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Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 15, 2022 (SKNIS): A 30-member delegation headed by Minister of Education, Youth, Sports and Culture, the Honourable Jonel Powell, left St. Kitts and Nevis on Monday (March 14) to participate in Expo 2020 being held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).The delegation includes the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, Valencia Syder, the 15 winners of the Youth Empowerment Department’s essay competition, four students, and Principal Miguel Thomas of the Verchilds High School, chaperones and other officials.While in Dubai, the delegation will be kept busy with activities that will immerse them in the rich…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 15, 2022 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation): The warm diplomatic friendship between the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis and the Swiss Confederation was taken to even greater heights recently with a visit from the Swiss Ambassador to Saint Kitts and Nevis Her Excellency Mrs. Rita Hammerli-Weschke. The highlight of the Ambassador’s 8th – 11th March, 2022 visit was to solidify the establishment of an Honorary Consulate General in Saint Kitts and Nevis. While in the Federation, Ambassador Hammerli-Weschke paid courtesy calls on a number of senior government officials including Prime Minister Dr. The Honourable Timothy…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 15, 2022 (SKNIS): The Public Works Department within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure has begun the resurfacing of the Bank Street Road in Basseterre to improve vehicular traffic.   During an interview at Bank Street with the Director of the Public Works Department, George Gilbert, he said that the Bank Street Road was very uncomfortable for the travelling public, and as such, his department decided to remove the road and resurface it as part of the island road maintenance programme.  “We are now in the process of removing the asphalt, and we are now putting in a new sub-base…

Are you aged 35 or under? Do you have an innovative project idea? Would you like to win up to $25,000 in funding? The Youth to Youth community is pleased to announce the launch of the call for proposals for the FY22 Youth Innovation Fund. If your project is selected, you will receive a grant of up to $25,000 to lead a project of your own in the field. Applicants are asked to take advantage of this excellent chance to sharpen their leadership skills and contribute to the global community. The Call for Proposals Form can be filled out at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YIF2022 Please connect with…

The Government’s Human Resource Management Department is seeking applications from suitably qualified individuals to fill a number of posts within the Ministry of Sustainable Development. The posts are as follows: Chief Policy Analyst; Senior Economist; Senior Project Analyst; Senior Geographic Information System Officer; Engineer; and Land Surveyor. Vacancies also exist for a Geographic Information System Officer, Land Surveyor, Administrative Officer (Land), and Cartographic Officer. Information on the responsibilities, duties, qualifications, experience, and salary can be obtained by visiting the Human Resource Management Department at Government Headquarters or by calling 467-1040. Applications must be received on or before Monday, March 21,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 15, 2022 (SKNIS): Minister of Tourism, Transport and Ports, the Honourable Lindsay Grant, said that the St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA) is implementing measures to make ports safe for staff, customers and visitors. During his speech at the commissioning ceremony for the SCASPA FV “O Land of Beauty” patrol vessel on March 9, 2022, the Minister stated, “We cannot be complacent, especially at this time when so much emphasis is being placed on personal safety and security. Our actions to innovate, reenergize and revitalize the various sectors and the various industries must be very systematic…

Santiago de Chile, 14 March 2022 (IICA) – Chile’s new Minister of Agriculture, Esteban Valenzuela, and the Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Manuel Otero, held a meeting in Santiago, hours before the swearing-in ceremony of President Gabriel Boric. The two officials discussed their respective work agendas and exchanged information about the challenges in the agriculture sector.    In the discussion, Valenzuela highlighted the key elements that would guide his efforts to develop a culture in which rurality and agriculture in Chile are held in high regard.  The new minister insisted that, “We want to work towards a…

Nassau, Bahamas. March 15, 2022 – The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (“IICA” or the “Organization”), a specialized agency of the Inter-American System that supports the efforts of its 34 Member States to achieve agricultural development and rural well-being, is pleased to announce that the Organization, in conjunction with the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (“BAIC”), the Bahamas Agriculture Marine Science Institute (“BAMSI”) along with the Ministry of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Family Island Affairs, will conduct two live drone demonstrations with Bella Wings Aviation and Draganfly Inc. (NASDAQ: DPRO) (CSE: DPRO) (FSE: 3U8), an award-winning, industry-leading drone solutions and systems developer. The drone demonstrations being…

KINGSTON, Jamaica – On Thursday, 10 March 2022, the Caribbean Examinations Council(CXC®) hosted the Annual Conference of National Committees as part of its drive torevitalise National Committees in participating countries and to further CXC’s mandate toutilise a more inclusive decision-making framework. National Committees are an organisedgroup of in-country stakeholders comprising government, teachers’ unions, professionaleducation bodies, employers, parents, students, universities, and teacher traininginstitutions which are central to the governance system of CXC®. They contribute to CXC’splanning, decision-making, feedback and continuous improvement. The event, which was organised by the Office of the Pro-Registrar at the Western ZoneOffice in Jamaica, had two sessions.…