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8 February 2021, Rome – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, recenty launched the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021 (IYFV) with an appeal to improve healthy and sustainable food production through innovation and technology and to reduce food loss and waste. Proclaimed at the 74th session the UN General Assembly, IYFV 2021 is dedicated to raising awareness about the important role of fruits and vegetables in human nutrition, food security and health. FAO, the lead agency for celebrating the year in collaboration with other organizations, launched the year with an international virtual event. Speaking…

Women and families who would be impacted by the increased activity of the La Soufrière Volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, should it become explosive, will have access to 400 dignity kits that have been donated by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).The United Nations Population Fund Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean has recently come to the assistance of the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines through the pre-positioning and supply of dignity kits to the Gender Affairs Division and the Family Planning Unit within the Ministry of National Mobilisation, Social Development, Family, Gender Affairs, Youth, Housing and…

President Giselle Matthews Delivering Address at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Marine Resources Annual Review and Agenda 2021 Meeting held at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort on February 4, 2021. Basseterre, St. Kitts – February 5, 2021. The St. Kitts Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce participated in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Marine Resources Annual Review and Agenda 2021 held on February 4, 2021 at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort. The objective of the meeting was to bring together officials of the Ministry along with representatives of allied agencies, whose work impacts in the Federation, including CARDI,…

Basseterre: St. Kitts, February 9, 2021: Teachers from the Newton Ground and the Sandy Point Primary Schools participated in a joint Staff Professional Development Session, on Monday February 8th.The session, conducted under the theme, “Building Resilience in Transitioning Times by Changing our Mindset” was held at the Solid Waste Management Conference room.Principal of the Newton Ground Primary School, Mrs Michelle Rochester-Woodley, explained that the theme was chosen because of the global challenges and the demands placed on teachers. One aim of the session was to equipped teachers with the tools and coping mechanisms as they adjust to the changes. “Teachers…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – In keeping with the Caribbean Examinations Council’s (CXC®)strategic mandate to make an even greater impact on the region’s education system, it haspursued many partnerships with educational institutions, both regionally andinternationally. The latest such collaboration has been formalised with the signing of aMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica(CCCJ), the statutory agency under the Ministry of Education with oversight for communitycolleges in Jamaica. The MOU was signed at the Launch of CXC’s 2021-2025 Strategic Plan at the JamaicaPegasus Hotel on Friday, 29 January 2021. The MOU signatories were Dr Wayne Wesley,Registrar and CEO…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 09, 2021 (SKNIS): Officials from the National AIDS Secretariat will be featured on the popular government radio and television programme “Working for You” on Wednesday, February 10, 2021.The special guests will be Dr. Mathias Ofre, National HIV/AIDS Programme Coordinator, and Mrs. Lucine Pemberton Vaughan, Health Educator/Counsellor. The discussion will focus on HIV/AIDS, how the HIV can be transmitted to other persons, rapid testing for HIV, and Operation Safe Streets Safe Sheets, a drive, giving persons the opportunity for testing thereby ensuring our streets are safe, free of STI’s, specifically HIV. Other matters related to HIV/AIDS will be…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Examinations Council® continues its partnership with the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech, Jamaica) via a renewed five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which will further cement the collaboration between the two organisations. The MOU was signed by Dr Wayne Wesley, Registrar and CEO of CXC®, and Professor Colin Gyles, Acting President of UTech, Jamaica, during the Launch of CXC’s 2021-2025 Strategic Plan on Friday, 29 January 2021 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. According to Dr Nicole Manning, Director of Operations, CXC®, the MOU is an example of “…CXC’s objective to deepen its relationships with stakeholders, as…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – In keeping with the Caribbean Examinations Council’s (CXC®) strategic mandate to make an even greater impact on the region’s education system, it has pursued many partnerships with educational institutions, both regionally and internationally. The latest such collaboration has been formalised with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ), the statutory agency under the Ministry of Education with oversight for community colleges in Jamaica. The MOU was signed at the Launch of CXC’s 2021-2025 Strategic Plan at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on Friday, 29 January 2021. The MOU…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, February 9, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — Terminal Boyz Domino Club’s winning streak in the St. Kitts National Domino Association (SKNDA) tournament, taking place at the New Town Community Centre, came to a screeching halt on Sunday February 7 when Masters Domino Club handed them a 26-20 thrashing. For Masters, James ‘Bubba’ Hanley and Jerome ‘Spy’ Clarke won three games, lost two; William ‘Ramong’ Agard and Ashton ‘Petrol’ Davis won three games, lost three; William ‘Ramong’ Agard and Jeevan ‘Puncha’ Dore won two games, lost none; and Selmoth ‘Selly’ Rawlins and Allister Clarke won three games, lost one. For Terminal…

Community Notice  The Association of Caribbean States (ACS) is pleased to announce the Master and Doctoral Programme on the Law of the Sea and Maritime Law, offered by the Ankara University Research Centre of the Sea and Maritime Law and the Government of Turkey. Interested persons are asked to apply online via:https://turkiyeburslari.gov.tr/en/announcement/turkiye-scholarships-2021-applications Copies of all applications should be submitted to the Human Resources Management Department at Government Headquarters on Church Street, Basseterre, no later than February 15, 2021, for further processing. Relevant information regarding the program can be found on the website below.http://dehukam.ankara.edu.tr/en/about-the-program/-30-