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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009From the Caribbean Community (CARICOM): REGION GEARS UP FOR HEALTH AUTHORITY IN 2010 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers of Health meeting in Washington DC, USA at their 18th Caucus fully endorsed the time table for the establishment of the Caribbean Public Health Authority (CARPHA) in 2010. Among the actions leading up to the start up of […]
CARICOM To Enter Environmental Policy Arena
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008One of the downsides of being so long away from regular blogging is the tremendous backlog of things I wish to cover. This is one. The meeting referred to in the press release below happened in the latter half of April, but given its potential significance, I still wish to highlight and discuss it even […]
Anatomy of a Landfill Controversy
Thursday, March 15th, 2007Working on waste issues in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), you see a lot of controversies involving disposal sites. Many times it is some neighborhood that does not want a landfill anywhere near them, either because they fear it will affect their health or property values, they dislike the smell a badly managed site […]