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When Francisco Rodríguez of Plaza Publica authorised an investigation into the Guatemalan public electricity institute (INDE) published in December last year, he could not have foreseen the effect it would have.   The IWPR-supported report demonstrated that INDE head Melvin Quijivix had abused his position to obtain contracts for his private companies; within a month, the Guatemalan government had fired him. 

ON Wednesday July 19, the Dominica Solid Waste Management Corporation (DSWMC) launched their Recycle OECS Model Demonstration...

In low-income countries, where pediatric surgery is often nonexistent, investing in it saves and extends life and prevents disability.

These case studies showcase where different approaches to locally led adaptation (LLA) have flourished around the world, providing examples of the eight principles of LLA in action

March 24, 2022 – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues to promote and seek support for its development priorities through partnerships with Latin American and other development partners. This week, CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General Dr Armstrong  Alexis made a presentation to a new cycle of the Latin American and Caribbean Programme (LACRP), a sub-grouping of the global […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Deputy Secretary-General of Caricom, Dr Armstrong Alexis, sa...

Date Time UNESCO coordinates a tsunami preparedness exercise on 11 March in Caribbean The Caribbean States and adjacent regions will participate on 11 March in their annual tsunami preparedness exercise, set up under the aegis of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO), as they commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake in Japan, which caused a deadly and devastating surge on the north-eastern coast of the island of Honshu, leading to the Fukushima ...