Share this:PrintTwitterFacebookLinkedInLike this:Like Loading… Christmas in the Caribbean: December Festival for Saint… You may be interested in… Nine Mornings is a unique Vincentian festivity associated with the Christmas season. Nine Mornings before Christmas, Vincentians awake in the early hours of the morning and partake in a range of activities, among them sea baths, dances (or in local parlance, fetes), bicycle riding and street concerts. In the rural areas, the final morning of the festivity usually ends with a steel band “jump-up”.The origins of this festivity are clouded in some mystery, although the original tradition relates it to the ‘novena’ of the Catholic Church on the nine days before Christmas. It is believed that after the early morning church services of the Catholics, worshippers began walking the streets while others went for sea baths. From this the popular Nine Mornings festivity emerged. Although popular opinion has this practice as starting during the period of slavery, it was more likely to have been a post-emancipation practice. SVG Nine Mornings Committee Dec 12, 2017 Happy Christmas! 
Sorrel flowers Dec 10, 2014 Dec 24, 2019 Bon Appétit! Christmas‘Faves’: Caribbean Style THE West Indies has a warm, festive atmosphere at this time of year. Visitors are welcomed with open arms in true Caribbean community spirit. Many restaurants and hotels will celebrate with local Christmas traditions, and have West Indian Christmas recipes for you to experience. In St. Vincent and the Grenadines,…December 23, 2016In “Antigua & Barbuda”Vincentians Remember – 1st Anniversary of Tragic Christmas FloodsI want to ask, as part of the remembrance, … as we are going forward, those who are dead, I know we are still emotional about it, but we can’t help them. They are dead. But we can’t have a remembrance which is just formalistic — that we do it…December 27, 2014In “Event”CARICOM wishes St Vincent and the Grenadines Happy 39thThe Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has extended congratulations to the Government and People of St. Vincent and the Grenadines on the celebration of their Thirty-Ninth Anniversary on Independence, Saturday, 27 October, 2018. Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, in a congratulatory message to Vincentian Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, said “the chosen theme for…October 26, 2018In “CARICOM”Share this on WhatsApp
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Nov 22, 2019 You may be interested in… CARICOM Secretariat Staff Talent Celebration to engage… CDB Supports Caribbean Youth Leaders’ Summit in Trinidad Tahomey is a food processing business that sells Haitian cacao, and the spices that usually go with it, such as ginger and cinnamon. The business has been in operation for approximately three years. Tahomey products are made in Abricot, and marketed mainly in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. We are a team of six people to do the processing for now. By summer of 2016, we predict our team will at least triple in size. We do most of the processing together as a team. And as the owner and chief chocolatier, I take responsibility for quality control,” says Duvilaire. According to him, the main collaborators in the business are farmers who are assisted in the pre-processing of the cacao. They in return to provide their best quality cacao to make the chocolate product. When questioned about plans for sustainability, Duvilaire said the key was in the quality of the product being offered and the way in which the environment is affected. Our work contributes to the value chain of cacao in Haiti and also encourages reforestation in our region which represents the first environmental concern in Haiti,” he said. Check out the Tahomey stall at the CWA for some scrumptious chocolate products! Yum! Share this:PrintTwitterFacebookLinkedInLike this:Like Loading… Nov 26, 2019 Barbados Youth Leaders Participate In National Consultations… 
Youth Entrepreneurship Focus at CARICOM-Led Workshop in SVG Mar 20, 2020 Jan 26, 2020 In today’s feature on young people who will be showcasing their products at the Caribbean Week of Agriculture to be held in the Cayman Islands 24-28 October, 2016, we focus on 31-year-old Jean-Sebastien Duvilaire who owns Tahomey. CARICOM Secretary-General calls for wider participation in CWACaribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) officially opened in the Cayman Islands Wednesday morning with a call by CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, for participation by a wider cross-section of stakeholders. “We must promote this event in such a manner that would bring about wider participation of all stakeholders, our farmers,…October 26, 2016In “CAHFSA”CARICOM urged to ‘take a big view of agriculture’By Kenton X. Chance GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, Oct. 27, 2016 — Stakeholders in the regional agricultural sector have been urged to take “a big view of agriculture” as Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nations continue to highlight the importance of food production to its economic and social development. The call on…October 27, 2016In “General”CARICOM’s relief, early recovery operations in Haiti successful[su_pullquote align=”right”]“The efforts spearheaded by CDEMA underscore the importance and urgency in which the Region needs to continue to strengthen its capacity. We need to identify sustainable mechanisms to finance these systems so we can continue to serve the needs of our Participating States in a predictable way. – Mr.…November 22, 2016In “Barbados”Share this on WhatsApp
Sep 28, 2020 Aug 17, 2020 CARICOM Formulating Energy Security Strategy PM Mottley Renews Calls for Restructuring of Global… Greater Focus on Regional Agriculture You may be interested in… Oct 6, 2020 Please see the latest edition of the CARICOM Business newsletter which comprises information culled from news entities in the Caribbean and beyond and includes a Foreign Exchange Summary, a Stock Exchange Summary and International Oil Prices. CARICOM Business 12 October, 2018 CARICOM Business 12 October, 2018CARICOM Business 12 October, 2018 Share this:PrintTwitterFacebookLinkedInLike this:Like Loading… Region must harmonise measures, digitise processes to… Oct 7, 2020 CARICOM urged to ‘take a big view of agriculture’By Kenton X. Chance GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, Oct. 27, 2016 — Stakeholders in the regional agricultural sector have been urged to take “a big view of agriculture” as Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nations continue to highlight the importance of food production to its economic and social development. The call on…October 27, 2016In “General”Practical approaches needed to engage youth in agriculture – Trinidad and Tobago MinisterYoung agriculture entrepreneurs (agripreneurs) from across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) were involved in sessions with senior agricultural planners during the week geared at strengthening regional policies and strategies to improve the performance of the Region’s agriculture sector. The youths were among participants of the Ninth Regional Planners Forum on Agriculture…June 10, 2016In “General”New regional agriculture strategy – CARICOM Business NewsPlease see the latest edition of the CARICOM Business newsletter which comprises information culled from news entities in the Caribbean and beyond and includes a Foreign Exchange Summary, a Stock Exchange Summary and International Oil Prices. CARICOM Business 24 May 2019May 27, 2019In “Agriculture”Share this on WhatsApp
Find Way for Private Sector to Assume Role as Jobs Generator… Oct 2, 2020 Oct 15, 2020 During CREF, CDB also participated in the panel discussion, “The True Cost of Resilience”, on November 8. On November 9, the Bank took part in “The Big Geothermal Debate”, which explored the role of geothermal energy in the Region’s energy matrix. In addition, Tessa Williams Robertson, former Head of CDB’s Renewable Energy / Energy Efficiency Unit, received the CREF Industry Award for Lifetime Achievement in Energy Leadership. Conferred by New Energy Events, organisrs of CREF, the award recognises leaders in the Caribbean energy sector who are making a lasting impact on resilient and renewable energy. While at CREF, CDB’s energy specialists also held discussions with stakeholders in the sector, and hosted participants at their booth, further explaining the role that the Bank plays in supporting sustainable energy in the Region. CREF, which celebrated its tenth anniversary this year, is the largest gathering of the Caribbean’s energy market. Over 500 representatives from governments, utilities, multilateral institutions, renewable energy firms and academia attended. Share this:PrintTwitterFacebookLinkedInLike this:Like Loading… Standards, Codes Critical to CARICOM Energy Sector… Oct 5, 2020
Two Major Leaps Towards a Climate Resilient, Emission-Free… Related Posts (Caribbean Development Bank Press Release) – Improving the resilience of the Region’s energy sector, especially when it comes to natural disasters and the impacts of climate change, must be a priority for all countries in the Caribbean. The theme of resilience was brought into focus during the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) presentations at the 2018 Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF) in Miami, Florida from November 7 to 9. Speaking during the opening of the Island Resiliency Action Challenge event, on November 7, CDB’s Vice-President (Operations), Monica La Bennett noted that the energy sector is central to every country’s goal of achieving sustainable development, and emphasised the importance of improving the resilience of the electricity grid. “The Region has identified improving the resilience of electricity systems and by extension, the energy sector, as a key component of its energy matrix transformation. Any plan for improving the resilience of our electricity systems must be seen as part of the overall strategy for building economic resilience. In fact, it must now be seen as an imperative linked to the very sustainability and survival of our Region,” said La Bennett. The Vice-President noted that even as countries continue to pursue renewable energy solutions, they must seek to ensure that decisions are underpinned by careful analysis of the associated costs and benefits. She therefore encouraged stakeholders to make use of concessionary resources such as those available through