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Washington, DC, 17 April, 2023 (PAHO) – A series of reports that seek to contribute to the development of healthy aging strategies in the Americas was launched today by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in collaboration with other United Nations agencies and the Inter-American System. The series – The Decade of Healthy Aging in the Americas: Situation and Challenges – presents an overview of different aspects of aging and the health situation of older persons in the region, where life expectancy reached 77.2 years in 2019. “These reports constitute a significant advance in the consolidation of data and information on population…

Washington, D.C., 14 April 2023 – An arrangement signed today between the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) and the United States Department for Health and Human Services (HHS) seeks to improve transatlantic collaboration to strengthen global health systems and attain health equity in a post-pandemic context. The COVID-19 pandemic showed that a health emergency affecting one corner of the world can quickly spread to other regions, crippling even the strongest of health systems – exposing vulnerabilities, including social inequality and health inequity, and threatening global health security. Taken together, PAHO, WHO/Europe and HHS work across…

Prime Minister Drew joins CARICOM Heads of Government for Regional Symposium on “Violence as a Public Health Issue – The Crime Challenge in Trinidad &  Tobago”BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, April 16, 2023 (Press Secretary, PMO)- St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew travels from Washington, DC, on Sunday for Trinidad to attend a Regional Symposium on “Violence as a Public Health Issue – The Crime Challenge”. The two-day meeting on April 17 and 18 will take place at the Hyatt Regency in Port of Spain.The Symposium is being hosted by the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 14, 2023 (SKNIS): Post-harvest handling practices improve agricultural production, prevent losses and add value to agricultural products. With this in mind, officials from the Ministry of Agriculture said that it is extremely important for farmers to be trained to utilize post-harvest practices. This was highlighted in the April 12 Edition of Infocus by Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Agriculture, Miguel Flemming, who noted that post-harvest practices play a very important role in crop production as it determines the final product’s quality. “There is a section in agriculture that we call post-harvest practices and I think there is…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to inform of the second cycle of the 2023-2024 Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS) 2023 for Graduate Academic Studies, through the Association of Commonwealth Universities. The Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS) offer a unique opportunity to study for a two-year Master’s degree in a low or middle-income Commonwealth country. This scholarship offers a chance at travelling to a different country in the Commonwealth to pursue tertiary education in a variety of courses from leading universities. Successful students gain and develop new skills while experiencing life in another country. Six fully funded Master’s scholarships are available, hosted by member…

14 April 2023(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Friday, 14 April 2023): * Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; * Dr. Acolla Lewis Cameron, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine Campus;* Dr. Annita Montoute, Director of the Institute of International Relations, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine; * Specially Invited Guests; * Professor of Diplomatic Practice Mr. Winston Dookeran; * Ladies and Gentlemen. This year marks significant anniversaries for both the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and The University of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 14, 2023 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Agriculture in St. Kitts is working to build a robust and sustainable human resource base to grow agricultural production by creating more opportunities for women and youth to enter the field. The initiative is based on international best practices and is included in the St. Kitts and Nevis Agriculture Transformation and Growth Strategy for the period 2022-2031. “What we found is that women stick to the task. Men sometimes give up easily if it does not work, and they just decide to change. But women, they will continue to try and…

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Friday, 14 April 2023):    The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago will hold a Regional Symposium addressing Crime and Violence as a Public Health Issue, 17-18 April 2023, at the Hyatt Regency, Trinidad. Under the theme, ‘Violence as a Public Health Issue – The Crime Challenge’, the symposium seeks to promote dialogue and regional action aimed at violence reduction and crime prevention. At least seven CARICOM Heads of Government will participate in the symposium which Dr. the Hon. Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and…

According to the publication “The Status of Women in Agrifood Systems “, women make up 36% of the agrifood system workforce in Latin America and the Caribbean. The proportion of women in the agricultural workforce is higher or increasing compared to men in rural areas with high and predominantly male emigration. April 13 – Rome, Italy / Santiago, Chile – Tackling gender inequalities in agrifood systems and empowering women reduces hunger, stimulates the economy, and reinforces resilience to shocks like climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, reveals a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).…

Delegates to share industry knowledge and experience on the implementation of policy, legal, and operational aspects of the management of pelagic fisheries on FADs 12 April, 2023 – Bridgetown, Barbados – The Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) is pleased to announce the fifth upcoming meeting of the Joint Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and WECAFC Working Group on Fisheries Using moored Fish Aggregating Devices (MFADs). The hybrid meeting will be held in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Blue and Green Economy of the Commonwealth of Dominica, with support from a project funded by the European Union. An estimated 60 delegates will attend the meeting, including country representatives and fisherfolks from the Caribbean region with FAD…