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(Permanent Mission of St. Kitts and Nevis to the United Nations, New York, March 6, 2023) – “The world needs more women and girls in Tech.” This was the rallying cry during the opening segment of the Commission on the Status of Women that convened today at the United Nations and ends on March 17th. “Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls” is the priority theme guiding the next two weeks of Ministerial round tables, interactive dialogues, and general discussions as thousands of delegates from…

Washington, D.C., USA, March 6, 2023: The St. Kitts and Nevis Nationals Association of Washington, D.C. (SKNNADC), recently delivered on their promise to assist the Joshua Obadiah Williams Primary School, which was destroyed by fire in March 2022, by donating a large amount of school supplies to the institution. The supplies include a laminator, a guillotine, flash drives, exercise books, pens, pencils, rulers, markers, folder, folder leaves, tapes, dusters, crayons, geometry sets, erasers, paint brushes, glue guns, glue sticks, scissors, posters, hand sanitizers, disinfectant sprays, and graduation gowns. The funds to purchase these supplies were raised through an Independence Charity…

EXTERNAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:Job Title: Project Evaluation Officer (ICR Fund) Organizational Unit: Department of Procurement Services and Management OversightGrade: P03Employment Announcement Number: EO/16/23CONSULTANCY OPPORTUNITIES:Title: Project Manager on Building Operations Consultant (Regular Fund)Organizational Unit: Department of General Services Title: Applications Systems Developer Consultant (3 consultancies available | ICR and Regular Fund) Organizational Unit: Department of Information and Technology Services (Specific Funds) Title: Help Desk Support Consultant (5 consultancies available | Regular and Specific Funds) Organizational Unit: Department of Information and Technology Services Title: Network Infrastructure Support Consultant (5 consultancies available | Regular and Specific Funds) Organizational Unit: Department of Information and Technology Services Title: Web Developer Consultant (Regular Fund) Organizational Unit: Department of Information and Technology Services Title: Administrative and…

Castries – Saint Lucia – 7 th March 2023 – The Board of Directors of the Eastern CaribbeanTelecommunications Authority (ECTEL) will be meeting for the 94 th Board of Directors Meetingin person at the Dolphin Conference Centre at the Bay Gardens Beach Resort, Saint Lucia, andvirtually, via Microsoft Teams platform, on Thursday, 9th March 2023 from 9:00 a.m.The main Agenda items include opening remarks by the Chairperson of the Board, Ms. ShaniquaCarey-Brown of St. Kitts and Nevis; a report of ECTEL’s Work Plan for the year October 2021to September 2022 and for the Quarter October to December 2022; an update…

Washington, DC, 6 March 2023 (PAHO)- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Ministry of Health of the Government of Spain today signed an agreement to strengthen organ donation and transplant in the Americas.“Spain is a very important partner of PAHO thanks to its support of key initiatives in the region,” Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, PAHO Director, said at the signing of the memorandum of understanding with the Minister of Health of the Government of Spain, Carolina Darias, in Washington D.C. During the meeting, various areas of cooperation were discussed including primary health care; vaccine production; medicines and health technologies in the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 6, 2023 (SKNIS): Resident High Court Judge, Honourable Mr. Justice Patrick Thompson, on March 6, 2023, discharged the injunction granted on February 25, 2023, to prevent the repatriation of Haitian Nationals who entered St Kitts and Nevis from Dominica by boat on February 3, 2023. The Ministry of National Security has undertaken to process the asylum requests tendered by local attorney-at-law, Mr. Craig Tuckett. The fourteen Haitian nationals, who Mr. Tuckett claims to represent, two of whom are minors, are currently being detained pursuant to provisions of the Immigration Act, at a significant cost to the State.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 3, 2023 (SKNIS): The Order Paper has been circulated for a sitting of the National Assembly to be held at the National Assembly Chambers, Government Headquarters, Basseterre, on Tuesday 7th March, 2023, at 10:00 am. Notice has been given. The Honourable Prime Minister and Minister responsible for Finance, National Security, Citizenship and Immigration, Health and Social Security, Dr. Terrance Drew, will seek leave to introduce and have read a first time Banking (Amendment) Bill, 2023; Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and Nurses and Midwives (registration) (Amendment) Bill, 2023. Additionally, the Honourable Prime Minister will move the second reading of Nurses and Midwives (Registration)…

The Secretariat of the United Nations presents its compliments to all Permanent Missions to the United Nations Office in New York, Geneva, Nairobi and Vienna, the United Nations departments and bodies, specialised agencies, intergovernmental and other organizations, and has the honour to request the nomination of candidates for the position of Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) at the level of Assistant Secretary-General. This position is based in Montreal (Canada). BackgroundThe United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), as the leading global environmental authority within the United Nations system, promotes the environmental dimension of sustainable development…

The Women in Sport Commission of the St. Kitts and Nevis Olympic Committee/Commonwealth Games Association convened an Awards Ceremony to recognize outstanding Female Coaches as part of its activities to commemorate International Women’s Day which will be observed on March 8, 2023. This Awards Ceremony took place at the newly renovated SKNOC/CGA Headquarters at #18 Taylor’s Range. The Awardees were celebrated and encouraged by the inspiring remarks from an elite team of Sport leaders including our Governor General, Her Excellency Dame Marcella Liburd, G.C.M.G., J.P; SKNOC President, Mr. Alphonso Bridgewater, C.S.M., O.B.E.; SKNOC Acting President, Mr Dennis Knight, Chairman of…

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Monday, 6 March 2023) – Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have resolved to continue efforts to encourage dialogue among Haitian stakeholders and to support efforts at finding solutions to the multi-dimensional crisis facing the country. The Heads of Government with responsibility for Haiti met on Sunday, 5 March under the chairmanship of the Honourable Philip Davis, Prime Minister of The Bahamas and Chair of CARICOM. They received a report from the Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, who led a one-day CARICOM Special Mission to Haiti on 27 February.…