Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA) was launched this year by Haiti’s Ministry of Health and Population (MSPP) with support from PAHO, in the city of Les Cayes, marking the beginning of a catch-up vaccination campaign in the South Department. This initiative aims to improve immunization coverage in the country, with a particular focus on […]
By PAHO Washington, DC, May 2, 2023 (PAHO)- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) have agreed to work together to contribute to efforts to eliminate HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), viral hepatitis, mpox and other sexually transmitted infections such as syphilis in Latin America and the Caribbean. The framework agreement was […]
By: Caribbean Business Report 21st century technology will soon improve the work of TheSaint Lucia Met Service and the Water Resource Management Agency (WRMA). The development of a Hydromet Portal is an initiative of the Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (DVRP). The online platform allows users to collect, archive, visualize and share hydrometeorological data. This data […]
Park Hyatt St. Kitts Christophe Harbour, a luxury oceanfront resort in St. Kitts and Nevis, embraces the importance of supporting local art and fostering tourism linkages with the creative arts community in the twin island nation. General Manager Richard Elliott says he is proud to share the resort’s commitment to incorporating the local culture and […]
By: Caribbean Business Report The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has announced the highly anticipated return of Caribbean Week in New York, scheduled for June 5-8, 2023, in “The Big Apple”. The event, being held under the auspices of the CTO Foundation, aims to showcase the vibrant Caribbean culture, foster engagement with the media, promote thought […]
By: Caribbean Business Report Researchers at The University of the West Indies (The UWI) are pleased to have secured US $300,000 to conduct much needed research into designing sustainable, nature-based coastal solutions. The grant by Future Earth will fund research in Trinidad and Tobago, USA, Barbados and Jamaica aimed at generating a more universal approach […]
High-level officials and experts at a presentation in Chile of the study “Rural Connectivity in Latin America and the Caribbean: State of Play, Challenges and Actions for Digitalization and Sustainable Development” all agreed that farmers must be equipped with digital skills in order to better harness the potential of new technologies in food production. The […]
By: Caribbean Business Report The Ministry of Commerce has extended its first call for applications for the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Loan-Grant Facility to Wednesday, 31st May 2023. The MSME Loan-Grant is an EC$10 million facility aimed at providing post COVID-19 pandemic relief to registered MSMEs. It is a combination of 70% grant […]
NEW YORK, NY – May 1, 2023 – At the Lutheran Church’s 2023 Metro New York Synod (MNYS) Assembly, the organization’s first openly gay president of the board Christopher Vergara, will give a speech affirming church leadership’s commitment to inclusivity in faith — and underscoring the importance of embracing their LGBTQ+ worshippers. His comments will be presented on Friday May 5, 2023, from 10:30am to 11:30 am at the Marriott Hotel in […]
Photo Editorial credit: lev radin Last week, the Adams Administration released our Fiscal Year 2024 Executive Budget. As President Joe Biden has often said: “Show me your budget and I will show you your values.” That is why this budget invests in our Working People’s Agenda, prioritizing education, jobs, housing, health care, and public safety. […]