Cayman Observes Caribbean Statistics Day
The Cayman Islands Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) joins the regional observance of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Caribbean Statistics Day today, 15 October 2025.
This observance coincides with the culmination of the 2024-2025 Year of Statistics in CARICOM, which also marked the 50th Anniversary of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians.
The theme of this year’s Caribbean Statistics Day is “Improving Lives through Statistics: Strengthening and Innovating Together”.
The Cayman Islands is an associate member of CARICOM since 2002, along with several British Overseas Territories including Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
ESO Director Adolphus Laidlow said, “We join the region’s observance of Caribbean Statistics Day in recognition of the achievements made in developing high regional standards of data collection and analysis and the adoption of a Code of Good Statistical Practices across the Caribbean. We are proud to uphold these standards in our work in the Cayman Islands.”
During this jubilee year, several key regional instruments have been successfully piloted and are now being institutionalised, including the CARICOM Quality Assurance Framework, CARICOM Code of Good Statistical Practices, and the Generic Statistical Business Process Model to guide the end-to-end lifecycle of all statistical activities.
CARICOM is at the midpoint of implementing the 12-year Regional Strategy for the Development of Statistics, which provides a clear roadmap with mechanisms to strengthen statistical systems, ensuring that accurate and timely data informs decision-making.
CARICOM governments are reviewing the necessary legal and institutional frameworks, and seeking to provide the financial, technical and human resources to support the work of National Statistical Offices, including taking note of the increasing role for digital transformation and modernised statistical operations.
A CARICOM press release said, “The journey ahead is as critical as the progress behind us. In the community spirit which exemplifies CARICOM, a harmonised regional approach to statistics development will continue to be essential as we strive to fill data gaps and improve statistical standards across the region. On Caribbean Statistics Day, we therefore recommit to strengthening national and regional statistical processes to ensure timely and accurate data for decision-making...”
