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Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, October 17, 2023 (Press Secretary, PMO): Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew embarked on a milestone visit to the Canadian capital, leaving an indelible mark on diplomatic relations between the two nations. Prime Minister Drew was the first foreign dignitary to meet the newly elected Honourable Greg Fergus, who made history as the first black Speaker of the House of Commons. Accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas; Ambassador to the CARICOM, H.E. Larry Vaughan; and Charge d’Affaires ad interim in the High Commission of Saint Kitts…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 17, 2023 (SKNIS): The government’s plans to enhance local food production while carefully balancing other demands for land, water and financial resources will be discussed during Wednesday’s (October 18) edition of InFocus. Miguel Flemming, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, along with Director of Agriculture, Jeanelle Kelly, will appear on the programme as part of the October 14 to 20 activities to commemorate World Food Day 2023. World Food Day is observed annually on October 16. The theme of this year’s international observance was “Water is Life, Water is Food. Leave No One Behind.” The officials are…

The Human Resource Management Department on behalf of the Ministry of Social Development and Gender Affairs wishes to invite suitably qualified persons to fill the position of Deputy Director at the Community Development and Social Services Department. The successful candidate will be responsible for serving as a member of the management team of the Department of Community Development and Social Services. He or she will serve as the second in command and have direct supervision of the social assistance officers, case managers that are assigned to the Social Services Unit, and community development department. The chosen candidate will serve on…

Tuesday, October 17, 2023 — The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission officially launched the OECS Regional Data Governance Council (RDGC) on October 11, 2023, in Saint Lucia. The hybrid launch was attended by directors of statistics from member states, officials of the World Bank, representatives from Caricom, the Caribbean Development Bank, and the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. The RDGC is a component of the World Bank-funded OECS Data for Decision Making project, which was approved in May 2022. The RDGC aims to improve the capacity of the participating Eastern Caribbean countries (Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 13, 2023 (SKNIS): Work to extract water from the newly discovered well in Cayon and add it to the distribution system is progressing as the government moves to address the water shortage challenges resulting from climate change. The well was discovered in August 2023 following drilling by the Bedrock Exploration Development Technologies St. Kitts Ltd. It is expected to provide between 700 thousand and 1 million gallons of water per day. On Wednesday’s (October 11, 2023) edition of InFocus, Minister of Utilities, the Honourable Konris Maynard, updated the public on the extensive steps that are being carefully undertaken…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 13, 2023 (SKNIS): The rollout of solar energy initiatives across St. Kitts and Nevis is expected to increase in 2024 as the government is close to establishing a feed-in tariff policy to make investment into solar energy worthwhile. A feed-in tariff is the funds or credit owed to independent power producers that put energy via solar PV or other renewable energy sources into the national electric grid. On the October 04 edition of the television and radio programme InFocus, Timothy Antoine, Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, said that the establishment of a feed-in tariff in St. Kitts…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 13, 2023 (SKNIS): The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis successfully lobbied the Caribbean Community to vote for favorable terms with respect to posts in developing countries at the 4th Extraordinary Congress of the Universal Postal Union in Saudi Arabia last week. This was stated by the Minister of Post, the Honourable Konris Maynard, during his appearance on the radio and television show ‘In Focus’ on October 11. He said, “It was important to be there especially as a Caribbean country because one of the things that these congresses point out is how much strength we actually…

Nassau, Bahamas, 12 October 2023 (IICA) – The Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2023 opened with a resounding call to accelerate and consolidate efforts to reduce the region’s dependence on food imports, an objective towards which the region has already made significant progress.The four-day event, which is currently underway in Nassau, Bahamas, brings together decision-makers from the public and private sectors as well as experts, representatives of international agencies, and agricultural producers. The event was officially opened by the host country’s Prime Minister, Philip Davis; Carla Barnett, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM); Jomo Campbell, the new Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources…

Washington, DC, 12 October, 2023 (PAHO) – Dr. Rhonda Sealey-Thomas, a citizen of Antigua and Barbuda, was sworn in today as the new Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO).Dr. Sealey-Thomas holds a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree, as well as a Master of Public Health and a Doctorate in Public Health from the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. She has worked for the Ministry of Health in Antigua and Barbuda for over 25 years, most recently serving as Chief Medical Officer from 2005-2023.In her…