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Chang Tzi-chin Minister of the Environmental Protection Administration Republic of China (Taiwan) October 2022 The world has embarked on the transition to net-zero emissions. The innovative approaches to international cooperation highlighted in the Paris Agreement—which calls for wide cooperation by all countries to meet global reduction targets—are gradually taking shape. Taiwan is willing and able to cooperate with international partners to jointly achieve net-zero transition, mobilize global climate action, and ensure a sustainable environment for future generations. As the world’s 21st-largest economy, Taiwan has an important influence on economic prosperity and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. In particular, Taiwan’s semiconductor…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, November 08, 2022 (SKNIS): The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has a new Ambassador to Taiwan! Ambassador-designate Mr. Donya Lynex Francis presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of China (Taiwan), H.E. Dr. Tsai Ing-wen at the Presidential Palace in Taipei on November 8, 2022, in the presence of Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, Foreign Minister Right Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas, Premier of Nevis, Hon. Mark Brantley and a high-level delegation from the Federation, who are in Taiwan on an official 4-day State Visit from November 7-10 and officials…

Castries, Saint Lucia, 31 st October 2022.From 27 th – 29 th October, over 150 judicial officers, including Chief Justices, Judges, Magistrates,Registrars, and Court Administrators, from across the Caribbean, met at the Royalton SaintLucia for the 7 th Biennial Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers (CAJO) Conference underthe theme ‘Caribbean Judiciaries in a Changing World’. The host judiciary for this year’sConference was the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. The Conference commenced with an opening ceremony which was attended by His ExcellencyCyril Errol Melchiades Charles, Acting Governor-General of Saint Lucia and featured thought-provoking remarks by the Honourable Dr Ernest Hilaire, Acting Prime Minister of…

Tuesday, 8 November 2022 — ST JOHN’S, Antigua – West Indies cricket legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul was announced as one of the new members of International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Hall of Fame on Tuesday afternoon in Australia (Monday night Caribbean Time). He has joined the list of fellow cricketing icons who have received this prestigious honour. The ICC announced Chanderpaul will be inducted in the Hall of Fame alongside Pakistan legendary leg-spinner Abdul Qadir and England trailblazer Charlotte Edwards. The left-handed Chanderpaul played at the international level for over to two decades and is among the leading run-scorers in the game’s history. He made his Test…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, November 08, 2022 (SKNIS) – The Prime Minister of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, said that the strong bilateral relationship between St. Kitts and Nevis and the Republic of China (Taiwan) has borne many fruits in several areas, while leading a delegation on an official State Visit to the South-east Asian country from November 7-10, 2022. Prime Minister Dr. Drew highlighted several areas where the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has benefitted from technical and financial assistance, capacity building, and international advocacy as a direct result of its bilateral relationship, which…

BASSETERRE, ST KITTS, FEDERATION OF ST KITTS & NEVIS, NOVEMBER 8, 2022 – The Attorney-General’s Office has become aware that, yesterday, Ramon “Hushpuppi” Abbas was sentenced to be imprisoned for 135 months in a federal prison in the United States for his role in an international fraud syndicate. As a part of the official press release from the Department of Justice in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, the following was stated: “Approximately $50,000 of proceeds from the scheme [in which Hushpuppi duped the victim businessperson into paying approximately $330,000] were used to fraudulently acquire a…

November 4, 2022 – Today, the European Union (EU), Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) formally announce their partnership to accelerate digital financial inclusion across selected Eastern Caribbean Islands. The Digital Financial Inclusion Programme is a four-year joint initiative signed by the OACPS, funded by the EU and implemented by the UNCDF, with Trinidad and Tobago as well as the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU)states eligible for services. Financial inclusion, that is access to a range of appropriately designed financial services (digital payments, credit, insurance, wealth management, etc.) delivered responsibly to underserved individuals and businesses, is an essential tool for eradicating poverty, boosting resilience, and fostering inclusive economic growth. David Mogollon, European Union Head of Cooperation to Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Eastern Caribbean States,…

Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 7 November 2022- Thirty-five farmers will benefit from a series of trainings on sustainable agricultural practices, including the use of renewable energy technology in agricultural production and the improved management of water resources, thanks to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Government of Mexico and the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Launched in Saint Kitts on 25 October and in Nevis on 26October, the training series is part of the ‘Addressing the Water-Energy Nexus in Agriculture’ sub-project of the Mexico-CARICOM-FAO Initiative “Cooperation for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience in the Caribbean” or Resilient Caribbean Initiative in short. The aim of the sub-project is to increase agricultural productivity and improve water-resource…

Press Release On the advice of the MET Office and NEMA, the Acting Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Hon. Dr. Geoffrey Hanley, in consultation with the St Kitts and Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce, has agreed that all sectors should consider taking precautionary measures and facilitate the early release of staff as at 2pm on Monday, 7th November, 2022. This is being done out of an abundance of caution considering the persistent showers associated with Tropical Storm Nicole. Citizens and Residents are encouraged to exercise extreme caution when crossing known waterways (Ghauts), parking in Ghauts, and…

Virginia, US/Rome/Vienna – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched seeds into space today as they intensify their joint efforts to develop new crops able to adapt to the ravages of climate change here on Earth. The seeds from the IAEA and FAO agriculture and biotechnology laboratories are travelling to the International Space Station just as leaders meet at the UN Climate Change Conference COP 27 in Sharm El Sheikh to discuss pressing environmental challenges, including the significant impact of the climate crisis on the world’s agrifood production systems.…