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Wednesday, 19 October 2022 — ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have agreed to postpone the three-match T20 International (T20I) series that was due to take place in January 2023 in Pakistan to the first quarter of 2024. The decision has been made considering 2024 is an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup year, with the event due to be hosted in the West Indies and USA in June 2024 and the shortest format matches will therefore help both the sides to prepare for the tournament. The three-match T20I series in Pakistan scheduled for January 2023 was not part of the recently announced 2023-2027 ICC…

Port of Spain, 18 October 2022 – the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Implementation Agency for Crime andSecurity (IMPACS), in partnership with the Central American Integration System (SICA), concluded a four-weekbi-lingual training on Strengthening the capacities of criminal justice professionals to proactively identify,investigate and prosecute the crime of trafficking in persons while protecting the rights of the traffickedvictims, which ended on 7 October 2022. The training, funded under the Joint fund for CARICOM-SPAIN Scientific and Technical Cooperation, is aprecursor to further work in the area inclusive of a guidance document for the use by Member States inaddressing investigations in relation to human…

DES MOINES, Iowa, 18 October 2022 (IICA) – This week, the Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Manuel Otero, will be participating in the Borlaug International Dialogue, considered the biggest international forum in the world of agriculture.Organized by the World Food Prize (WFP) Foundation and set to be held in Des Moines, Iowa (USA), the activity consists of a series of discussion sessions. Leaders and experts from across the globe will meet to explore solutions and contribute ideas aimed at tackling the growing challenges weighing on global food security.The theme of this year’s Dialogue is “Feeding a…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 18, 2022: The Cabinet Ministers met under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, on Monday 17th October 2022 and made several significant decisions to improve the well-being of our people.The following are the decisions taken: Cabinet has approved the repeal of the COVID-19 (Prevention and Control) Act by way of an amendment to the Public Health Act. On passage of the amendment in the National Assembly, all COVID-19 legislative protocols will be discontinued, including the requirement to wear face coverings. However, your Government encourages the wearing of face coverings in hospitals and health centers.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 18, 2022 (SKNIS): Senator the Honourable Isalean Phillip, Junior Minister of Gender Affairs in the Federal Government, officially launched Nevis’ Boys Mentorship Programme on Tuesday, 18th October 2022, at the Malcolm Guishard Recreational Park.The programme is being piloted at the Nevis International Secondary School by the Nevis Island Administration’s Department of Gender Affairs. It is grounded on five pillars including mentor-mentee relationships; skills training; job attachment; community service, and scholarship opportunities.“I am really encouraged and it’s really rewarding to see programmes like these being executed because as we strive to advance ideals of gender equality and…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, October 18, 2022 (SKNIS) – The First Sitting (Opening of Parliament) of the St. Kitts and Nevis National Assembly is scheduled for Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort Royal Ballroom in Frigate Bay. The Sitting will be preceded by a Guard of Honour which will take place at 9:30 am in the Grand Plaza. In accordance with Section 46 (1) of the Constitution of St. Christopher and Nevis, the Governor-General will read the Proclamation summoning the New Session of the National Assembly. Following the Proclamation, a new Speaker of the House will be…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, October 18, 2022 (SKNIS) – After just two months in office, Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew has said that investor confidence is once again returning to St. Kitts and Nevis with legitimate investors already lining up to do business once again with the Federation. Speaking at his first press conference on Monday, October 17, Prime Minister Dr. Drew said this is in stark contrast to what happened over the past seven years. “After the Government changed, a lot of these investors returned to the table, because remember, during the last seven years [under the Team…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, October 18, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Education, Mrs Lisa Pistana, has lauded the St. Kitts Nevis Anguilla Trading and Development Company (TDC) Limited for partnering with her ministry in its sustained nation building efforts, including through philanthropy. “TDC has been partnering with the Ministry of Education for decades, and students like yourselves have been the recipients of their philanthropic nature – the generous nature – and we want to say a huge ‘thank you’ to you,” said Mrs Pistana. “This is when people give to us out of a clear case of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 18, 2022 (SKNIS): All inbound passengers to St. Kittsand Nevis, nationals and non-nationals alike, are required to complete the onlineImmigration and Customs Electronic Declaration Form to avoid lengthy processingdelays upon arrival at the R. L. Bradshaw International Airport in St. Kitts and the V. W.Amory International Airport in Nevis. Immigration officials report that international travellers spend less time transitioningthrough the local airports by using the online feature at www.knatravelform.kn .However, many incoming passengers do not take advantage of the modern system andoften get frustrated having to fill out paper forms upon arrival at the airport.The online…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, October 17, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — Budding Kittitian junior wordsmiths desirous of improving their spelling abilities will have a field day on Thursday October 20, when the Rotary Club of Liamuiga holds the 16th edition of its Annual Primary School Spelling Bee Competition. “As part of our efforts to give back to the community, to work with the children, and to empower various groups, the Rotary Club of Liamuiga has been putting on an Annual Spelling Bee Competition across the primary schools,” said Chair of the Services Committee on the Board of the Rotary Club of Liamuiga, Mr Cosbert Woods.…