Trinidad and Tobago to expand bilateral cooperation with ECLAC
From Caribbean News Now SANTIAGO, Chile — The prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley, on Monday visited the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, where he was…
U.S. urges punishment for peacekeepers tied to sex abuse as U.N. ends tainted Haiti mission
From The Japan Times UNITED NATIONS – U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley on Thursday urged all countries that provide troops for U.N. peacekeeping missions to hold soldiers accountable for sexual abuse and exploitation, an appeal that came after she cited an…
United Nations warns personnel in Barbados about crime
By Caribbean360 From St Lucia News Online CARIBBEAN360 – The United Nations (UN) has its eye on the crime situation in Barbados, and has issued a security advisory to its staff in the island following a string of recent robberies….
International Insolvency Institute extends membership to Cayman Islands Chief Justice
The International Insolvency Institute has invited the Chief Justice of the Cayman Islands, the Hon. Anthony Smellie, to become a member of the invitation-only organisation. The selective non-profit body, comprising leading practitioners, academics, judges and regulators in the international insolvency…
Latin America and the Caribbean can make hunger history – UN agricultural agency
From UN New 25 January 2017 – With continued and strengthened implementation of a regional food security plan, Latin America and the Caribbean could become the first developing region to completely eradicate hunger, the head of United Nations agricultural agency…
Top UN official in Haiti, Security Council welcome announcement of president-elect
4 January 2017 – A senior United Nations official and the Security Council today joined the international community in congratulating the next President of Haiti, whose election completes a repeatedly delayed process that took over a year. Sandra Honoré, the…
UN says 2016 filled with challenges, milestones for the Caribbean, international community
From Antigua Observer UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 29, CMC – The United Nations says 2016 was filled with challenges and milestones for the Caribbean and the international community in general. On Wednesday, in its End-of-Year Report, the UN said while 2016…
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Farewell to Ban Ki-moon
By Tony best From Nation News NOT LONG AFTER he became the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon headed to Barbados with his family. About seven years later, he was back in the country, attending the Caricom heads of government conference…
What the coffee industry can teach us about solving the world’s most challenging problems
By Stephan Manning and Juliane Reinecke, The Conversation From Business Insider We live in a world burdened by large-scale problems that refuse to go away: the refugee crisis; terrorism; rising sea levels; frequent floods, droughts and wildfires; not to mention…
Rural Latin American and Caribbean areas need targeted agricultural policies, investments – UN
From UN News Centre 30 September 2016 – Economic growth is not enough to eliminate poverty in rural areas of Latin America and the Caribbean, and governments need targeted policies and investments for agricultural development and correct historic inequality experienced…
