BASSETERRE (18th May, 2023): In a resounding show of support, Chairman Allister Williams expressed heartfelt gratitude to S.L. Horsfords & Co Ltd as they singed on as a Silver Sponsor for the highly-anticipated 3-day musical extravaganza. Williams remarked, “As we approach our remarkable 25th anniversary, we extend our deepest appreciation to S.L. Horsfords & Co Ltd for […]
Archive for May 21st, 2023
FAO calls for reinforcing actions in favor of food security in the run-up to the Second Global Parliamentary Summit against Hunger and the EU-CELAC Summit
Mario Lubetkin, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, visited Belgium and Spain to strengthen the organization’s work with parliaments. He also met with European Union representatives to follow the EU-CELAC summit’s advances. May 19, 2023, Santiago de Chile- A call to redouble efforts to improve food and nutrition security was […]
Taiwan’s Inclusion in the World Health Assembly is Essential for Global Health
As the world gradually leaves the COVID-19 pandemic behind and moves on to the postpandemic era, if there is one thing that everyone is acutely aware of after 3 years of combatting COVID-19, it is how interconnected and interdependent the world is, and how important it is to ensure global health security. The World Health Organization […]
Sustainable health development in the post-pandemic era
Dr. Hsueh Jui-yuan Minister of Health and Welfare Republic of China (Taiwan) As the world enters the fourth year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the situation is gradually improving. Most border restrictions have been lifted and global health governance has shifted from pandemic response to postpandemic recovery. Countries worldwide have stepped up efforts to achieve health […]
CXC® Completes Investigation into Examination Breach
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – On Wednesday, 17 May 2023, the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC®) launched an investigation following concerns that the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC®) Mathematics Paper 02 was leaked, prior to the administration of the examination on that day. CXC® has been in constant contact with regional Ministries of Education since this information came […]
IICA, IDB and FAO create network of experts and researchers to improve experience sharing on agrifood trade and trade policy in Latin America and the Caribbean
Panama City, 19 May 2023. The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) joined forces to launch the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Agrifood Trade Experts (RECA), with a view to strengthening the agenda and creating a forum for knowledge […]
GOVERNMENT MINISTERS EXPERIENCE THE PAIN OF SOCIETY’S BLIND
Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 19, 2023 (SKNIS): Several ministers of government got a first-hand experience of some of the challenges the blind and partially-sighted face when navigating their way through Basseterre by participating in an activity dubbed “Experience My Pain.” The activity on Friday (May 19, 2023) saw Ministers the Honourable Samal Duggins and Marsha Henderson, […]
NHC’S TECHNICAL MANAGER GIVES INSIGHT INTO NEW HOME DESIGNS
Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 19, 2023 (SKNIS): Members of the public received greater insight into the technical specification of the houses to be built by East Coast Housing Development and their capacity to withstand natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes. The public at the NHC Housing Fair Oflyn Rogers, Technical Manager of the National Housing […]
GOVERNMENT’S DRIVE TO REGULARIZE LAND CONTINUES APACE
Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 19, 2023 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis continues its drive to regularize lands so that “Kittitians could enjoy their right to land and empowerment to such.” This was according to the Honourable Dr. Joyelle Clarke, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment, during the Prime […]
RESTRUCTURING OF THE POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAMME CONTINUES AS THE GOVERNMENT SEEKS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 19, 2023 (SKNIS) – During the Prime Minister’s Press Conference on Thursday, May 18, 2023, Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Development and Gender Affairs, Senator the Honourable Isalean Phillip provided an update on the ongoing restructuring process of the Poverty Alleviation Programme (PAP). “The restructuring process for the poverty […]