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Washington, DC, 6 March 2023 (PAHO)- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Ministry of Health of the Government of Spain today signed an agreement to strengthen organ donation and transplant in the Americas.“Spain is a very important partner of PAHO thanks to its support of key initiatives in the region,” Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, PAHO Director, said at the signing of the memorandum of understanding with the Minister of Health of the Government of Spain, Carolina Darias, in Washington D.C. During the meeting, various areas of cooperation were discussed including primary health care; vaccine production; medicines and health technologies in the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 6, 2023 (SKNIS): Resident High Court Judge, Honourable Mr. Justice Patrick Thompson, on March 6, 2023, discharged the injunction granted on February 25, 2023, to prevent the repatriation of Haitian Nationals who entered St Kitts and Nevis from Dominica by boat on February 3, 2023. The Ministry of National Security has undertaken to process the asylum requests tendered by local attorney-at-law, Mr. Craig Tuckett. The fourteen Haitian nationals, who Mr. Tuckett claims to represent, two of whom are minors, are currently being detained pursuant to provisions of the Immigration Act, at a significant cost to the State.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 3, 2023 (SKNIS): The Order Paper has been circulated for a sitting of the National Assembly to be held at the National Assembly Chambers, Government Headquarters, Basseterre, on Tuesday 7th March, 2023, at 10:00 am. Notice has been given. The Honourable Prime Minister and Minister responsible for Finance, National Security, Citizenship and Immigration, Health and Social Security, Dr. Terrance Drew, will seek leave to introduce and have read a first time Banking (Amendment) Bill, 2023; Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and Nurses and Midwives (registration) (Amendment) Bill, 2023. Additionally, the Honourable Prime Minister will move the second reading of Nurses and Midwives (Registration)…

The Secretariat of the United Nations presents its compliments to all Permanent Missions to the United Nations Office in New York, Geneva, Nairobi and Vienna, the United Nations departments and bodies, specialised agencies, intergovernmental and other organizations, and has the honour to request the nomination of candidates for the position of Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) at the level of Assistant Secretary-General. This position is based in Montreal (Canada). BackgroundThe United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), as the leading global environmental authority within the United Nations system, promotes the environmental dimension of sustainable development…

The Women in Sport Commission of the St. Kitts and Nevis Olympic Committee/Commonwealth Games Association convened an Awards Ceremony to recognize outstanding Female Coaches as part of its activities to commemorate International Women’s Day which will be observed on March 8, 2023. This Awards Ceremony took place at the newly renovated SKNOC/CGA Headquarters at #18 Taylor’s Range. The Awardees were celebrated and encouraged by the inspiring remarks from an elite team of Sport leaders including our Governor General, Her Excellency Dame Marcella Liburd, G.C.M.G., J.P; SKNOC President, Mr. Alphonso Bridgewater, C.S.M., O.B.E.; SKNOC Acting President, Mr Dennis Knight, Chairman of…

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Monday, 6 March 2023) – Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have resolved to continue efforts to encourage dialogue among Haitian stakeholders and to support efforts at finding solutions to the multi-dimensional crisis facing the country. The Heads of Government with responsibility for Haiti met on Sunday, 5 March under the chairmanship of the Honourable Philip Davis, Prime Minister of The Bahamas and Chair of CARICOM. They received a report from the Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, who led a one-day CARICOM Special Mission to Haiti on 27 February.…

Reference: CBD/Executive/2023 The Secretariat of the United Nations presents its compliments to all Permanent Missions to the United Nations Office in New York, Geneva, Nairobi and Vienna, the United Nations departments and bodies, specialised agencies, intergovernmental and other organizations, and has the honour to request the nomination of candidates for the position of Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) at the level of Assistant Secretary-General. This position is based in Montreal (Canada). Background The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), as the leading global environmental authority within the United Nations system, promotes the environmental dimension…

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat launches a CARICOM Skilled Workers Programme on Monday, 6 March, 2023 at 10.30 am, with a short hybrid ceremony held at its Headquarters in Georgetown Guyana. CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett and the Head of Delegation of the European Union to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean States, the OECS and CARICOM/CARIFORUM, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska are scheduled to give remarks at Monday’s launch.  Ms. Renee Atwell, Dean, CARICOM Youth Ambassador Programme and other officials are also expected to give remarks. The Skilled Workers Programme, which is supported by the European Union, is intended to provide opportunities for the learning…

(Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 24th 2023);In an effort to help sustain farmers’ livelihoods and improve their access to essential feed supply and agricultural inputs, the Department of Agriculture is embarking on a storage shed expansion project in LaGuerite, St. Kitts. In a brief interview with the Media and Communication in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Marine Resources and Cooperatives, Jeanelle Kelly, Acting Director at the Department of Agriculture provided an update on the ongoing expansion project and explained how the availability of feed was affected.She said, “We would have recognized that feed has become an issue in terms of the…