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Active Hurricane Season Predicted
The Atlantic hurricane season has officially started, and the International Research Institute for Climate and Society has issued its updated seasonal hurricane forecast for the region.
The results continue to indicate that an above-normal season is very likely. This could spell trouble for highly vulnerable Caribbean nations such as Haiti, still reeling from the effects of a 7.0 magnitude earthquake on January 12, 2010. On top of this, other forecasts point to increased thunderstorm activity for the region as well.
The IRI’s hurricane…
OAS and CARICOM Address Challenges and Opportunities of Youth in the Americas
The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) held a meeting at OAS headquarters in Washington, DC, on June 1 to discuss ways of collaborating and advancing the agenda of youth in the Americas.
The meeting, held in advance of the World Youth Conference, was chaired by OAS Assistant Secretary General Albert R. Ramdin, and by CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General for Human and Social Development Edward Greene. It was attended by other CARICOM officials and OAS specialists, as well as…
CENTRAL BANK APPOINTS A NEW FINANCIAL SERVICES OMBUDSMAN
With effect from May 1, 2010 Ms. Suzanne Roach is the new Financial Services
Ombudsman of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago. She has replaced Ms. Ann
Marie Narine, who served as the Financial Services Ombudsman from 2008 until end
April 2010.
The office of the Financial Services Ombudsman investigates complaints from individuals
and small businesses in respect of services provided by the financial institutions.
Ms. Roach brings a wealth of experience to this position having served the Central Bank
of Trinidad and Tobago for over twenty-seven (27)…
SUSTAINABLE TOURISM CONFERENCE TO FOCUS ON BUILDING WORLD CLASS SUSTAINABLE TOURISM PRODUCT
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: The opportunities that exist for the Caribbean to enhance and sustain its tourism product and how the Region can capitalize on these opportunities will be the focus of this year’s leading Caribbean gathering on sustainable tourism, the 11th Annual Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism (STC-11).
The stage is already being set with the selection of a theme that encapsulates the current status of global and Caribbean tourism, and invites conference delegates to become centrally involved in building a world class…