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Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 18, 2022 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs et al): Thursday, 18th August, 2022, saw the first official meeting between the new Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil L. Douglas and the Ministry’s staff. The meeting, held at the Ministry’s conference room at Port Zante, was chaired by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Kaye Bass, and had all staff present, save for those on vacation. The new Foreign Affairs Minister in his initial remarks said he was humbled to serve in this new capacity, and publicly thanked his predecessor the Honourable…

Bridgetown, Barbados, 17 August 2022 (PAHO) – The first phase of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and International Telecommunication Union (ITU) communications campaign to address vaccine hesitancy in Eastern Caribbean Countries, has been a resounding success. The campaign, which began in October 2021 and concluded in June 2022, was developed to address four key challenges: low COVID-19 vaccination uptake, due to misconceptions and distrust; Infodemic prevalence (false COVID-19 information which was disseminated mainly on social media and the Internet); the desire to achieve a 70% COVID-19 vaccination coverage by June 2022; and the appearance of new variants of concern due to high circulation of the COVID-19 virus. PAHO and ITU worked…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 18, 2022 (SKNIS): Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, met on Thursday, 18th August, 2022, in a virtual meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan), His Excellency Joseph Wu. After an exchange of greetings, the Taiwan Foreign Minister congratulated Dr. Douglas and the Saint Kitts-Nevis Labour Party on a decisive victory at the polls on 5th August, 2022. The two senior diplomats expressed satisfaction with the longstanding relations between Saint Kitts and Nevis and the Republic of China (Taiwan) and each committed to continued support in economic development and…

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is inviting applications from suitably qualified individuals to fill the posts of Communications Officer and Software Developer. Candidates applying to fill the Communications Officer post must have five years of related experience in the field of telecommunications with operations or command centre management, and experience working in a confidentiality environment. Knowledge of TCP/IP networking and the management of VoIP systems are also necessary. Candidates applying to fill the post of Software Developer must have an advanced university degree in Computer Sciences or other domains related to Information Technology; a first-level university degree in combination…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 18, 2022 (SKNIS): The Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Federal Government of St. Kitts and Nevis commended the staff both locally, regionally and internationally for advancing the agenda of the ministry and enhancing the country’s global footprint. Foreign Minister Dr. Douglas was at the time addressing staff at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs located at Port Zante on Thursday, August 18, 2022, during a familiarization visit. “I want to thank the staff led by Permanent Secretary Kaye Bass and the senior persons who would have provided support in this ministry for…

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies will commence the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Men’s Future Tours Programme (FTP) for the period 2023-27 with a full home series against India in July and August 2023 followed by a white ball tour by England in December 2023. These form part of over 150 international matches that West Indies will play home and away within the new FTP. Fans can now start to look forward to planning for home fixtures and away tours over the next five years, starting with India’s all-format tour in 2023 which will feature two Test matches as…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 18, 2022 (SKNIS) – Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew today (Thursday, August 18) participated in a virtual Emergency Meeting of the Organization Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Authority—his first official meeting at the OECS level since assuming office on August 06, 2022. Prime Minister Dr. Drew and his sub-regional colleagues discussed at length the upcoming AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum 2022. The forum is slated to be held from September 1 – 3, 2022, in Bridgetown, Barbados, under the theme, ‘One People. One Destiny. Uniting and Reimagining Our Future’. According to the forum’s official…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 17, 2022 (SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew continues to receive congratulatory messages from across the region with the latest coming from Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley, Premier and Minister of Finance of the British Virgin Islands.In a congratulatory letter addressed to Prime Minister Dr. Drew, Premier Dr. Wheatley congratulated St. Kitts and Nevis’ fourth Prime Minister on winning the August 05 General Elections and on his appointment to the Office of Prime Minister.“On behalf of the Government and people of the British Virgin Islands, I extend warm…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 17, 2022 (SKNIS): A letter extending best wishes to the newly elected Government Ministers, who were sworn in on Saturday, August 13, 2022, was dispatched from the Embassy of the Republic of Colombia in Jamaica, dated August 16, 2022,The Republic of Colombia is signalling its desire to further build on the productive relationship with St. Kitts and Nevis as it congratulates the Federation’s new Prime Minister, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew and his new Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas on their new assignments in government.Honourable Dr. Douglas is also the Minister…

The Human Resources Manager will be responsible for planning, organizing, and coordinatingthe development and recommendation of policies, programmes, procedures and strategies toadvance the administration of the Human Resources Management functions at IMPACS;Coordinating and implementing the strategic plan for the Human Resources Department;Organizing and coordinating the work activities.He/she will report to the Assistant Director, Strategic Services and supervise the staff of theHuman Resources Department.DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES• Develops and implements the strategic plan, budget work programmes of the Department.• Develops and implements the Agency’s HR policies and procedures, programmes, andguidelines.• Organizes and coordinates the review, analysis and evaluation of HR policies, programmesand…