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Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 11, 2023 (PMO)- Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew embarked on a productive working visit to the University of Health Network (UHN), a state-of-the-art climate-smart hospital located in Toronto, Canada. This visit underscores his commitment to securing opportunities for sustainable economic growth and innovation for the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. UHN, renowned for its exceptional healthcare facilities and extensive research capabilities, boasts the largest hospital-based research program in Canada. The institution is at the forefront of groundbreaking research in fields such as cardiology, transplantation, neurosciences, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine, and rehabilitation medicine.Prime Minister…

The Eminent Persons Group (EPG), comprising former Prime Ministers Dr Kenny D. Anthony of Saint Lucia, Bruce Golding of Jamaica and Perry Christie of The Bahamas, was encouraged by the positive steps made in previous meetings with the Haitian stakeholders in Jamaica in June and in Haiti in July and by the outcome of informal discussions among the stakeholders which had taken place in August to reduce differences as had been recommended by the Group. The Group returned to Haiti on 4 September for a five-day visit with the intention of building on this political platform, fragile though it was,…

Toronto, ON, Canada, September 11, 2023 (PMO) – Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr.  Terrance Drew on a visit to Toronto to celebrate 40 years of Independence with Saint Kitts and Nevis nationals, paid a courtesy call on Her Honour, Elizabeth Dowdeswell, the Lieutenant (Lt) Governor of Ontario.   The meeting comes as the Federation simultaneously celebrates 40 years of diplomatic relations with Canada. The Province of Ontario continues to host most of the Saint Kitts and Nevis diaspora who call Canada home. During the courtesy call, Dr. Drew thanked the Lieutenant Governor for the longstanding partnership between the Federation and the…

Dear Stakeholders, Kindly note that Harmony of the Seas will not make its scheduled call to St. Kitts on Wednesday, 13th September 2023, due to weather conditions caused by Hurricane Lee.

Toronto, Canada, September 11, 2023 (PMO) – On Sunday, September 10, 2023, the Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance M. Drew, delivered a keynote address at the 40th Anniversary Pre-independence Celebration Cultural Extravaganza organized by the St. Kitts and Nevis Association of Toronto, in Ontario, Canada.During his speech, Prime Minister Drew expressed heartfelt gratitude to the attendees for their invaluable contributions to national development, acknowledging the significant impact made on the lives of nationals locally and within the diaspora.Prime Minister Drew emphasized the pressing need to bolster resilience in the face of the imminent threat posed…

Friday, 8 September 2023, (PANCAP Coordinating Unit, CARICOM Secretariat): The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), the mechanism that provides a structured and unified approach to the Caribbean’s response to the HIV epidemic, is pleased to welcome its new Director, Dr Wendy Telgt Emanuelson, who was appointed with effect from 1 September 2023. Dr Telgt Emanuelson will lead PANCAP’s dialogue with CARICOM governments, international donors and partners, and other stakeholders in the continued implementation of a coordinated and structured regional approach for an AIDS-free Caribbean. She will lead the PANCAP Coordinating Unit to ensure the delivery of regional public goods supporting national programmes and…

Caribbean Wellness Day has been a landmark activity for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for the past 15 years. This followed the 2007 Decision by the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, reflected in the Port-of-Spain Declaration “Uniting to Stop the Epidemic of Chronic Non-communicable Diseases”, that the second Saturday in September should be observed annually as Caribbean Wellness Day. Over the years, Member States have extended their activities to complement health advocacy and promotion strategies in their national health programmes. ‘Power Through Collective Action’, was agreed as the overarching theme for Caribbean Wellness Day from 2020-2024. The CARICOM Secretariat, in collaboration with…

Castries – Saint Lucia – 8 th September 2023 – The winners of the Eastern CaribbeanTelecommunications Authority’s (ECTEL’s) Digital Skills for Life Graphic Design Competitionhave been rewarded. The competition, which was a follow-up to the ECTEL’s Girls in ICT DayTech Talk and Training held in May, called on girls from ECTEL’s five (5) Member States tocreate graphic designs to raise awareness about ECTEL. The girls who emerged the top 3 in the 11 to 14 age group are: Renee Talbert – 1 st place with 213points received EC$500; Mariela St. Jean – 2 nd place with 202 points received EC$300…

Saturday, September 9, 2023 — Chairman of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Authority and Prime Minister of the Federation of St. Kitts & Nevis Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew has expressed pain and sadness about the loss of lives and devastation caused by the powerful earthquake that struck Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains on the night of Friday, September 8, 2023. The earthquake gravely affected the provinces of Al Haouz, Ouarzazate, Marrakech, Azilal, Chichaoua, and Taroudant. In a letter to His Majesty King Mohammed VI, the OECS Authority Chairman Dr. Drew said: “On behalf of the OECS Authority, please allow me to express…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 08, 2023 (SKNIS) – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis continues to invest the necessary resources to bring a resolution to the longstanding water challenges faced by residents of several communities, including the old water problem in Cayon. This was the message brought by Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew during a “Let’s Talk Water” town hall meeting, hosted by the St. Kitts Water Services Department on Thursday, September 7, 2023. “We have invested heavily with BEAD; we have invested heavily with the tanks that are coming and the next thing … is that we have…