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Chang Tzi-chin Minister of the Environmental Protection Administration Republic of China (Taiwan) October 2022 The world has embarked on the transition to net-zero emissions. The innovative approaches to international cooperation highlighted in the Paris Agreement—which calls for wide cooperation by all countries to meet global reduction targets—are gradually taking shape. Taiwan is willing and able […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, November 08, 2022 (SKNIS): The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has a new Ambassador to Taiwan! Ambassador-designate Mr. Donya Lynex Francis presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of China (Taiwan), H.E. Dr. Tsai Ing-wen at the Presidential Palace in Taipei on November 8, 2022, in the presence of Prime […]

Castries, Saint Lucia, 31 st October 2022.From 27 th – 29 th October, over 150 judicial officers, including Chief Justices, Judges, Magistrates,Registrars, and Court Administrators, from across the Caribbean, met at the Royalton SaintLucia for the 7 th Biennial Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers (CAJO) Conference underthe theme ‘Caribbean Judiciaries in a Changing World’. The host […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, November 08, 2022 (SKNIS) – The Prime Minister of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, said that the strong bilateral relationship between St. Kitts and Nevis and the Republic of China (Taiwan) has borne many fruits in several areas, while leading a delegation on an official State […]

Tuesday, 8 November 2022 — ST JOHN’S, Antigua – West Indies cricket legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul was announced as one of the new members of International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Hall of Fame on Tuesday afternoon in Australia (Monday night Caribbean Time). He has joined the list of fellow cricketing icons who have received this prestigious honour. The ICC announced […]

BASSETERRE, ST KITTS, FEDERATION OF ST KITTS & NEVIS, NOVEMBER 8, 2022 – The Attorney-General’s Office has become aware that, yesterday, Ramon “Hushpuppi” Abbas was sentenced to be imprisoned for 135 months in a federal prison in the United States for his role in an international fraud syndicate. As a part of the official press […]

November 4, 2022 – Today, the European Union (EU), Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) formally announce their partnership to accelerate digital financial inclusion across selected Eastern Caribbean Islands. The Digital Financial Inclusion Programme is a four-year joint initiative signed by the OACPS, funded by the EU and implemented by the UNCDF, with Trinidad and Tobago as well as the Eastern Caribbean […]

Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 7 November 2022- Thirty-five farmers will benefit from a series of trainings on sustainable agricultural practices, including the use of renewable energy technology in agricultural production and the improved management of water resources, thanks to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Government of Mexico and the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Launched in Saint Kitts […]

Press Release On the advice of the MET Office and NEMA, the Acting Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Hon. Dr. Geoffrey Hanley, in consultation with the St Kitts and Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce, has agreed that all sectors should consider taking precautionary measures and facilitate the early release of staff […]

Virginia, US/Rome/Vienna – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched seeds into space today as they intensify their joint efforts to develop new crops able to adapt to the ravages of climate change here on Earth. The seeds from the IAEA and FAO agriculture […]