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Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 01, 2021 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs): The Civil Aviation Division within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation in collaboration with the Customs and Excise Department conducted an Air Cargo and Mail Screening course from 22nd to 26th March 2021.The aim of this course was to sensitize and equip officers responsible for the screening of cargo and mail with the required skills and competencies to execute their screening functions correctly and professionally. Mr. Royston Griffin and Mr. Arthnel Jordon, Aviation Inspectors/Instructors within the federation were the facilitators. A total of 17 participants attended, 15 Customs Officers…

San José, 29 March 2021 (IICA). The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the civil society organization Solidaridad have signed an agreement to strengthen knowledge management and develop tools to foster the resilience, sustainability and livelihood of coffee, cocoa and sugar cane producers from Latin America and the Caribbean. The five-year partnership agreement was signed by the Regional Director and Legal Representative of Solidaridad for Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean, Michaelyn Baur, and the Director General of IICA, Manuel Otero Initially, the activities will focus on producers from the southeast of Mexico. “Our goal is to combine…

Brasilia, 30 March 2021 (IICA). The time has come to change the paradigm within the rural sector. Rurality must no longer be considered a synonym of poverty, but rather an opportunity for development, in order to ensure a sustainable future for young people. To this end, it is essential to formulate public policies aimed at bridging the gap that still exists between the urban and rural worlds in terms of access to education, health, digital connectivity and infrastructure. The Chilean Minister of Agriculture, María Emilia Undurraga has undertaken this challenge, which she defined as “leveling the playing field” during an interview…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 01, 2021 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Sustainable Development hosted a COVID-19 vaccine education session on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at the Department of Statistics where several staff members were vaccinated.The session was conducted by the National HIV/AIDS Programme Coordinator and Health Educator, Dr. Mathias Afortu-Ofre. A Covid-19 Vaccination Clinic was staged at the Department’s boardroom immediately after the information session. Elretha Simpson-Browne, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Sustainable Development, was among one of the first to take the vaccine. She expressed thanks to Dr. Ofre for a job well done and noted that the session was timely…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 01, 2021 (SKNIS): The UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Committee held its first community sensitization meeting on the project ‘Clean-up of the Cayon River/Ghaut, Hermitage & Keys Bay Areas’ at the Cayon Community Centre on March 30, 2021. Secretary-General of St. Kitts and Nevis National Commission for UNESCO, Dorothy Warner said that the committee is reaching out to the community to help roll out the project as there is much work to be done. “There is also much to learn about how we hope to strike a delicate balance between conserving, preserving, and protecting the environment…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, April 1, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris will, on Saturday April 3, be leading health-conscious walk enthusiasts on the latest edition of Prime Minister’s Monthly Health Walk that will follow the regular route from Bellevue to the Ottley’s hardcourts. “It is a long holiday weekend and people are anxious to indulge in their Good Friday food – their salt fish, dumpling, breadfruit etc. and then Monday is a holiday and people may go on picnic and indulge a little bit,” observed Prime Minister’s Monthly Health Walk organiser Ms Myrtilla Williams. “But in…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 31, 2021 (RSCNPF): The Police are investigating a traffic accident in which a motor SUV struck a pedestrian. The incident occurred along Cayon Street in the vicinity of the intersection at Fort Street and Victoria Road sometime after 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. It involved motor SUV PB 4966, which is owned and was being driven by Michael Bartlett of Shear Lane, Basseterre and pedestrian Albert Wyatt of Parson Village. The circumstances are that Wyatt was walking along the pedestrian crossing from Fort Street towards Victoria Road when the driver of motor SUV PB 4966,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 31, 2021 (Ministry of Social Development and Gender Affairs): Persons in need of information on the Ministry of Social Development & Gender Affairs will soon be able to obtain it from a central source, as the Ministry is set to launch its website on April 1st, 2021.The website, which can be accessed at www.socialdevelopment.gov.kn, will provide a comprehensive overview of the Ministry, including its eight (8) Departments and available services therein, contact information, as well as project details, photos, and official publications, such as the Ministry’s quarterly Newsletter, Community Corner. The site is expected to be updated regularly with current information…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 31, 2021 (SKNIS): Seniors in St. Kitts will be given the opportunity to stay active, mingle with each other, interact with the younger generation, and pass on their knowledge when the Department of Community Development and Social Services re-introduces the ‘Golden Years Club’.Haniff Charles, Community Development Officer and Secretary on the Seniors Enrichment Programme Committee said that it is extremely important to have the Golden Years Club reestablished in the Federation.“We realize the importance of having the seniors going out to prevent isolation, psychosocial issues… and we really want our seniors to go out and associate, mingle with others, and…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 31, 2021 (SKNIS): Officials within the Department of Community Development and Social Services are focused on improving the negative attitudes that some young people have towards seniors.On Wednesday’s (March 31, 2021) edition of the radio and television programme Working for You, Osslyn Ward-Harris, the director of the department, said that youth often are “impatient” when dealing with older people.“We need to target that group and educate them on the importance of ensuring that older persons are treated in a most dignified way. That is extremely important and of concern to us as a department,” Mrs. Ward-Harris stated.Haniff Charles, Community…