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2021 - Unleashing the Blue Economy in the Caribbean (UBEC) Project Draft Document Review

Unleashing the Blue Economy in the Caribbean (UBEC) Project

Draft Document Review

 

The UBEC Project, financed by the World Bank, is designed to strengthen the enabling environment for the blue economy and to enhance resilience of selected coastal infrastructure in and across Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada. UBEC is to be implemented by means of a Series of Projects (SOP) in participating countries. The project will be focused across three key sectors, for all participating countries: tourism, fisheries & aquaculture and waste management. One of the goals of the project is to achieve improved competitiveness in these three sectors in all participating countries as economic activity has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in these areas.

 

Consequently and as part of the stakeholder outreach initiative under the project, the following four (4) documents have been drafted to encapsulate how the project will manage various sub-components that have direct impact on people, livelihoods and the nation:

 

- Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF)

- Resettlement and Process Framework (RPF); and

- Labour Management Procedures (LPM)

- Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP)

 

The National Integrated Planning and Programme (NIPP) Unit of the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Youth Economy thus solicits feedback on the draft documents as part of the stakeholder outreach activity. All feedback/ questions and or queries may be emailed directly to the NIPP at nippunit@gmail.com

 

Alternatively, you may wish to submit feedback directly by selecting and completing the below feedback forms for respective draft documents.    Please see the link below for published PDFs on the Finance website. https://www.finance.gov.lc/programmes/view/132    

2022 - Miami carnival mourns Explainer - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Heavy showers threatened to drown the hopes and dreams of thousands of masqueraders in Florida last Sunday as more than half of the day was spent sheltering and avoiding pools of water at the Miami Dade County Fair and Expo Center.

However, just as hopes were waning after 2 pm, the sun returned to clear the path for the annual Miami Broward One Carnival parade of the bands.

[caption id="attachment_980058" align="alignnone" width="1024"] A masquerader at the annual Miami Broward One Carnival parade of the bands on October 9 at the Miami Dade County Fair and Expo Centre . - courtesy Overtime Media[/caption]

The parade followed months of preparations and weeks of festivities, intense competitions and an influx of carnival lovers from across the diaspora, Overtime Media said in a release.

Trinijunglejuice kicked off the action on Thursday night with is annual Arrivals fete poolside at the Nautilus by Arlo Hotel on Collins Avenue. The Welcome to the Jungle theme brought out the "chupidness," as patrons laid waste to branches and trees while frolicking to the sounds of a DJ cast which included King Nando, Team Joy, Barrier Hype, DeeBlaze, The Hypeman, Nuphoric, Walsh Fire and Private Ryan.

On Friday, the Panorama competition was thrust into mourning as news of the death of calypso icon Winston "Explainer" Henry reverberated throughout the Caribbean community. A great friend to the Miami Broward One Carnival Organising Committee, Explainer will certainly be missed and his legacy will undoubtedly continue to live on in the hearts of many, Chairperson of the committee Joan Justin said, "I'm still in shock, because we became really close over the past year especially, and had been talking almost daily over the past few months, and there was no indication that he was unwell or that anything was wrong with him. He will be sorely missed and we will have to discuss fitting tributes, but right now I think we're all just in shock..."

[caption id="attachment_980057" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Eddie Charles performs during the Miami Broward One Carnival at the Miami Dade County Fair and Expo Centre. - courtesy Overtime Media[/caption]

J'Ouvert took place at Fairgrounds on Saturday morning, but along with various colours of paint, powder and assorted liquids also came heavy dark-grey clouds and intermittent showers. On this day, the showers were insufficient to mar the festivities, but definitely made this J'Ouvert experience a lot cooler than in previous years.

[caption id="attachment_980056" align="alignnone" width="576"] - courtesy Overtime Media[/caption]

Miami Carnival 2022 was positively charged with the energy of carnival celebrations returning across the region, throughout many US states and the diaspora, and now exists in an interesting position at the start of the tenth month, with the new addition of Tobago's carnival happening at the end of October. Surely, this will contribute to increased productivity in the creative sector with both carnivals now poised to lead in and lean in to the mecca of th