Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 11, 2023 (SKNIS): The functional capabilities of blind or partially-sighted individuals within St. Kitts and Nevis were spotlighted on Wednesday (May 10, 2023) as officials seek to raise awareness about blindness and the rights of impacted people. On this week’s edition of the radio and television programme InFocus, Rockliffe Bowen, President of the St. […]
Archive for May 11th, 2023
DISABILITY COMMUNITY BENEFITS FROM A SIGNIFICANT DONATION OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FROM CHARITY FOUNDATION IN ROC (TAIWAN)
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 11, 2023 (SKNIS) – The Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Basseterre facilitated the handing over of a significant donation of medical equipment to the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Ageing and Disabilities during a brief ceremony held at the JNF General Hospital today, Thursday, […]
Highlights of recent decisions taken by Fisheries Ministers of CARICOM
We would like to share with you some highlights from the recent regular meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), during which the Caribbean Ministers responsible for Fisheries issued 32 resolutions. Some key areas discussed were: fisheries management; illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and fisheries crime; climate change and ocean acidification;imbalances […]
Digicel Signs on as Gold Sponsor Of St. Kitts Music Festival
BASSETERRE (11th May, 2023): The St. Kitts Music Festival Committee has announced that telecommunications provider Digicel will once again serve as Gold Sponsor of the St. Kitts Music Festival which is celebrating its 25th anniversary from June 22nd to June 24th, 2023. Allister Williams, the Chairman of the St. Kitts Music Festival’s Executive Committee, expressed his […]
Growing food insecurity calls for greater coordination
By Mario Lubetkin, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Latin Americaand the Caribbean According to the latest Global Report on Food Crises, in 2022, almost 258 million people in 58countries faced the highest levels of acute food insecurity, which includes the categories of“Crisis”, “Emergency”, and “Catastrophe”, meaning that it can range from malnutrition to […]
FATAL FALL UNDER INVESTIGATION
The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) is investigating thecircumstances that led to an overseas visitor’s untimely demise at a local hotel. Theunfortunate incident occurred around 8PM on May 9th, 2023. Emergency services (EMS) received a call for assistance for Gary Welch, an elderlyCaucasian man who had fallen down some stairs to the […]
Global Gateway: EU, Latin America and the Caribbean lead the charge for a Green and Just Transition
In commemorating Europe Day, the European Union (EU) officially launched its €35-million climateaction programme Euroclima in the Caribbean region. Today’s launch follows October’s Ministerialmeeting, where EU Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen and Caribbean Ministers agreed to put just greentransition at the core of the partnership between the EU and the Caribbean region. The launch tookplace at Walkers […]
REMARKS By H.E. Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska Delegation of the European Union to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean States,the OECS and CARICOM/CARIFORUM
Today is a demonstration that the European Union is “walking the talk”. Last October, here in Barbados we unveiled our new partnershipframework with the region, anchored on a stronger policy and politicaldialogue and on the Global Gateway. Climate change is obviously a centraltheme in this framework, captured in the EU-Caribbean Partnership for aGreen […]
DELEGATION FROM THE FEDERATION PARTICIPATES IN TWO WEEK ENERGY WORKSHOP IN JAPAN
A delegation from the Federation comprising Denasio Frank from the Energy Unit in St. Kitts and Nelson Stapleton from the Nevis Electricity Company (NEVLEC) joined Caribbean counterparts for an energy workshop in Tokyo, Japan, from April 9 to April 21, 2023. The delegation with Japanese officials in Japan Energy Officer within the Ministry, Denasio Frank, […]
THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE AN EXTERNAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY IN THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT
EXTERNAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: Job Title: Human Resources Technician (Regular Fund) Organizational Unit: Department of Human Resources Grade: G06Employment Announcement Number: EO/19/23 TO SEE THE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PLEASE CLICK IN THE FOLLOWING LINK: External Employment Opportunity WE INVITE STAFF MEMBERS TO PERIODICALLY VISIT OAS CONNECT / EXTERNAL EMPLOYMENT ANDCONSULTANCY OPPORTUNITIES TO BE FAMILIAR WITH NEW POSTINGS. The post THE DEPARTMENT OF […]