the Green Climate Fund and the Adaptation Fund. La Bennett observed that determining the level of resilience to be incorporated, and the associated investment required, will require that several areas be considered. “Arriving at the correct answer will involve an iterative process of discovery and learning, informed by national, regional and international experiences. This, in turn, provides opportunities for innovation, collaboration and sharing of information among countries. In order to ensure fair allocation of the costs to be absorbed by consumers, the right regulatory framework must be in place,” said La Bennett. The Island Resiliency Action Challenge was sponsored by CDB with the support of the Government of Canada through the Canadian Support to the Energy Sector in the Caribbean Fund. During the workshop, participants discussed how to improve resilience, and invest scarce human and capital resources over the next 12 months, in order to create climate-resilient electricity grids. Naomi Allard gets her prizeNaomi Allard gets her prizeMay 31, 2018Similar postEIB, CDB commit US$24M to post-disaster reconstruction in CaribbeanNovember 13, 2017, BONN, Germany – The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) have set up an emergency post-disaster reconstruction financing initiative to help the Region recover from recent hurricane events. The arrangement will support investments for infrastructure reconstruction projects in the Caribbean in the wake…November 13, 2017In “Anguilla”Explore marine renewable energy development – CDB urges Caribbean(Caribbean Development Bank Press Release)– The Caribbean could transform its energy sector and diversify economic activity by exploring marine renewable energy development, says Monica La Bennett, Vice-President (Operations) at the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). She was speaking to over 80 stakeholders and leaders at the Blue Economy Caribbean event held…November 8, 2018In “Business”Share this on WhatsApp
The Thirtieth Meeting of the Regional Census Coordinating Committee (RCCC) was held in Trinidad and Tobago from 29-30 July. The Meeting was held as preparations heighten for the start of the 2020 Round of Housing and Population Census. CARICOM has traditionally adopted a regionally coordinated approach to Census activities. This has led to benefits including greater harmonisation of the census results; knowledge-sharing; adoption of best practices; functional and technical cooperation; cost-savings through the availability of regional public goods; and regional training. The Census is part of an integrated programme of the CARICOM Regional Statistics Work Programme and from the 2010 Census Round, the RCCC has met on a continuous basis in acknowledgement of the importance of the Census to the body of statistics being produced in the National Statistical Systems. CDB to Lend US$70M to The Bahamas and Saint Lucia,… Pandemic highlights importance of statistics – CARICOM… You may be interested in… Special Topic Statistical Bulletin – COVID-19 Issue… Oct 12, 2020 Regional statisticians meeting in Georgetown to prepare for 2020 CensusRegional statisticians are currently in Georgetown, Guyana, working to ensure that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States are ready to undertake the 2020 Round of Population and Housing Census. Member States begin their census exercises from next year until 2022. The statisticians and other stakeholders began a week-long meeting at…July 25, 2018In “CARICOM”Statistics must play vital role in reconstruction of hurricane-hit islands – Dr. Philomen HarrisonThere is a vital role for statistics to play in the reconstruction of Caribbean islands that were severely damaged by the recent hurricanes that swept through the Region, Project Director, Regional Statistics, Dr. Philomen Harrison said last week. At the opening of several regional Statistics events in the Cayman Islands,…November 1, 2017In “Anguilla”Preparation for 2020 census continues in CARICOM with GIS workshopAs the Caribbean ramps up preparation for the conduct of the 2020 Round of Population and Housing Census, the CARICOM Secretariat hosted a workshop on the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the exercise. The workshop was held in Barbados 3-6 December, 2018, for National Statistics Officers who are…December 13, 2018In “Agriculture”Share this on WhatsApp Oct 14, 2020
Statistical agencies across @CARICOMorg are planning for 2020 Censuses and more. T&T’s9 Central Statistical Office hosts the 30th Meeting of the Regional Census Coordinating Committee, July 29-30. pic.twitter.com/0pfezYzymA— Min of Planning T&T (@PlanningTT) July 29, 2019 Oct 2, 2020 Sep 29, 2020 In brief remarks at the opening of the Meeting on Monday, Project Director, Regional Statistics, Dr. Philomen Harrison, pointed to the importance of the Census to economic and social development, and the necessity for the exercise to be effectively resourced, managed and the results dissemination in a timely manner. “The Census provides data central to the economic, social and environmental planning of countries. Apart from answering the questions ‘How many are we?’, the Census also provides rich and valuable information to guide the development of a country, and specifically the people of a country on issues that relate to: Children, Youth, Economic Activity, Education, the Health Status, Gender, Persons with Disability, Indigenous populations, Migration, the Elderly, Geographic information for disaster mitigation, the housing stock, agricultural holdings and related facilities and infrastructure,” she said. The Census is supported by a number of development partners including the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), UNECLAC and PARIS21. Share this:PrintTwitterFacebookLinkedInLike this:Like Loading… Find Way for Private Sector to Assume Role as Jobs Generator… 
