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Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 13, 2021 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis will highlight the contributions of women in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) field and promote professional development opportunities for young women by hosting a Girls in ICT Week of Activities from April 19 to 23, 2021.The week of activities celebrates the International Girls in ICT Day that takes place on April 22 this year. The day was established by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and is celebrating its 10th anniversary.The theme for this year is Connecting Goals; Creating Brighter Futures.A release from the local Ministry of ICT notes…

April 12, 2021, Rome, Italy – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has partnered with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and 30 countries in a major initiative to tackle marine litter and clean up the world’s oceans. The GloLitter Partnerships Project is being implemented by FAO in partnership with the IMO, with initial funding from the Government of Norway through the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad). GloLitter will assist developing countries in identifying opportunities to prevent and reduce marine litter, including plastic litter, from the maritime transport and fisheries sectors. The project aims to decrease the…

The public is hereby informed that the St. Christopher Air & Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA) will be conducting a general staff meeting on Thursday 15th April 2021. Consequently, all business operations at the Authority, with the exception of SCASPA Essential Services, would experience early closure at 2:00pm on the date mentioned above. This includes operations at the Sea Port as well as the Transit Facility Shed 3 at the Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw International Airport. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

April 13, 2021It is with a deep sense of sorrow that the Ministry of Health expresses profound condolences to the children, particularly Nurse Rose-Ann Delacruz and other family members of Nurse Josephine Arceo of the Philipines, on her sudden passing.The demise of Nurse Arceo has intensely affected the entire staff of the Ministry of Health, her nursing colleagues and the other members of the local Philippino community. Words alone cannot adequately convey the impact of the huge loss of Nurse Arceo on the health care system, particulary, in the area of maternal and child health.Nurse Arceo worked at the maternity…

Washington, 9 April 2021 (IICA) – The well-being, productivity, profitability and sustainability of farmers should be given top priority in any strategy to address the future of agrifood systems, which are undergoing a profound transformation due to scientific and technological changes. This was one of the conclusions reached by a panel of experts at the seminar organized by the Council of the Americas and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), entitled, “Agriculture, Rural Communities and Food Systems of the Americas: Towards an Integrated Approach”. The discussion, which incorporated both public and private sector perspectives, addressed the future of agriculture…

On Thursday, April 8, 2021, the Honorable Prime Minister invited the President and Board of Directors of the CIC along with representatives of the CIC’s Category “A “membership to a dialogue and discussion at the Royal St. Kitts Hotel Conference Room hosted by Mrs. Hilary Hazel, Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance. Also present at the meeting were members of the Federal Cabinet and other Senior Government Officials. The main agenda was to discuss the Nation’s plan and approach to recovery from the impact of the Covid-Pandemic. Addressing the gathering were Dr. The Honourable Timothy Harris, Prime Minister, Mrs.…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, April 13, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. The Honourable Ralph Gonsalves has expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, the Government and the people of St. Kitts and Nevis for their solidarity and tangible support to the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines during these most difficult times. Afterbeing dormant for decades, the La Soufrière volcano in St. Vincent erupted on Friday, April 9, blanketing the island in ash and smoke and forcing the evacuation of thousands…

On 9th April 2021, explosive eruptions began at the La Soufrière volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Thousands of Vincentians have been displaced and many more are now without reliable sources of water and other basic amenities.Today, 12th April 2021, the St. Kitts and Nevis Bar Association has donated roughly $3,000 worth of water and essential goods to the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. These items will depart for St. Vincent tomorrow and will go toward meeting some of the immediate needs of our regional neighbours.We encourage everyone to assist where you can in the effort to…

Tuesday, April 13, 2021 — Ambassador of the Republic of France to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), H.E. Jacques-Henry Heuls presented his Letters of Credence to Dr. Didacus Jules, Director General of the OECS, on Wednesday March 31, 2021. Ambassador Heuls expressed his honour at being received at the OECS Commission’s Morne Fortune compound in Saint Lucia given the adjustments to protocols in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Commission, as an adaptable and innovative institution, further expanded its operations to encompass virtual and physical services as a blended approach to its work programme. With Martinique and Guadeloupe holding Associate…

Basseterre: St. Kitts, April 09, 2021: On April 07 and 08 the Ministry ofEducation, hosted its Easter In-service Training Programme for the new staffwho began teaching at the start of the 2020-2021 school year in September.The sessions were held the Immaculate Conception Catholic SchoolAuditorium. The primary focus of this professional development session as noted byMinister of Education, Honourable Jonel Powel was the continued promotionof professionalising the teaching cohort in the primary and secondary schoolsin the Federation. “I see it as two-fold. I see it as an opportunity for us [Ministry of Education] tohelp to further develop you as teachers and…