 September 2017 – To help children and families affected by the series of natural disasters that have devastated countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today said it has…
Cable & Wireless Charitable Foundation launched with US$500K donation to support hurricane relief
MIAMI, FL–(Marketwired – Sep 20, 2017) – Further to its recently announced relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma and Maria — including expertise deployment, humanitarian aid drops and free calls for impacted customers — C&W Communications (C&W) today…
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Statement on Recent Natural Disasters in Latin America, the Caribbean and the United States
By laspau From Havard University Laspau is fortunate to work with an amazing community of talented individuals and institutions across the Americas. Over the past month, natural disasters such as hurricanes in the Caribbean and the southern United States and…
