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BASSETERRE (14th September, 2021): At 0650 this morning, September 14, 2021, the Celebrity Equinox docked at St. Kitts’ Port Zante with 1147 passengers on board, ushering in the next phase in the re-building of the cruise sector.“Today is a day of hope. It is my privilege to welcome the captain and crew of the Celebrity Equinox back to St. Kitts for the first commercial call to Port Zante since March 2020. This day has been anxiously anticipated, and a long time in coming, as we continued our phased approach to rebuilding the cruise sector. The Royal Caribbean Group is a valued partner…

10 September, Bridgetown, Barbados – Over 280 people representing the government, international organizations, civil society, private sector, academia and non-governmental organizations gathered virtually on Friday, August, 6th virtually for a Stakeholder Consultations Workshop titled “Food Systems Assessment: Organization of the Eastern Caribbean States and Barbados.” The assessment is an initiative organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the European Union (EU), and the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), in collaboration with the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and Grenadines. The workshop facilitated the development of a large-scale, rapid assessment of Eastern Caribbean States’ food systems within the framework…

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat wishes to inform Member States andAssociate Members that it is seeking to fill the abovementioned vacancy within theCaribbean Community Secretariat.Arrangements have been made for this position to be advertised on the Secretariat’sWebsite at www.caricom.org as well as at www.oecs.org andwww.caribbeanjobsonline.com. Member States and Associate Members are asked toassist by arranging for the advertisement to be brought to the attention of thosepersons who may be interested, and for copies of the advertisement to be circulated inthe relevant Ministries, Departments and Organisations.Interested candidates are required to apply using the CARICOM Secretariat’sRecruitment Portal which can be accessed via…

Invitation to apply Wednesday, September 15, 2021 — Responding to the impact of family violence on survivors and groups facing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination/marginalisation in the Caribbean. The UN Women Caribbean Regional Spotlight Initiative Small Grants seeks support institutional strengthening and capacity-building of civil society organisations for ending violence against women and girls in the Caribbean Region. Eligible Organisations: Civil society organisations whose work has a direct impact on those at-risk or affected by family violence, in particular child survivors, women survivors and their children, families, groups facing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination/marginalisation. **NOTE: eligible organisations must be legally registered…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 15, 2021 (SKNIS): Argentine Special Envoy, Former Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Gustavo Martinez Pandiani, met with St. Kitts and Nevis’ Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Mark Brantley, to discuss bilateral issues and regional matters on September 8, 2021, at the RLB International Airport. Mr. Pandiani, who is currently the Director of Caribbean Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Argentina, considered the meeting a productive one. “We were able to discuss a wide range of cooperation projects that we are starting together with our friends of the CARICOM Community, including St. Kitts…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 14, 2021 (SKNIS): Officials from the Department of Marine Resources will be featured on the popular government radio and television programme “Working for You” on Wednesday, September 15, 2021. The special guests will be Dr. Marc Williams, Director of the Department of Marine Resources; Tricia King, Marine Management and Habitat Monitoring Officer; and Maritza Queeley, Port State Control Officer. The discussion will focus on the work of the Department of Marine Resources; aquaculture and how this will i8mpact food and nutrition security; how the Sargassum seaweed has affected the fishing industry in the Federation; and challenges affecting…

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has takennote of the round of negotiations in Mexico and mediated by Norway between representatives of the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the opposition, seeking to bring an end to the protracted multidimensional crisis afflicting thatcountry. The Community has also taken note of the two initial agreements that have been reached on the Social Protection of the Venezuela People, and on the Ratification and Defence of Venezuelan Sovereignty over the Guyana Essequibo. As concerns the latter, the Caribbean Community reiterates its firm and unwavering support for the maintenance and preservation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Guyana. It also reaffirms its support for the…

The Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met virtually on Monday 13 September at its 16th Special Emergency Meeting to consider a regional response to the recent surge in infections,hospitalisations and deaths due to the COVID-19 virus across the Community. The Heads of Government expressed deep concern at the increase with more than 100,000 new cases and 1400 deaths between July 2021 and 12 September 2021. They received an update on the pandemic from the Executive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr. Joy St. John, which noted that since the outbreak in March 2020, the Region has seen more than 300,000 confirmed cases with more than 6,700 deaths. Dr. St John stressed that the percentage of deaths was exceedingly high…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 14, 2021 (SKNIS): Minister of Tourism, the Honourable Lindsay Grant, welcomed the Celebrity Equinox back to the shores of the twin-island Federation and praised the Royal Caribbean Group for being a longstanding partner with St. Kitts and Nevis. During the Plaque Exchange Ceremony on September 14, Minister Grant said, “This day has been long in coming and has been much anticipated and we have had much anxiety as we continue our phased approach to the rebuilding of the cruise sector.” “As a destination, we are heartened by this first commercial call to Port Zante since March of 2020,” he…

The Ministry of National Security of St. Kitts and Nevis has taken action to disable the passports of two (2) citizens, KHALED AWAD and WALID AWAD, on account of news reports that the Government of the United Arab Emirates has named them on a recent terrorist watch list. The passports were issued in 2014 and 2015. Meantime, our Ministry of Foreign Affairs is actively engaging the Government of the United Arab Emirates to ascertain the details relating to the inclusion of these two (2) persons on the watch list. These details will inform further action by the Government of St.…