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"Social protection systems are a crucial fundament of society. Since consumption continues after retirement, particularly as individuals may be confronted with significant spending on medical treatment and other forms of care, saving for this consumption...
Instituciones y agencias involucradas: United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, UNECLAC
This comprehensive examination of pension systems in Latin America and the Caribbean looks at recent trends in retirement and working at older ages, evolving life expectancy, design of pension systems, and pension entitlements before providing a series...
Instituciones y agencias involucradas: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD, Inter-American Development Bank, IDB, World Bank Group
The second Caribbean Development Roundtable hosted by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, was held in Guyana, in May 30, 2012. The theme of the meeting was “Macroeconomic Policy for Structural Transformation and Social Protection...
Instituciones y agencias involucradas: United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, UNECLAC
The present paper seeks to contribute to the growing discussion on social protection through an assessment of the status of social health protection systems for the elderly within the English-speaking Caribbean, and a review of the systems in Jamaica and...
Instituciones y agencias involucradas: United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, UNECLAC
The CARICOM Agreement on Social Security was signed in Georgetown, Guyana on 1 March 1996 and came into effect on 1 April 1997. From this date persons can thus apply for benefits under the Agreement. The Agreement isintended to protect CARICOM Nationals’...
Instituciones y agencias involucradas: Caribbean Community, CARICOM
This paper examines the role of social protection (SP) in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), given their particular structural, human resource and capacity constraints. While it focuses on SIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean, the lessons may be...
Instituciones y agencias involucradas: World Bank Group
Dr Robin Roberts continues his examination of the complex and emotive issues surrounding the impending introduction of a National Health Insurance scheme. In the second part of a series this week he looks at which system might suit The Bahamas best...
Nine hundred and seventy-eight residents of Eight Mile Rock and Freeport were the first recipients of the newly-launched Department of Social Services pre-paid debit card on Monday. ...
Since 1983, numerous government-sponsored steering committees, tasks forces and blue-ribbon panels have examined the challenges and come to a similar conclusion: improving the health of Bahamians requires—but is not limited to—the introduction of a...
Instituciones y agencias involucradas: International Labour Organization, ILO