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We would like to share with you some highlights from the recent regular meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), during which the Caribbean Ministers responsible for Fisheries issued 32 resolutions. Some key areas discussed were: fisheries management; illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and fisheries crime; climate change and ocean acidification;imbalances […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 11, 2023 (SKNIS) – The Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Basseterre facilitated the handing over of a significant donation of medical equipment to the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Ageing and Disabilities during a brief ceremony held at the JNF General Hospital today, Thursday, […]

BASSETERRE (11th May, 2023): The St. Kitts Music Festival Committee has announced that telecommunications provider Digicel will once again serve as Gold Sponsor of the St. Kitts Music Festival which is celebrating its 25th anniversary from June 22nd to June 24th, 2023. Allister Williams, the Chairman of the St. Kitts Music Festival’s Executive Committee, expressed his […]

By Mario Lubetkin, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Latin Americaand the Caribbean According to the latest Global Report on Food Crises, in 2022, almost 258 million people in 58countries faced the highest levels of acute food insecurity, which includes the categories of“Crisis”, “Emergency”, and “Catastrophe”, meaning that it can range from malnutrition to […]

In commemorating Europe Day, the European Union (EU) officially launched its €35-million climateaction programme Euroclima in the Caribbean region. Today’s launch follows October’s Ministerialmeeting, where EU Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen and Caribbean Ministers agreed to put just greentransition at the core of the partnership between the EU and the Caribbean region. The launch tookplace at Walkers […]

The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) is investigating thecircumstances that led to an overseas visitor’s untimely demise at a local hotel. Theunfortunate incident occurred around 8PM on May 9th, 2023. Emergency services (EMS) received a call for assistance for Gary Welch, an elderlyCaucasian man who had fallen down some stairs to the […]

 Today is a demonstration that the European Union is “walking the talk”.  Last October, here in Barbados we unveiled our new partnershipframework with the region, anchored on a stronger policy and politicaldialogue and on the Global Gateway. Climate change is obviously a centraltheme in this framework, captured in the EU-Caribbean Partnership for aGreen […]

A delegation from the Federation comprising Denasio Frank from the Energy Unit in St. Kitts and Nelson Stapleton from the Nevis Electricity Company (NEVLEC) joined Caribbean counterparts for an energy workshop in Tokyo, Japan, from April 9 to April 21, 2023. The delegation with Japanese officials in Japan Energy Officer within the Ministry, Denasio Frank, […]

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Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 10, 2023 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Ageing and Disabilities is planning to deliver several activities designed to promote societal awareness of persons who are blind and partially sighted, thereby, changing the perceptions amongst sighted individuals. This was according to Mrs. Marecia Browne, Coordinator – Disability Services within the Ministry on […]