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Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 11, 2022 (SKNIS): The Skills Empowerment Programme (STEP) is capitalizing on the three-week Easter break for schools in St. Kitts and Nevis by offering soft-skills training for its interns attached to public primary schools. The training will cover Communication in the Workplace, Teamwork, and Conflict Management – three key areas that are […]

Port of Spain, Trinidad – The Caribbean Employers’ Confederation (CEC) and the Caribbean Confederation of Labour (CCL) are taking a collaborative approach to develop joint regional policies and advocacy strategies for the eradication of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) at the workplace level. The leading employer and labour bodies, supported by the United Nation Population […]

Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meeting virtually in Caucus on Wednesday 6 April reaffirmed the obligation of Member States to coordinate foreign policy as outlined in the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas. They noted the upcoming election at the June 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) and reaffirmed the turn of the […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 11, 2022 (SKNIS): Several persons on the Skills Training Empowerment Programme (STEP), who are attached to public primary schools in St. Kitts, will benefit from a one-day soft skills workshop held at the Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions (CUNA) in Basseterre on Monday, April 11. Permanent Secretary in the Office of […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 8, 2022 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to inform the general public that the Government of Japan has decided, as of 8th April, 2022, to remove Saint Kitts and Nevis from its list of countries denied entry into Japan to prevent the spread of the […]

Please be advised that the Minister of Tourism The Hon. Lindsay Grant, will hold a special meeting with ALL Taxi and Tour Bus Operators from 4pm to 6pm on Tuesday 12th April, 2022 at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort Ballroom. Also the Minister of Tourism will also a hold a special meeting for Craft Vendors, […]

08 March, Rome, Italy – World food commodity prices made a significant leap in March toreach their highest levels ever, as war in the Black Sea region spread shocks throughmarkets for staple grains and vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of theUnited Nations (FAO) reported today. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 159.3 points in March, […]

Port of Spain, Trinidad – The Caribbean region’s leading employers’ organization: the Caribbean Employers’ Confederation (CEC) and labour organization: the Caribbean Confederation of Labour (CCL) are taking a collaborative approach to develop joint regional policies and advocacy strategies for the eradication of violence against women and girls at the workplace level. The employer and labour bodies, supported […]

6 April, Basseterre, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis – Following two years of mandatory telecommuting due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the management and staff of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) began returning to their physical offices from4 April.   During the period 20 March 2020 to 1 April 2022, approximately 80.0 per cent of […]

Washington, DC, 7 April, 2022 (PAHO) – After two years of the COVID-19 pandemic with millions of lives lost to the virus, Pan American Health Organization Director (PAHO) Carissa F. Etienne, marked World Health Day by calling for the urgent protection of the environment and highlighted how the health of the planet is linked to […]