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Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 26, 2023 (SKNIS): Seven small business owners received grants from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) after completing a business improvement plan on 26th January 2023. In an interview at the closing ceremony, Therez Ambrose-Versailles, Tourism Research Officer at the Ministry of Tourism in St. Kitts said, “The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with the Caribbean Development Bank, the Frankfurt School of Business and Finance Management, as well as the University of the West Indies, came together in 2021 to devise a programme that is designed to help small businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.” The programme…

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. In a judgment released yesterday, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) dismissed the application by Mr Basil Williams, the former Attorney General of Guyana, for special leave in the Guyanese case of Basil Williams v Prithima Kissoon, Guyana National Newspaper Ltd, and The Attorney General of Guyana [2023] CCJ 3 (AJ) GY. Mr Williams was seeking to appeal the decision of the Court of Appeal of Guyana which refused to grant him leave to appeal a decision of the Full Court of the Supreme Court of Guyana, and an extension of time to lodge that appeal. Ms…

(Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 25 2023):The Department of Agriculture, St. Kitts in collaboration with Caribbean Chemicals andAgencies Limited in Trinidad, is this week hosting a three day workshop for farmers andtechnical staff dubbed, “The Crop Protection Symposium”. The workshop which began on Wednesday, 25th January is being facilitated by Technical SalesAgronomist of Caribbean Chemicals and Agencies Ltd, Kennedy Paul and focuses on newdevelopments in all aspects of plant protection. During the opening of the workshop which isbeing held in the Large Conference Room at the Department of Agriculture Mr. Paul who hasalso been operating as a Technical Sales Consultant for…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 25, 2023 (SKNIS): Representatives of Faith-Based Institutions in St. Kitts and Nevis are expected to have a greater voice on governance issues following a meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Ecclesiastical and Faith-Based Affairs the Honourable Dr. Geoffrey Hanley.Dr. Hanley met with more than 70 officials on Wednesday (January 25, 2023) at the People’s Evangelistic Centre at Needsmust. He told the gathering that the Government was committed to improving the partnership with religious organizations and as such was pleased to follow up on his previous discussions with smaller groups by bringing everyone together…

20 January 2023, Basseterre, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis –As part of its mandate to ensure financial stability within the region, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is working to empower consumers and protect businesses through the introduction of an office for financial market conduct also known an Office of Financial Ombudsman. Speaking on ECCB Connects, Chief Director (Policy), Tracy Polius, says that financial market conduct refers to the regulations of the business engagement of financial firms with their customers to achieve particular objectives. This includes the establishment of clear frameworks to ensure the market does not engage in…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, January 25, 2022 (SKNIS) – Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, who also serves as Minister of Health, held discussions with the management team within the Ministry of Health today, Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at the Ministry’s conference room at Bladen’s.Wednesday’s meeting provided Prime Minister Dr. Drew and the management team the opportunity to set out the agenda that will lead to the further advancement of the healthcare sector in St. Kitts and Nevis.Prime Minister Dr. Drew also used the meeting to officially congratulate Dr. Sharon Archibald on her appointment as Permanent…

Buenos Aires, Argentina, January 25, 2023 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs): Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas reaffirmed the commitment of the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis to the ideals of the regional organisation of Latin American and Caribbean States. He did so at the plenary session of the VII Summit of Heads of State and Government of CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States), in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Dr. Douglas expressed his delight in welcoming Brazil back President Lula Da Silva of Brazil to the councils of CELAC, after a brief hiatus. President Lula, as…

25/01/2023 Buenos Aires – Latin America and the Caribbean “can and must step up” to address increasing hunger and inequality rates in the region, a role that would move them “to the forefront of global food and agriculture” – this was the message conveyed by the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, to a regional political leaders here on Tuesday.Qu’s speech to the 7th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin America and Caribbean States (CELAC), presided over this year by Argentina, was delivered by FAO Chief Economist Maximo…

January 17, 2023 The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) is launching the call for applications for the 2023 edition of its Young Peacebuilders programme, which for the second time will focus on Latin America and the Caribbean. The call is open to participants between 18 and 25 years old from the region, with a strong interest in growing their ability to act as agents of peace in their respective communities, preventing violent extremism through intercultural and interfaith dialogue. To this end, twenty young civil society leaders will be selected to participate in this peace education experience. They will engage online through a…