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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…

SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ No. of 2021 A BILL to amend the Criminal Procedure Act, Cap 4.06. BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the National Assembly of Saint Christopher and Nevis and by the authority of the same as follows: 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2021. 2. Interpretation. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the expression “Act” means the Criminal Procedure Act, Cap 4.06. 3. Amendment of Act. The Act is amended…

SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ No. of 2021 A BILL to amend the Jury Act, Cap 3.15. BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the National Assembly of Saint Christopher and Nevis and by the authority of the same as follows: 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Jury (Amendment) Act, 2021. 2. Interpretation. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the expression “Act” means the Jury Act, Cap 3.15. 3. Amendment of section 2. The Act is amended in section…

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­        No. of 2021 Magistrate’s Code of Procedure Saint Christopher (Amendment) Bill, 2021. and Nevis. SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ No. of 2021 A BILL to amend the Magistrate’s Code of Procedure Act, Cap 3.17. BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the National Assembly of Saint Christopher and Nevis and by the authority of the same as follows: 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Magistrate’s Code of Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2021. 2. Interpretation. In this Act,…