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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 […]

Community Notice Interested persons are invited to apply for the following external employment opportunities at the Organization of American States (OAS) General Secretariat:  Job Title: Specialist (Regular Fund)Organizational Unit: Executive Secretariat for Integral Development Job Title: Jr. Procurement Officer (ICR Fund)Organizational Unit: Department of Procurement Services and Management Oversight The deadline to apply for the Jr. Procurement Officer post is Monday, […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 07, 2022 (SKNIS): The Department of Technology in St. Kitts and Nevis attained its first-ever information protection certification following the presentation of the ISO27001 Certificate during a brief but significant ceremony on Wednesday, April 06 at the National ICT Centre in Basseterre. “This certificate qualifies that the Department of Technology has a […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 7, 2022 (SKNIS): The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis in its continued efforts to control the local dog population is encouraging its citizens and residents to license their dogs. Chief Veterinary Officer in the Department of Agriculture, Dr. Lesroy Henry, during an interview with SKNIS on March 25, stated that “It has […]

San Jose, 07 April 2022 (IICA). The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) is supporting technical coordination actions and the prioritization of efforts undertaken by Haiti, the Dominican Republic and the United States to prevent, control and eradicate African swine fever (ASF), a disease that threatens the income and, in turn, the food security of […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 7, 2022 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation): On April 1st, 2022, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Mark Brantley participated virtually in the second CARICOM-CANADA Foreign Ministers’ Group Meeting. The Meeting was co-chaired by the Honourable Eamon Courtenay, current Chair of the Council of […]

San Jose, 6 April 2022 (IICA) – The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) will implement actions to strengthen the development and implementation of standards in this key sector of the food industry, enhance production capacities and generate greater recognition of the fundamental role played by the livestock […]