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IICA Director General, Manuel Otero, alongside Fernando Mattos, Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries of Uruguay, with whom he discussed issues such as training, capacity development and technology transfer in the agriculture sector. Montevideo, 6 December 2021 (IICA). The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) agreed to support agriculture in the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, through the transfer of knowledge and new technology, geared at the capacity development of small farmers in the remote areas of the country and leaving no one behind.The agreement was the outcome of a meeting in Montevideo between Fernando Mattos, Uruguay’s Minister of Livestock, Agriculture…

3 December, Basseterre, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis – The Regional Debt Coordinating Committee (RDDC) convened on 03 December 2021 to strategise on a harmonised approach to public sector debt management and to consider the impact of the end of the London Interbank Offer Rate (LIBOR) on the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union’s (ECCU’s) debt portfolio. As ECCU member countries continue to grapple with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, Government’s revenues have declined amidst depressed economic growth; while expenditures have increased, as governments channel additional resources to the health sector and to persons affected by the Pandemic. The Regional…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 06, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Coming on the heels of his anniversary celebrations, the national community is again expressing love and God’s protection on Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, this time on the occasion of his birthday today, December 06, 2021.On Sunday, December 05, the honourable prime minister worshipped at the Antioch Baptist Church with congregants and members of the Lion’s Club, the Retired St. Kitts and Nevis Police and Fire Officers Association, as well as members of the Integrity Commission of St. Kitts and Nevis.Senior Pastor Lincoln…

Monday, December 6, 2021 — Advancing trade in the Eastern Caribbean Economic Union is a priority for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States. In this regard, a specially funded cohort of trade and legal practitioners from the OECS region will benefit from the introduction of a short course on Competition Law. On Wednesday, December 1, 2021, the OECS Commission in collaboration with the University of the West Indies Shridath Ramphal Centre (UWI-SRC) and the Centre for Professional Development and Lifelong Learning (CPDLL) officially launched the short course on Competition Law. The course is being funded under the OECS – ACP TradeCom II…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, December 5, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — Area Parliamentary Representative for St. Christopher Seven and Prime Minister of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr the Hon Timothy Harris, on Saturday December 4 at the Edgar T. Morris Primary School in Tabernacle Village, concluded marathon one-on-one consultations that formed part of celebrations to mark the 28th anniversary of his election as a parliamentarian. Prime Minister Harris who is also the National Political Leader of the Peoples Labour Party (PLP), one of the three parties in the ruling Team Unity Administration, was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Constituency…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, December 6, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — When Lead Pastor at the Antioch Baptist Church in Lime Kiln, Pastor Lincoln Connor, on Sunday December 5 invited birthday celebrants for the day and the week to stand, among them were Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris, and Mrs Cynthia Morton. Prime Minister Harris, who is also the Area Parliamentary Representative for St. Christopher Seven (Bellevue to Ottley’s) and National Political Leader of the Peoples Labour Party (PLP) one of the three parties in the ruling Team Unity Administration, is celebrating his birthday on Monday December 6. Mrs Morton, who is…

Dear Stakeholders,Below is the cruise schedule for December, 2021 as of Sunday 5th December, 2021.Hard copies of the cruise schedule are available at the front desk of the St. Kitts Tourism Authority.