The Canada-Caribbean Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme is over 50 years old and stands as a model for temporary foreign worker initiatives.

In this second part,  hear from the President of the Foreign Agriculture Resource Management Services in Canada, Ken Forth and regional about the this hallmark programme.

INSIDER'S REPORT - 50 GOING STRONG - PART 2

CWA Launch 15 July 2025 - Dr. Patrick Antoine, CEO, CARICOM Private Sector Organisation

CWA Launch 15 July 2025 2025 - Maximo Torero,  FAO Assistant DG

CWA Launch 15 July 2025 - Dr. Wendell Samuel, CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General

CWA Launch 15 July 2025 - The Hon. Samal Duggins Minister of Agriculture, St. Kitts and Nevis

• World Humanitarian Day 2025: Aid workers mull record death toll among fallen colleagues 
• Haiti: more than half of the population don’t have enough to eat – WFP 
• WHO condemns rising attacks on healthcare

Audio credit: Daniel Johnson, UN News

UN News Today 19 August 2025 - World Humanitarian Day, Haiti, attacks on health care

• UN chief calls for ‘new era of cooperation with Africa’ at Tokyo summit   
• Israeli plan to take full control of Gaza city will lead to further killings and displacement, warns UN human rights office 
• Corporal punishment remains widespread: WHO 

Audio credit: Daniel Johnson, UN News

UN News Today 20 August 2025 - cooperation with Africa, Gaza update, violence against children

• UN chief calls for ceasefire in Gaza  
• Pakistan suffers deadly flooding
• In Ukraine, war is less stressful than exams, UNICEF says

Audio credit: Daniel Johnson, UN News

UN News Today 21 August 2025 - Gaza, Pakistan flooding, Ukraine

Catch up on information you might have missed during the week.

This week's programme features:

1.	WorldSkills
2.	Get ready for back-to-school

This week In Case You Missed It Opportunities – (August 20 - 26):
-	Teaching/school vacancies 
-	Rotary Club Scholarship - Apply by September 5 at www.mes.gov.bb
-	Tenders for storage servers and Treasury Bills 

To download a copy of these opportunities, go to https://gisbarbados.gov.bb/download/in-case-you-missed-it-august-20-26-2025/


IN CASE YOU MISSED IT | AUGUST 20 - 26 (2025)

- Food security experts confirm famine in Gaza 
- Sudan: UN rights office horrified by recent killings in El Fasher 
- End impunity for violence against Rohingya in Myanmar: OHCHR 

Audio credit: Dianne Penn, UN News
Audio duration: 5'40"

#unitednations

UN News Today 22 August 2025 - Gaza famine, Sudan attacks, Rohingya in Myanmar

- Gaza: UN condemns Israeli strike on hospital
- Eight years on from forced exodus, conditions keep worsening for Rohingya
- Pakistan: Over 20,000 still displaced by deadly flash floods

Audio Credit: Matt Wells
Audio Duration: 3'42"

UN News Today 25 August 2025 –UN condemns strike on Gaza hospital, Rohingya crisis, Pakistan floods

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