Page 2 - With Barbados News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

With Barbados seeking to redevelop its capital city with tourism and residential projects, the launch of the Caribbean Resilient, Inclusive, Safe and Smart (RISS) development model by United Nations Women is “relevant and timely”, says Minister of Labour, Social Security and the Third Sector Colin Jordan.The RISS, which is geared towards Small Island Developing States (SIDS), was launched on Monday.“We have been talking about redeveloping Bridgetown in recent times, with the recent decision to remodel the Treasury Building for housing and commercial purposes as well as other projects coming on stream within the city, so a development model like this is very important for us at this time,” Jordan said.“Cities are places where people live as well as interact with commercial enterprises and service providers, and if people are living there and not merely passing through, we have to ensure that their amenities are up to par, for example, transportation, their personal security an

Tonni brodberDidier trebucqCountry officeSustainable development goalsWith barbadosCaribbean resilientUnited nations womenSocial securityThird sector colinSmall island developing statesTreasury buildingNations resident coordinatorEastern caribbeanGender equalitySustainable citiesMulti country office