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Castries, Saint Lucia – September 22, 2022, This week, RMI, with support from CARILEC, launched its second ETA Global Fellowship Program. This year’s cohort includes participants from 11 utilities and two governments, which expands on the previous cohort that spanned three utilities. The program will empower and connect fellows working on renewable energy portfolios across the region, aiming to scale the capacity of utilities to advance renewable energy projects, build climate resilience and meet national and international climate goals. In the Caribbean, where island nations are prone to hurricanes, it is critical to strengthen climate resilience. “The Global Fellowship Program aims to…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 22, 2022 (SKNIS): Chile and the Republic of Cuba have extended congratulations to St. Kitts and Nevis, which celebrated its 39th Anniversary of Independence on Monday, September 19, 2022. A diplomatic note sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated “On this important celebration, the Embassy of Chile wishes to reinforce the friendship ties between our countries and take this opportunity to extend our willingness to continue strengthening our bilateral ties.” Similar sentiments were expressed by His Excellency Miguel Mario Diaz-Canal Bermudez, President of the Republic of Cuba, in letters to the Governor-General, His Excellency Sir S.W. Tapley…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (September 22, 2022) – Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew presented yesterday, Wednesday 21st September 2022, his first day at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), at the Aspire Artemis Foundation (AAF) Meeting which focused on the value of STE(A)M as a platform for achieving sustainable growth and development. The Aspire Artemis Foundation is an organization committed to promoting cultural exchange, language learning and holistic educational training opportunities to youth in vulnerable and marginalized communities globally. Aspire Artemis strives to educate, empower, and support youth by tapping into the power of creativity they possess, highlighting the successes of trailblazers and innovators as a means…

San Jose, 22 September 2022 (IICA) – Global leaders, heads of state and high-level personalities agreed on the need to establish State policies and foster greater investment in science and technology applied to agriculture, in order to improve food security in Latin America and the Caribbean amid the current global crisis.This consensus was reached during the high-level panel discussion “Food Security in Latin America and the Caribbean: Challenges, Strategies and Priority Actions”, organized by the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), in which the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) participated. The activity took place within the framework of the…

September 22, 2022: The Ministry of Social Development and Gender Affairs has been madeaware of an unfortunate incident of domestic violence that resulted in the death of an allegedabuser on Saturday, September 17, 2022.As condolences are extended to the family of the deceased, the Ministry and Government of St.Kitts and Nevis asserts its condemnation of all acts of domestic violence, sexual harassmentand abuse. It remains a priority for the Ministry to support victims, survivors and their familieswho experience abuse of any kind. In the provision of human services, social protection andsupport for the survivors and victims of domestic violence in…

21 September, Basseterre, Saint Christopher (St Kitts)and Nevis – Small, micro, medium-sized businesses and individual investors are poised to benefit from a crowd-funding project organised by the Eastern Caribbean Securities Regulatory Commission (ECSRC) in collaboration with the Caribbean Development Bank, which will provide options and reap benefits for the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union(ECCU). Speaking on this week’s episode of ECCB Connects, Chief Executive Officer of the ECSRC, Alousia Faisal, and President and CEO of Dev Solutions Consulting, Dr Winsome Leslie, share details on this project. Dr Leslie says, crowd-funding is raising money for one’s business from the public through the internet using a platform such like Kickstarter or Go Fund Me. She notes that anyone can participate in this programme where money can be raised in exchange for a reward or ownership in a company through…

22 September 2022, Basseterre, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis – The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has commissioned a Financial Literacy and Financial Inclusion survey for the eight ECCB member countries. The survey is being administered to gather information that will help inform the Bank’s strategic initiatives geared at promoting and maintaining financial stability across the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU). The survey of Financial Literacy and Financial Inclusion seeks to gather information aboutthe public’s awareness of financial products and services as well as usage and access to these offerings. The data will support the ECCB’s efforts aimed at increasing the availability of and access to financial services for the residents and citizens of the ECCU. The…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 22, 2022 (SKNIS): Director in the Department of Statistics, Carlton Phipps said that safety and confidentiality are priority concerns for everyone involved in the 2021 Population and Housing Census, and as such the data collected will not be shared.“The information that we collect is strictly confidential. The persons that we employ to assist us out in the field took an Oath of Secrecy not to the department, but before the Magistrate at the Court,” said Mr. Phipps during an interview with the St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service (SKNIS) on Wednesday, September 21. “We want to…

On tomorrow’s Policing With You, Superintendent Lyndon David will join host, Inspector Alrick Edwards to discuss the importance of Police investigations and following procedure.  Policing With You is aired every Thursday on ZIZ radio from 9:15 a.m. You can also watch it live on the Facebook Pages of The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force and ZIZ Broadcasting, or catch it on the YouTube Channel of ZIZ Broadcasting. Have a question for our guests? Post it on any of our social media platforms, call 465-2555 or send it via WhatsApp at 662-3604.

Washington D.C. (September 18, 2022) The Embassy and Permanent Mission of Saint Kitts and Nevis in collaboration with the Saint Kitts and Nevis Nationals Association in D.C. commemorated the federation’s 39th Anniversary of Independence with a National Day Service at the Harvest Intercontinental Church, Olney MD.His Excellency Dr. Everson Hull, Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States delivered brief remarks, where he used the opportunity to highlight the theme for this year’s celebration- “Refocus, Re-create, Redesign: Independence 39”, as well as the significant strides our country has made in its development since its attainment of nationhood.Nationals proudly raised their…