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Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 6, 2022 (SKNIS): The Team Unity Cabinet of Ministers met on Monday, July 4, 2022, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris. During their meeting, Cabinet deliberated on several matters of national importance to the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. The Cabinet considered many issues including severance payments for workers who have been displaced by closures and layoffs. The Cabinet also looked at the matter concerning a report on increasing bus fares. The Cabinet wishes to advise that there has been no change in bus fares.The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of…

6 July – Santiago, Chile – According to The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World2022 (SOFI), an additional 4 million were thrust into hunger between 2020 and 2021 in LatinAmerica and the Caribbean. This downturn comes after an already disheartening increase of 9 million people between 2019and 2020, with the number of undernourished people reaching a total of 56,5 million in 2021,8.6 percent of the population.“The situation is extremely dire. In just two years, thirteen million people have fallen intohunger. And four out of ten people live with food insecurity, while we have yet to brace for theimpacts…

The Government of Saint Lucia (GOSL), through the Carnival Planning & ManagementCommittee (CPMC), continues to show support for Saint Lucian creatives by obtaining acopyright licence from the Eastern Caribbean Collective Organisation for Music Rights(ECCO) Inc. in preparation for hosting the national carnival events. By doing so, theGOSL is demonstrating continued understanding and appreciation of the value ofIntellectual Property Rights. The GOSL understands the rights associated with music -the main driver of entertainment activity in this and every carnival season.The CPMC, which is responsible for national carnival events such as the Parade of theBands, Calypso and Soca Monarch competitions, King and…

Castries, Saint Lucia, July 5, 2022, CARILEC and RMI have joined forces to expand the opportunity for Caribbean utilities to participate in the second Global Fellowship Program designed to empower clean energy leaders and interested utility personnel. Beginning in September/October 2022, the next cohort of fellows will engage in a five-month fellowship program focused on solar-plus-battery-storage microgrid development. Fellows will have the opportunity to learn first-hand from other utilities and experts in the field, sharing best practices and lessons learned in project development and management. The Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC) is an association that advocates for the continued transition to renewable…

5 July – Bridgetown, Barbados – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(FAO) recently partnered with Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security to implement aregional project that include four Caribbean countries to promote innovative, adapted andsustainable protected cultivation systems to grow high value and nutritious vegetable crops.This project has been designed to help the Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) facechallenges which make them vulnerable to food insecurity, including limited land mass andpopulation; lack of arable land; high vulnerability to climate change and natural disasters andhigh dependence on food imports, coupled with limited economic sectors.As part of the…

COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE FORTY THIRD REGULAR MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY 3-5 JULY 2022 The Forty-Third Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held from 3-5 July 2022. Chair of the Conference, the President of Suriname, His Excellency Chandrikapersad Santokhi presided over the proceedings. Other Members of the Conference in attendance were: Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, the Honourable Gaston Browne; Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Honourable Philip Davis; Prime Minister of Barbados, Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, Q.C; MP; Prime Minister of Belize, Honourable John Briceño; Prime…

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. On 5 July, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) dismissed an application for special leave to appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in the Dominican case of Cuffy and Others v Skerrit and Others [2022] CCJ 12 (AJ) DM. The CCJ agreed with the Court of Appeal that the Petitioners who challenged the results of the last General Elections by way of election petitions, had no right to appeal the decision of the High Court judge to strike out their petitions. After the Dominica General Elections on 6 December 2019,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 5, 2022 (SKNIS): Minister of Entrepreneurship, Entertainment and Talent Development, the Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett, stated that the MoENT is committed to supporting the creatives within the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. She said this during the launch of the MoENT TV channel on July 1 at the Royal St. Kitts Hotel and added that MoENT TV is a step in the right direction toward supporting local creatives. Minister Byron-Nisbett spoke about the negative effects that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the local creatives and stated that MoENT seeks to rectify that problem. “Based on our consultations with industry…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, 4TH July 2022 — With great sadness, the St Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board mourns the passing of Board Member Mr Trevoy Liburd. Mr Liburd has served on the Board since August of 2020 to present.He shared a keen interest in impacting the staff at the Branch Office and was revered as a connector amongst the people. He will be remembered as a kind and humble servant, a gentle giant whose interest was the development of young people and the growth of the Social Security fund.The Social Security Board offers condolences to his parents, family, friends,…

BUENOS AIRES, 5 July 2022 (IICA). In Buenos Aires, the ministers of agriculture of Argentina and Brazil, Julián Domínguez and Marcos Montes, and the Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Manuel Otero, discussed the role of the two major agricultural producers in helping to deal with the threat to global food security posed by the perfect storm of crises that is taking shape. Otero met with the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of Argentina, Julián Domínguez, and the two officials were then joined for a working lunch by Brazil’s Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA),…