Courtesy call on the Ministry by Department of Statistics and a Representative from the CARICOM Regional Statistics Programme

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Nassau, Bahamas — On Tuesday 13th September, 2016, Officials from the Department of Statistics and a Representative from the CARICOM Regional Statistics Programme paid a Courtesy call on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration. Mrs. Kim Williams, Project Assistant, Social Statistics, CARICOM Regional Statistics Programme in conjunction with the Department of Statistics will conduct an in-country capacity building training on the compilation of social statistics. The training is geared towards identifying challenges in data collection and record keeping in the country and offering best practice models to improve those challenges experienced.

Photo Caption; L-R. Ms. Allene Ambrose, Administrative Cadet, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration; Ms. Lillian Newbold, Statistician, Department of Statistics; Mrs. Coralee Mackey, Assistant Director, Department of Statistics; Mrs. Kim Williams, Project Assistant, Social Statistics, CARICOM Regional Statistics Programme; Mrs. Sharon Brennen-Haylock, Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration; and Mr. Frank Davis, First Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration.