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BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, APRIL 17, 2023 – The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) is pleased to announce that April 21, 2023, has been prescribed as Discounted VAT Rate Day. This will allow all approved VAT-registered businesses to charge VAT at the rate of 5% on the sale of goods only. All tangible items subject to 17% […]

Washington, DC, 17 April, 2023 (PAHO) – A series of reports that seek to contribute to the development of healthy aging strategies in the Americas was launched today by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in collaboration with other United Nations agencies and the Inter-American System.   The series – The Decade of Healthy Aging in […]

Washington, D.C., 14 April 2023 – An arrangement signed today between the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) and the United States Department for Health and Human Services (HHS) seeks to improve transatlantic collaboration to strengthen global health systems and attain health equity in a post-pandemic context.  The COVID-19 […]

Prime Minister Drew joins CARICOM Heads of Government for Regional Symposium on “Violence as a Public Health Issue – The Crime Challenge in Trinidad &  Tobago” BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, April 16, 2023 (Press Secretary, PMO)- St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew travels from Washington, DC, on Sunday for Trinidad to […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 14, 2023 (SKNIS): An invitation is going out for submissions for the official theme for the 40th Anniversary of the Independence of St. Kitts and Nevis. Against this backdrop, citizens and residents alike are encouraged to tap into their creative minds. The theme competition was officially launched by the Organizing Committee for the […]

The Right Honourable, Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, the Minister with oversight for theMinistry of International Trade, Industry, Commerce and Consumer Affairs, hadthe privilege to formally launch and endorse the Regulatory Infrastructure forRadiation Safety and Nuclear Security (RISS) Advisory Mission of theInternational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to St. Kitts and Nevis. This occasiontook place at the […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 14, 2023 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Agriculture in St. Kitts is working to build a robust and sustainable human resource base to grow agricultural production by creating more opportunities for women and youth to enter the field. The initiative is based on international best practices and is included in the St. Kitts […]

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Friday, 14 April 2023):    The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago will hold a Regional Symposium addressing Crime and Violence as a Public Health Issue, 17-18 April 2023, at the Hyatt Regency, Trinidad. Under the theme, ‘Violence as a Public Health Issue – The Crime […]

According to the publication “The Status of Women in Agrifood Systems “, women make up 36% of the agrifood system workforce in Latin America and the Caribbean. The proportion of women in the agricultural workforce is higher or increasing compared to men in rural areas with high and predominantly male emigration. April 13 – Rome, […]

Delegates to share industry knowledge and experience on the implementation of policy, legal, and operational aspects of the management of pelagic fisheries on FADs 12 April, 2023 – Bridgetown, Barbados – The Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) is pleased to announce the fifth upcoming meeting of the Joint Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and WECAFC Working Group on […]