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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…

BASSETERRE, St Kitts: April 9, 2021– In a brief ceremony held at PoliceHeadquarters on Friday April 9th, 2021, the St Kitts Nevis Social SecurityBoard presented two ASUS Laptops to the Royal St Christopher andNevis Police Force.This initiative forms part of Social Security’s Corporate Responsibilitypolicy to support the work of organisations or sectors that bolster thesustainability of the Social Security fund including health and nationalsecurity.Chief Financial Officer, Ms Marilyn Johnson, who presented the laptopson Social Security’s behalf expressed the Board’s sentiments andpurpose of meaningful support to national security and specifically tothe Police’s thrust to digitize more of its operations. As such…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (April 12, 2021) — The following is an announcement from the Department of Physical Planning and Environment in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) regarding an architectural orientation session. As part of its Public Awareness Campaign, the Department of Physical Planning and Environment announces an Architectural Service Providers Orientation Session on Thursday April 15, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. at the St. Paul’s Anglican Church Hall. The target audience is all persons providing architectural services on the island of Nevis. During the session information relating to the department’s requirements or development application, as well as improvements in the application process…

Santiago, 12 April 2021 (IICA). According to María Emilia Undurraga, the Chilean Minister of Agriculture, the country will participate in Living Soils of the Americas, an initiative spearheaded by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and Rattan Lal, an award-winning scientist and the 2020 World Food Prize laureate. Undurraga made the announcement during the international seminar, “Environmental Sustainability of Agricultural Soils in the Americas, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Goals”, which was organized by Chile’s Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) and IICA, featuring the participation of Rattan Lal, Director of the Ohio State University Carbon Management and Sequestration Center…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, April 12, 2021 (DBSKN) — Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis is one of the institutions partnering with the Department of Agriculture on St. Kitts as the Department educates livestock farmers how to operate as business professionals, advising them that their job is more than just production and animal husbandry. This is being done through a series of month-long training workshops that will help the livestock farmers understand the business aspect of their trade according to Mr Miguel Flemming, Unit Head at the Livestock Production of the Department of Agriculture. “We are having month-long livestock farmers training, so…