If the Caribbean is to continue to make strides in the 21st Century and achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) then learning, finance and medical assistance must improve at the regional capacity…

Barbados dropped almost 20 notches in the Human Development Index (HDI) standings in the last three years.

Analysis of the United Nations Development Project’s Human Development Report (HDR), which was launched at Hilton Barbados recently, showed that the once top-ranking developing nation was now positioned at 57 out of 188 countries and territories, compared to 38 out of 187 in 2012 when the report was last done.