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Castries – Saint Lucia – 20th September 2023 – On Thursday, September 21st the 96th Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) will be held online via Microsoft Teams platform from 9:00 a.m. As is customary, the Directorate is inviting interested persons to observe the proceedings virtually by registering at Notice – 96th Meeting of the ECTEL Board of Directors – ECTEL. Agenda items down for discussion include the 2023 – 2024 ECTEL Work Plan and the Report of the Audit Risk and Finance Committee on the 2023 – 2024 ECTEL/NTRC Consolidated Budget. To…

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, 20 September 2023 – The Ministry of Sustainable Development and the Ministry of Environment, Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment convened its very first Intra-ministerial Coordination Mechanism Management Team (ICMMT) meeting on Wednesday 13th September, 2023, at the Ministry of Finance’s Conference Room chaired by Minister responsible, Hon Dr. Joyelle Clarke. The ICMMTs’ main objective is to ensure functional collaboration, knowledge sharing and cross-fertilization of ideas across the Ministries and to coordinate the design, application and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and the Sustainable Island State Agenda (SISA). It is made up of heads of departments across the…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC®) will host the 48th International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA) Annual Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica from 24 – 29 September 2023. Under the theme, “Digitalising Assessments and Credentials”, the conference will focus on exploring ongoing and recent developments in educational assessment and provide delegates with an opportunity share their knowledge, philosophies, strategies, research and practices. The 48th IAEA Annual conference in collaboration with CXC® promises to be a comprehensive event, offering a range of activities for delegates. In addition to inception workshops, where participants can delve into…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 20, 2023 (SKNIS) – Countries continue to pour in congratulatory messages to St. Kitts and Nevis on its 40th anniversary of Independence.The Hon. Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda wrote to Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew congratulating the Government and people of St. Kitts and Nevis.“On behalf of the Government and the people of Antigua and Barbuda, I wish to convey my sincerest congratulations to you, the Government and people of Saint Kitts and Nevis on this occasion of your 40th Anniversary of Independence.Prime Minister Hon. Gaston Browne“Historically,…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 20, 2023 (SKNIS) – The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations have extended best wishes to the Government and people of St. Kitts and Nevis on achieving four decades of Independence. In a congratulatory message from the Director-General of the FAO, Qu Dongyu to H.E. Dame Marcella Liburd, Governor-General of St. Kitts and Nevis, Mr. Dongyu said: “On the occasion of your National Day may I extend to your Excellency in the name of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and on my…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 20, 2023 (SKNIS): The Republic of Cuba, the Republic of Türkiye and Sweden congratulated St. Kitts and Nevis on achieving 40 years of Nationhood on September 19, 2023. In a congratulatory letter written to Her Excellency Dame Marcella A. Liburd, Governor General of St. Kitts and Nevis, His Majesty Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden wrote: “On the occasion of the National Day of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis I wish to convey to Your Excellency my sincere congratulations and my best wishes for your health and happiness and for the prosperity of the people of…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 20, 2023 (SKNIS) – The High Court in St. Kitts has been relocated to the Charles Amory Building at Fortlands, Basseterre, in the vicinity of the War Memorial. A brief ceremony was held this morning, Wednesday, September 20, to mark the occasion. It was attended by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, the Honourable Garth Wilkin, representatives from the St. Kitts and Nevis Bar Association and other members of the legal fraternity in St. Kitts and Nevis.   In his remarks, Attorney General Wilkin stated that a new home for the courtrooms became necessary…