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Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) AND Noëlle Salah, Technical Support Consultant to the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (FAO) Will the world be able to feed 28% more people by 2050? How do we ensure that we can all eat better and healthier without mortgaging the Earth’s ability to produce food for our grandchildren? These are very challenging questions especially for the Caribbean, a region that unlike others in Latin America has an over-reliance on food imports even though there is a potential to…

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, April 19, 2021. CCRIF has provided financial support in the form of a grant of approximately EC$6.0 million (US$2,209,000) to the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines following the eruption of the La Soufrière Volcano. According to CCRIF CEO, Mr. Isaac Anthony, “This support to the Government has been made possible because CCRIF operates as a developmental insurance company, whereby our members have our commitment to support them in times of crises; seek out opportunities to enable them to enhance their resilience to current and future natural hazards; engage donors and collaborate on programmes designed…

The Department of Youth Empowerment invites members of youth groups, youth volunteers, and other youth partners over the age of 17-years-old to a special COVID-19 Vaccination Information Session and Clinic on Thursday, April 22 at 5:30 p.m. The event takes place at the CUNA Caribbean Conference Centre at Fortlands. A question and answer session will follow the main presentation. Persons 18 years and older willing to get vaccinated must have valid photo identification. For more information contact the Department of Youth Empowerment at 467-1393.

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, April 20, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — After an eighteen-year hiatus, a successful St. Kitts National Domino Association tournament was held this year which saw twelve teams compete for top honours with the Spanish team, Los Fuertes del Domino overcoming the odds to claim the top honours. Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris, who was present at the closing and prize-giving ceremony held on Sunday April 18 at the New Town Community Centre, thanked the players from the twelve teams and the sponsors of the successful tournament informing the association that he will be entering as one of…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, April 19, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — A pastor at the Sandy Point-based Unique Touch Christian Centre acknowledged the Prime Minister of the Federation of St. Christopher and Nevis is a man with a huge responsibility who follows God, and led the church in offering prayers for God to walk with him as he leads the country. “I want to give God thanks for the Prime Minister,” said Pastor Kaywana Saunders as she led the congregation in prayer for Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris who was worshipping at the church on Sunday April 18. “In this church…

On April 15, 2021, the St Kitts and Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce (SKNCIC), through its Business Training Series, hosted a food safety workshop focused on Hazard Analytical Critical Control Points (HACCP). HACCP is a management system in which food safety is addressed through the analysis and control of biological, chemical, and physical hazards from raw material production, procurement and handling, to manufacturing, distribution and consumption of the finished product. The objective of the workshop was to create awareness as it relates to food safety for the various stakeholders. Food safety is of utmost importance for businesses. It helps…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 19, 2021 (SKNIS): Carlene Henry-Morton, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Transport, and Ports, has congratulated the St. Kitts Department of Meteorological Services for 50 years of service to the island’s population and encouraged the staff to maintain a spirit of excellence when performing their duties. Mrs. Henry-Morton extended the commendation on Sunday, April 18, 2021, as she worshiped with the department’s staff at the Antioch Baptist Church at Lime Kiln Commercial Development. Her comments were made on behalf of the Minister of Ports, the Honourable Lindsay Grant, who was unable to attend the service to deliver…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 19, 2021 (SKNIS): Acting in accordance with the advice of Cabinet, His Excellency The Governor-General Sir S. W. Tapley Seaton GCMG, CVO, QC, JP, LL. D has proclaimed 18th April to 24th April 2021, to be observed as Administrative Professionals Week and Wednesday 21st April 2021, as Administrative Professionals Day.This year’s Administrative Professionals Week and Day are being commemorated under the theme “I am Enough…Transitioning into a New Era” in celebration of the essential contribution of administrative professionals in coordinating the office operations of businesses, government, educational institutions, and other organisations.Administrative Professionals Week and Day are…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, April 19, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — In an environment where freedom of worship is not universal, the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has established itself as a Nation under God, and Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris has pledged that his Government will support the work of the church. “In St. Kitts and Nevis we need more persons fellowship in worship to our God, and so we are very pleased each time we go to a church, especially a new one, to know that there are so many homes of worship for our people,” said Prime…

April 16, 2021, Bridgetown, Barbados – Marvin Daniel recalls the terrifying winds and torrential rains that destroyed lives and livelihoods when they lashed the Caribbean island of Dominica. Not once but twice. “We were fighting for our lives. We were scrambling for cover,” Marvin recalls. The 35-year-old experienced first-hand the devastation caused first by Tropical Storm Erika in 2015 and then Hurricane Maria in 2017. He was a manager at a luxury hotel when the second disaster claimed thousands of lives and caused widespread damage across the Caribbean. Sixty-five people died on Dominica alone. “We thought we were finished,” he…