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21st MonCom recommends greater collaboration among countries to improve SIDS situation
From ECLAC 03 November 2023 | Port-of-Spain There is need for greater collaboration among countries and subregional multilateral agencies to promote and articulate clear positions on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean. This, especially in the lead-up to the…
Urgent action required to protect SIDS from threat of NCDs and mental health conditions, PAHO Director says
Bridgetown, Barbados, 14 June, 2023 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization Director (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, has urged small island developing states (SIDS) of the Caribbean to ensure “political leadership at the highest levels” in order to tackle the issue of…
Healthy sleep for children: Everything you need to know
From Bed Rating A growing body of scientific literature is highlighting the negative effects of inadequate sleep. A survey carried out in Japan concluded that “shortened nocturnal sleep is a growing social phenomenon in industrialized countries.”Another study published in the Sleep Journal states:…
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Two OECS climate change activists raise awareness in the international arena
Friday, July 19, 2019 — Two young environmental activists from the OECS have recently participated in the 3rd edition of the Peace Boat’s Ocean & Climate Youth Ambassador Programme. Saint Lucian Jevanic Henry and Montserratian Ashneil Jeffers have seized this opportunity…
Gadget of the week
Sleepace has a sleep tracker for newborn babies By Daniel Cooper From engadget The mat will analyze breathing and motion, sounding an alarm if it detects neither for 20 seconds. In the mind of any parent is the nagging worry…
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Small island developing states will not achieve the 2030 Agenda
Small Island Developing States Will Not Achieve the 2030 Agenda if They Do Not Obtain Financing and International Support for Effective Adaptation to Climate Change ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, spoke today at a special session organized by the United…
IPCC Releases 1.5 Report with dire warning for the Caribbean and the World
CARICOM Climate Change Centre Monday, October 15, 2018 — Belmopan, Belize; October 10, 2018 – The highly anticipated 1.5 degrees’ report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been released, and the news is dire. But while Scientists…
Jamaican Prime Minister reveals personal ambition for 50% renewables by 2030 while installing solar PV on his public offices
Caribbean Island Nation Joins Solar Head of State Coalition to Install Solar Panels on the Office of the Prime Minister in Effort to Combat Climate Change October 16, 2018 – Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness today revealed his ambitions for…
SVG PM deplores violation of the principle of non-intervention
BY NELSON A. KING From Caribbean Life Stating that the principles of non-intervention and non-interference are of particular importance to Small Island Developing States (SIDS), St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Prime Minister Dr. Ralph E. Gonsalves has deplored, in no…
OECS partners with IRENA on two key initiatives
Monday, July 23, 2018 — The OECS Commission is pleased to partner with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) on two key initiatives, the Global Geothermal Alliance (GGA) and the SIDS Lighthouses Initiative (LHI) understanding the importance of partnerships in…