SOUTHFIELD and LIVONIA, MI — Lear Corp. has appointed Anne Bork director of investor relations. In her new role, Bork will be responsible for supporting the company’s global investor-relations activities. She will report to Mel Stephens, Lear’s vice president of investor relations and corporate communications. AdvertisementClick Here to Read MoreAdvertisement Prior to joining Lear, Bork had a 10-year career with Ford Motor Co. in various engineering, corporate finance, business strategy and investor-relations roles. She most recently was manager of investor relations for Ford. TRW Automotive has also named a new director of investor relations. Patrick Stobb has joined TRW from Visteon where he held the position of manager of investor and shareholder relations since June 2002. Prior to that, he held a number of finance positions with both Visteon and Ford. In his new position with TRW, Stobb will report to Joseph Cantie, vice president and CFO. He will be responsible for TRW Automotive’s global investor relations function. In this role, he will serve as the primary contact with the financial community and manage the company’s shareholder services. For more information on TRW, go to: www.trwauto.com. To learn more about Lear, visit: www.lear.com. _______________________________________ Click here to view the rest of today’s headlines.
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SFCC News: Dwell-2 by Amy Parrish. Courtesy/SFCC The Santa Fe Visual Arts Gallery is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday on the campus at 6401 Richards Avenue. For more information about the gallery, contact SFCC’s Director of Art on Campus Linda Cassel at linda.cassel@sfcc.edu or 505.428.1501. Rebecca Bradshaw’s work includes mixed media, sculpture, book arts and printmaking. ‘3 Spools Plus One’ by Patricia-Pearce. Courtesy/SFCC Pearce’s work includes mixed media, sculpture, book arts and printmaking. Anne Laser’s artwork incorporates mixed media and printmaking. Laser frequently uses tea bags as a sculptural media. Amy Parrish works in mixed media and sculpture. Julie Nocent Vigil, who works in mixed media, creates her own paper through a Korean technique using mulberry paper that is soaked and stretched to create beautiful openings within the media. Little-House by Rebecca-Bradshaw. Courtesy/SFCC The five artists join together on a monthly basis to hold space for each other as a creative collective here in Santa Fe. In that space, they invent, express, expand, critique and develop each other’s creative process. “These are all talented artists who’ve exhibited their work before,” she said. This is the college’s first installation show.“The five artists in the show address the mysteries of dwelling in connection with sculpture, printmaking, altered book, photography and textile,” said Patricia Pearce, director of SFCC’s Center for Book Art and Printmaking.The other four women are all artists who have taken Pearce’s printmaking, book arts or creative expression classes in the past. SANTA FE ― Santa Fe Community College’s Visual Arts Gallery presents the exhibition, DWELL, which opens 5-7 p.m. Friday, July 26. “We’ve been meeting monthly for about two years,” Pearce said. “When we get together our creative spirit rises and has an amazing effect on us and our work.” Meridian-Passage by Julie Nocent Vigil. Courtesy/SFCC Mellow by Ann-Laser. Courtesy/SFCC
Courtesy/Santa Fe Botanical Garden From the Santa Fe Botanical Garden:The Santa Fe Botanical Garden is continuing to monitor the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and its impacts on our community. We still remain hopeful of a minimal impact, however the health and safety of our staff, volunteers, and visitors is of the utmost importance. We are making every attempt to keep the Botanical Garden at Museum Hill open to the public for as long as possible. Please check the website for the most up to date information, which may include specific information on accepting cash payments, or switching to online payments entirely to limit person-to-person contact. We are postponing or cancelling gatherings of 100 people or more through the end of April: March 19t Food for Thought at Restaurant Martin is postponed until a later date;April 12 Easter Egg Hunt is canceled;2020 Art Exhibition “Earth Revealed” has been postponed until 2022; andShakespeare in the Garden is postponed until a later date. Many of the lectures and workshops that are offered this spring will move to an online format via Zoom, including the popular weekly early childhood class, Garden Sprouts. Other classes will be rescheduled to a later date. Please check the website for the most up to date information.Our administrative staff will be working from home until March 30. If you need to reach a specific staff member, visit our website for contact information. Otherwise, general inquiries can be sent to info@santafebotanicalgarden.org or through Facebook and Instagram messenger. In the meantime, we are following the CDC’s guidelines to keep our sites clean:We are increasing the frequency of cleaning of all surfaces;Pump-free hand sanitizer has been installed at our Visitor Center; andWe are encouraging all volunteers, visitors and staff to stay home if they feel ill, or feel unsafe coming to the Garden. