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BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, September 25, 2023 (SKNYPA) — Mr. Hasani McDonald has been successfully elected as President of the St. Kitts National Youth Parliament Association (SKNYPA) following its Annual General Meeting on Sunday, September 24, 2023. Results from Sunday’s AGM will see Mr. Jalen Monzac serving as Vice President; Ms. Trosonya Douglas as General Secretary; Mr. Vikell Edwards-Douglas as Treasurer and Ms. Malyka Howell as Public Relations Officer. The electoral process was supervised by Chairman of the Electoral Council, Mr. Dennis Knight and two honorary members Mr. Sam Condor and Mr. Dwyer Astaphan. The AGM was held under the theme “Energized at 22: Leading the Way for Our Nation’s Youth.” Mr. Mauriel Knight, who served as…

San José, September 22, 2023 (IICA). The ministers of agriculture of the Americas will be meeting in San José, Costa Rica, from October 3-5 to discuss a wide-ranging work program. Several presidents, a Nobel Prize laureate and a World Food Prize winner will also be taking part in the activity, as the ministers consider solutions to the most urgent challenges facing the sector, at a time when food security is at the top of the global agenda.The Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas 2023 is set to take place at the Headquarters of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on…

San José, 25 September 2023 (IICA) – The 2023 Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas, which will take place in October in Costa Rica, will be a great opportunity to exchange knowledge and experiences and promote the sustainability of agriculture in the Hemisphere in the face of the great global environmental, climate and food security challenges, stated the Costa Rican Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Víctor Carvajal.The minister addressed his counterparts in the Hemisphere through a video message where he officially presented the meeting, which will be held from 3-5 October at the headquarters of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation…

New York – 25th September 2023: The Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas and his CARICOM counterparts met at the Commonwealth Joint Office in New York on Sunday 24th September 2023 for the Eighteenth Special Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Chair of the COFCOR, the Hon. Senator Kamila Johnson Smith presided over the meeting whose agenda included, among others, the situation in Haiti, preparations for upcoming meetings and summits, and border issues. The discussions were open and cordial as Ministers coalesced to boost the coordination of the Region’s foreign policy. CARICOM’s top diplomats also…

Washington, DC, 25 September 2023 (PAHO) – At the opening of the 60th Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, PAHO Director, reflected on post-pandemic recovery in the Americas, and committed to strengthened action at the country level to address regional health priorities. While “my early days in office have been marked by the urgency to recover from the pandemic, and deploy the lessons learned to make PAHO and our region’s health systems stronger,” the lasting impact of COVID-19 is “just one of many health priorities we must address,” Dr. Barbosa said. The risk of vaccine-preventable…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 25, 2023 (SKNIS): The Embassy of France to the Eastern Caribbean States based in Saint Lucia has congratulated the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis on its 40th Anniversary of Independence on September 19, 2023. The embassy presented its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, addressed by His Excellency Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, to the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis. “On this occasion, I would like to reaffirm all the interest that I have in the development of the relations which unites our two countries, through the deepening of our cooperation, particularly in…

New York – 25th September 2023: On the sidelines of the United Nations General Debate in full swing this week in New York, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Zimbabwe participated in a brief but meaningful ceremony to sign an Agreement on Mutual Visa Exemption for holders of Diplomatic, Official and Ordinary Passports. The Rt. Hon. Dr Denzil Douglas, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saint Kitts and Nevis and his Zimbabwean peer, H.E. Frederick Shava were signatories to the Accord. Both Ministers expressed similar sentiments that this act will facilitate ease of access of their nationals to each other’s country whether for…

22 September 2023 – Bridgetown, Barbados – Caribbean farmers may soon have additionalexport opportunities for their produce as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UnitedNations (FAO) facilitates a market assessment mission in the international market centers ofLondon, England, and Miami in the United States. At a recent Dasheen workshop in SaintVincent and the Grenadines in July 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, andRural Transformation, identified new export markets as a crucial need for the growth of theagricultural sector. Apart from dasheen, market data will be obtained on the demand for anddistribution channels for additional Caribbean products such as hot…

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) notes with grave concern the contents of a Communique emanating from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela regarding the announcement made by our sister Member State, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, about its intention to open bids for certain oil blocks in the waters adjacent to Guyana’s coast. CARICOM views the stated intention of Venezuela to “apply all the necessary measures” to prevent the operations licensed by Guyana in its waters, as a threat of the use of force contrary to international law. It is also not in keeping with the long-standing position of the Latin American and Caribbean countries that…

“Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity: Accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals towards peace, prosperity, progress and sustainability for all.”  Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, It is my honour, in this my second year as the Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, to join with members of the global family of nations and speak on behalf of the people of St. Kitts and Nevis, at home and in the diaspora.  I must first extend condolences to people across the world, who in a summer of scorching heat, the hottest in recorded human history, suffered…