Archive for June 16th, 2022

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 16, 2022 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to inform the general public that Academic Scholarships to pursue studies in the Republic of Cuba commencing at the start of the 2023 academic year are now available.A total of nine (9) scholarships is being offered to […]

10 June – Castries, Saint Lucia – Six primary schools across Saint Lucia with a combined roll call of 1,500 students are set to benefit from the joint effort of the Government of Saint Lucia and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in supporting the enhancement of the NationalSchool Feeding Programme. Within that framework, FAO provided a variety of small garden and kitchen equipment which included garden hoses, knapsack sprayers, extendable hand rake, […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 16, 2022 (SKNIS): The University of the West Indies (UWI) Level One Programme at the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC), which is offered at a much lower price rate than at a UWI Campus or at the UWI Open Campus, provides citizens and residents of St. Kitts and Nevis with tangible […]

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands – June 16, 2022: Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) President, Dr. Gene Leon, committed the organisation to accelerating efforts to access the projected USD 100 billon (bn) required to achieve the development envisioned for the region.   Speaking at the Bank’s 52nd Annual Meeting, Dr. Leon said the Bank will explore new mechanisms […]

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands – June 15, 2022: Director of Economics at the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Mr. Ian Durant advocated for the Bank’s membership to embrace a new model for national budgeting which more closely aligns with and tracks progress to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  Speaking at a Seminar entitled Budgeting for Sustainable Development at CDB’s 52ndAnnual […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 16, 2022 (SKNIS): Dr. Moyia Rowtham, Vice-President of  Academic Student Affairs at the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC), said that the institution prides itself on ensuring that citizens of St. Kitts and Nevis are given every opportunity to access higher education. “At the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC), we see it […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 16, 2022 (SKNIS): Administrators and managers in the health sector in St. Kitts and Nevis are exploring strategies to help reduce and eliminate HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination at the workplace and within communities. The officials attended a workshop on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort. National HIV/AIDS Coordinator, […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, June 16, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, has expressed his delight in seeing the SOLEC Leclanché Solar Farm, a major capital project of the Government, officially getting underway. The Solar Farm will provide, upon completion, […]

On 2 June 2022, The University of the West Indies Open Campus St Kitts and Nevis Site hosted the launch of the book ‘From Shepherd Boy in the Hills of Frigate Bay to Prominent World Scientist’ written by Dr Samuel Rawlins. Dr Samuel Rawlins is an alumnus of The University of the West Indies, He also lectured at the Mona […]

June 9 2022 – Bridgetown, Barbados – The waters of the Caribbean are home to certain commercially exploited aquatic species, notably queen conch and sharks, which are included in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Queen conch fisheries contribute significantly to the livelihoods of communities in the region, and bring about economic opportunities through international trade in the region. The sustainable use, management and monitoring of these species, […]