QUOTABLE CARIBBEAN – MAY 28, 2022
“My experience over the years has included serving in executive roles at luxury properties, top-rated resorts, and villa management portfolios in the Caribbean region. In my new role at Divi Resorts, I’ll be working closely with each resort to ensure…
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ILO: Redouble efforts for gender equality at work in Latin America and the Caribbean
In the region there are persistent gaps: lower labour participation, higher unemployment and informality, lower wages. The future of work requires taking steps to advance towards equality, said the Regional Director of the ILO on the occasion of International Women’s…
IACHR and Oxfam sign agreement for cooperation in Latin American and Caribbean human rights crises
March 4, 2019 The deal was signed in a context of shrinking spaces for the exercise of human rights and civil society participation in the region. Washington, D.C. / Mexico City – Oxfam and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights…
‘Health is a right of the people and a responsibility of government,’ says PAHO Director
Astana, Kazakhstan, 29 October 2018 (PAHO/WHO) – Health is a human right, and it is governments’ responsibility to ensure that right, said the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, on October 26th, during the…
Regional Consultations in Latin America and the Caribbean leading up to the UN Commission on the Status of Women call for rights and dignity of rural women
From UN Women Regional consultations for Latin America and the Caribbean in the lead up to the 62nd UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW62) started on 6 February in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The consultation convened Ministers and…
Carissa F. Etienne begins second term as Director of PAHO, the premier public health agency of the americas
Improving access to health for the most vulnerable, ensuring sufficient financing for health, and preparing health services to withstand the effects of climate change are among her priorities for the next five years. Washington, D.C., 2 February 2018 (PAHO/WHO) —…
Day one of the UNWTO Conference in Jamaica to focus on the Caribbean
The Caribbean will take centre stage on November 27, the first day of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), Government of Jamaica, World Bank Group and Inter-American Development Bank Global Conference on Jobs and Inclusive Growth: Partnerships for Sustainable…
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Increase in Caribbean cruise passengers opting to stay onboard
From Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation A survey commissioned by Canadian based company Allianz Global Assistance, says more cruise ships passengers, particularly those visiting the Caribbean, are opting to stay onboard the ship for most, if not all of their cruise. The…
