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Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 16, 2021 (SKNIS): Officials from the Ministries of Agriculture and Tourism will be featured on the popular government radio and television programme “Working for You” on Wednesday, February 17, 2021.The special guests will be Mr. Kyle Flanders, Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture; Mrs. Shaline Welcome-Lewis, Community Tourism Officer in the Ministry of Tourism; and Mrs. Therez Ambrose-Versailles, Tourism Research Officer. The tripartite panel will discuss the National Backyard Garden Competition, which is a collaborative project between the Ministries of Agriculture and Tourism. The project aims to encourage the development of backyard gardens, increasing the awareness…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, February 16, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Persons residing in the Lodge and Ottley’s areas now have a new place to socialize and engage in constructive community-based activities with the opening of the new Lodge/Ottley’s Multipurpose Community Center. Thecenter was officially opened today, Tuesday, February 16, during a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister and Parliamentary Representative, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, as well as his Cabinet colleagues the Honourable Eugene Hamilton, the Honourable Jonel Powell and the Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett. Also, in attendance were Resident Ambassador of the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 16, 2021 (SKNIS): The Order Paper has been circulated for the first sitting of the National Assembly for the year to be held at the National Assembly Chambers, Government Headquarters, Basseterre, on Thursday 18th February 2021, at 10:00 am. Notice has been given.The Honourable Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, Vincent Byron Jr, will seek leave to introduce and have read a first-time Magistrates Code of Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2021; Criminal Procedures (Amendment) Bill, 2021; and Jury (Amendment) Bill, 2021. Additionally, The Honourable Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs will move the second reading…

San Jose, 16 February 2021 (IICA). – Bananas, a key crop for global food security and the livelihoods of millions of small-scale farmers, are facing the most serious threat in decades: the Tropical Race 4 (TR4) strain of the Fusarium fungus, which has triggered a pandemic on banana plantations and is devastating the crop in numerous countries. TR4 causes a disease that spreads very easily and is already present in Latin America and the Caribbean. There is no known cure, which makes it necessary for various public and private stakeholders to engage in coordinated efforts to generate scientific knowledge, build capacities…

San Jose, 16 February 2021 (IICA). Chair of the Scientific Group for the UN Food Systems Summit, Joachim von Braun, urged Latin America and the Caribbean to project a “strong voice” in the organization of the global meeting that is slated to take place at the end of September, in a bid to build more productive, sustainable and equitable food systems. Von Braun made the appeal during his presentation as a special guest of the Advisory Council for Food Security in the Americas of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). The Council is comprised of experts from ten countries…

OECS Media Release Tuesday, February 16, 2021 — Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will become the first woman and the first African to be chosen as Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on March 1, 2021. The WTO General Council selected Dr. Okonjo-Iweala by consensus and her term, which is renewable, will expire on 31 August 2025. Chairman of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Authority, Prime Minister of Dominica Hon. Dr. Roosevelt Skerrit, penned a formal congratulatory note to the new WTO Director General assuring that the OECS stands ready to assist Dr. Okonjo-Iwealain discharging her duties as and when required. Six OECS countries are founding…

 The National Trust invites you to join us on our Annual History and Heritage Hike. This year we take you on an exhilarating hike to De Poincy Chateau Fountain Estate over the mountain into Olivees and back to the National Museum.In keeping with our newly featured Hidden Gems of St. Kitts we guarantee a beautiful and fertile scenery. TO REGISTER CALL (869) 465-5584 or 662-5584 ORVISIT St. Christopher National Trust (Old Treasury Building)

More disruption expected as supply and consumption affected by lockdowns2 February 2021, Rome – Global fisheries and aquaculture have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and could face further disruption in 2021 as lockdowns affect supply and demandacross the sector, according to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UnitedNations (FAO). The report, The impact of COVID-19 on fisheries and aquaculture food systems, was featuredduring the 34 th  session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) hosted by FAO.Fish supply, consumption and trade revenues for 2020 are all expected to have declined due tocontainment restrictions, the report noted, while global aquaculture…

Basseterre: St. Kitts, February 16, 2021: The Embassy of the Republic ofChina (Taiwan) announces that the 2021 MOFA Taiwan Scholarship programis open for application.Application deadline: March 1 ST 2021Scholarship benefits:● MOFA Taiwan Scholarship offers a monthly stipend and one round tripeconomy-class flight ticket for the most direct route to Taiwan● Recipients will learn Mandarin Programs offered and its duration ofprogram:● Undergraduate program: maximum of four years.● Master’s program: maximum of two years.● Doctoral program: maximum of four years.N/B: Candidates are expected to enrol in the Pre-degree Mandarin LanguageEnrichment Program (LEP) for a maximum of one year. The total duration forany…

Basseterre: St. Kitts, February 16, 2021: The Embassy of the Republic ofChina (Taiwan) announces that the 2021 Taiwan ICDF International HigherEducation Scholarship program both the undergraduate and graduateprogram is open for application.Some programs offered and related fields of study are:●Bachelor Program: tropical agriculture, business, administration,mechanical engineering, international business and trade, journalism andmass communication, among others●Master Program: technology management, information systems andapplications, international human resource development, to name a few.● Ph.D. /doctoral program: tropical agriculture, international health, Globalhealth and health securityApplication deadline: March 1 st 2021Please note:● Interested persons are encouraged to visit the university’s website atwww.icdf.org.tw and click on the…