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this difficult time. We are hopeful for a bright spring and beautiful summer!About The Santa Fe Botanical GardenThe Santa Fe Botanical Garden celebrates, cultivates and conserves the rich botanical heritage and biodiversity of the region. In partnership with nature, they demonstrate their commitment through education, community service, presentation of the arts and the sustainable management of Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve and Botanical Garden at Museum Hill. The Santa Fe Botanical Garden hosts nearly 60,000 visitors and 14,000 youth education engagements each year.
Los Alamos County Library staff hold a virtual meeting Tuesday morning. Courtesy/LACBy KIRSTEN LASKEYLos Alamos Daily Postkirsten@ladailypost.comThe doors of the Los Alamos County’s libraries may be locked and their interiors dark but looks can be deceiving.The fact is the pandemic shuttered the physical buildings but online, the Los Alamos County Library System is operating at full steam with a multitude of services. Library patrons can check out the libraries’ offerings at their webpage.“I would like for the public to know that even though we are physically closed, there are a number of resources available online in digital format,” Library Manager Eileen Sullivan said. “And our library staff is working behind the scenes to increase access to our eBooks and audiobooks and other digital services.”Online, library patrons can find anything from streaming music and movies to eBooks and eMagazines.Sullivan said the library provides access to a variety of electronic content through Overdrive and Hoopla. Plus, patrons can explore RBDigital, which is an online magazine collection.The library just added movies to OverDrive. On Overdrive, patrons can check out eBooks for 14 days, audiobooks for 21 days and streaming videos for five days. Additionally, they can borrow up to seven items and put up to eight items on hold.If they are checking out material on Hoopla, then eBooks, audiobooks and comics can be borrowed up to 21 days. Movies and TV shows can be streamed up to three days, and music for seven days.As for RBDigital, there are more than 54 magazines available to borrow and there is no limit on how many can be checked out each month. For Hoopla content, patrons can borrow up to eight items per month. Sullivan said this was increased from the usual four items per month.Additionally, she said that library staff are issuing temporary library cards by phone to those who haven’t applied for a card prior to the shutdown.Sullivan said the libraries have other services available online. She said the library system is hosting a fun online challenge called Books Gone Viral Bingo Challenge. It encourages participants to try out various activities such as reading a poetry anthology, playing a board game and hosting a video chat. When an activity is completed, participants mark on their “bingo sheet”.Once a row on the sheet is complete, they are encouraged to take a selfie with it and post it on the County’s Community Services Department Facebook page.For students who are homeschooling during the school closures, Sullivan said there are numerous resources to assist with schoolwork at any age, including online homework and tutoring help through Brainfuse. She added there also is Kids Information Bits, which provides age-appropriate magazines and reference that are specifically geared towards children.Plus, patrons can access anything from Mango Connect to learn a new language to Heritage Quest to research their families’ roots.Sullivan said the library system’s online services are popular.“Definitely,” she said, “We are seeing an increase in electronic checkouts.”Sullivan added having the library’s services available to the public, especially now, is important.“I think this is a particularly unusual time we are going through and there is a lot of uncertainty and anything our library can do to continue to serve our public and community is valuable,” she said. “I think people’s needs vary greatly. Some need entertainment and distraction … other people have very specific information needs – whether homeschooling a child, learning a new skill, or staying informed about our current crisis and I think it is important for us to be present and available to offer services to the community during this time.”For questions, information or assistance, library staff is available to help. Sullivan said a librarian is at the library 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.Patrons can call 505.662.8250 or email libweb@lacnm.us.