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3 May 2017 | News

ECLAC assists Cayman Islands with new national energy policy
A priority goal of the Cayman Islands new national energy policy is to decrease energy costs in the country, in light of the very high price of energy in the country.
1 May 2017 | News

ECLAC report considers the use of blockchain technology to combat de-risking

Recent developments in the field of financial technology (FinTech) may offer potential solutions to some of the problems surrounding de-risking and the navigation of correspondent banking relationships.
26 April 2017 | News

New skills for financial experts to improve financial transactions

On 27-28 April 2017, a Digital Financial Services (DFS) Workshop will be convened in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago to update policy makers in the Caribbean about the latest trends in financial technology.
12 April 2017 | News

ECLAC addresses the situation of persons with disabilities in the Caribbean

There are more than a million people in the Caribbean living with some form of disability and an estimated 250,000 who experience significant disabilities.
30 March 2017 | News

ECLAC lays out framework for building a competitive Caribbean economy
ECLAC has just released its latest policy brief, which examines the adjustments that the Caribbean subregion needs to make in order to attain medium-term development.
13 March 2017 | News

ECLAC hosts disaster seminar and training in Barbados

ECLAC brings together representatives of national disaster agencies to build capacity in disaster planning and assessment.
13 February 2017 | News

ECLAC promotes integrated national development planning to support the implementation of the SDGs in the Caribbean
The Caribbean symposium on mainstreaming the SDGs in national development planning sets the stage for consideration of a coordinated approach to planning, implementation, follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the subregion, including through the strengthening of national institutional infrastructure and by establishing a common statistical platform for measuring progress in SDG implementation across the Caribbean.
Omar Bello gives disaster presentation in Peru
9 February 2017 | News

Step by step disaster guidelines to be finalized following joint ECLAC WHO/PAHO training
ECLAC and WHO/PAHO hold joint disaster training in Lima and Piura focusing on the social aspects of a disaster, with particular attention on issues such as health and water and sanitation.
27 January 2017 | News

Eight countries receive disaster training in Trinidad and Tobago
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) have convened a four-day training course in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, to improve the ability of policymakers from eight Caribbean countries to prepare for disasters and to assess their effects and impacts.
SDG Caribbean conference
6 December 2016 | News

Caribbean SIDS receive support in building capacity to produce SDG indicators
This meeting, which will take place in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago from 6-9 December 2016, is jointly organized by the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Unit of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean, and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat.
Ending violence against women - workshop
28 November 2016 | News

Rural Women Benefit from ECLAC Sensitization Seminar on Gender-Based Violence
Women in rural communities in Trinidad and Tobago benefitted from a sensitization seminar on gender-based violence, held in recognition of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, celebrated each year on 25 November.
Data
24 November 2016 | News

ECLAC sensitizes Caribbean countries about Research Data Management
A workshop on Research Data Management (RDM) is underway today at ECLAC Caribbean’s headquarters in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Photo of the area of New Providence in Brahamas hit by the Hurricane Joaquin in 2015.
8 November 2016 | News

ECLAC team conducts post-Matthew disaster assessment in Bahamas

The Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean sent a group of experts on 23-29 October and is now preparing an official report.
Population trends
12 October 2016 | News

ECLAC looks to expand access to data from 2010 and 2020 census

ECLAC will equip representatives from three national statistical offices with the skills necessary to develop web applications for the dissemination of national census data sets.
Development account project workshop - Regional
3 October 2016 | News

ECLAC delivers “strong answer” to the budgeting process needs of Caribbean public administrations
Held at ECLAC Caribbean’s sub regional headquarters in Port of Spain, from 19 to 23 September, the workshop focused on forecasting and fiscal transparency in the conduct of Public Expenditure Reviews (PERs).
Hurricane Earl
13 September 2016 | News

Following Hurricane Earl, ECLAC sets the groundwork for disaster assessment in Belize

An interagency team lead by ECLAC has visted the main sites hit by Hurricane Earl in Belize, including San Pedro, Caye Caulker, Belize City, Ladyville, Belize River Valley, Orange Walk and Belmopan.
GIZ final assessment workshop
8 September 2016 | News

Saint Lucia discusses transition of public vehicles to electric and hybrid
ECLAC and GIZ convene meeting to assess the impact of the project entitled “Sustainable Energy in the Caribbean: Reducing the Carbon Footprint in the Caribbean through the Promotion of Energy Efficiency (EE) and the Use of Renewable Energy (RE) Technologies”.
Development account project workshop - Barbados
5 September 2016 | News

ECLAC budget training beneficial to policy makers in Barbados
ECLAC Caribbean trains sixteen representatives from the Ministries of Finance, Education, Health, Agriculture and Social Care of Barbados in the conduct of Public Expenditure Reviews with applications for their respective sectors.
In the photo Mr. Calvin Edwards, Deputy Financial Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Saint Kitts and Nevis
9 August 2016 | News

Improved budgeting process on the horizon in Saint Kitts and Nevis, as ECLAC wraps-up training

Nineteen senior representatives from Saint Kitts and Nevis’ Ministries of Finance, Agriculture, Education, Health, Social Development, Sustainable Development, and Public Infrastructure actively participated in the training workshop that was held at the Ocean Terrace Inn from 25-29 July 2016.
ECLAC training in Antigua and Barbuda
4 August 2016 | News

Antigua and Barbuda Permanent Secretary praises ECLAC training of public finance managers
Twenty senior representatives from Antigua and Barbuda’s Ministries of Finance and Corporate Governance, Health and the Environment, Education, Agriculture, and Social Transformation actively participated in a training workshop that was held at the Antigua and Barbuda Hospitality Training Institute, from 18-22 July 2016.

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