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Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 3, 2023 (Department of Small Business Development Centre): Brandy-Williams Limited is a dual-purpose company that specializes in Youth and Social Work. The Social Enterprise arm focuses on youth advancement and development through bespoke and innovative programmes that focus on life skills, education, social interactions, sports, and entrepreneurship. The consultancy arm of the company provides independent and contract social work services to families, local authorities, and private entities. Our team is comprised of youth workers, social workers, physiotherapists, social work assistants, teachers, key workers, and business mentors. We aim to provide a wrap-around service for young people and their…

Our client, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is seeking to recruit a Regional Representative for the Caribbean Office based in Barbados. This is a permanent full-time position. For more information on the Afreximbank please visit their website www.afreximbank.com. The Regional Representative will help the Bank achieve its mission, “stimulating a consistent expansion of and diversification of African/Caribbean trade so as to rapidly increase Africa’s share of global trade, while operating as a first class, profit oriented, socially responsible financial institution and a centre of excellence in African/Caribbean trade matters”, by developing opportunities for business development in trade projects and export development…

Our client, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is seeking to recruit a Manager, Client Relations for the Caribbean Office based in Barbados. This is a permanent full-time position. For more information on the Afreximbank please visit their website www.afreximbank.com. Nature & Scope: Reporting to the Regional Representative – Caribbean Representative Office (Barbados), the Manager is responsible for the implementation of business plans, client account plans and strategies. The Client Relations Department provides integrated financial solutions namely Corporate Finance, Project Finance, Specialised Funding including ECA Finance, Syndications, Trade Finance and other financial advisory products/services to clients of all industries/sectors in the Caribbean, …

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 3, 2023 [Ministry of Health] – The Ministry of Health held a Nurse Managers’ Leadership Retreat, today 3rd of August. The gathering focused on further developing the leadership skills of nurse managers, cultivating more robust collaborative practices, and streamlining their approach toward the philosophy of nursing and effective meeting management.The retreat was facilitated by Mr. Curtis Martin a Training and Development Specialist attached to the Prime Minister’s Office. Known for his innovative approaches to leadership and team development, Mr. Martin lent his expertise to help mold the future of nursing leadership within the Ministry.Dr. Patrick Martin, a physician…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 3, 2023 (SKNIS): Minister of Tourism, the Honorable Marsha Henderson said that the Ministry of Tourism has made significant achievements in only one year. Speaking at the National Town Hall meeting on the eve of the government’s one-year anniversary, Minister Henderson said, “When I became the Minister, we had clear objectives of what we wanted to do with the product and so we got in and we launched a new campaign.”She said that there were three initiatives her ministry set out to achieve in the first year. The first she said was to increase airlifts to the destination.“That means…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 3, 2023 (SKNIS): Minister of Public Infrastructure, Honourable Konris Maynard, said that the construction of a two-million-gallon capacity desalination plant is among measures that will help to alleviate some of the water challenges that the country is presently faced with. During his remarks at the National Town Hall meeting on August 1 to give an account of his ministerial responsibilities and duties on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew-led Administration. “In the next couple of months, we will embark on the construction of a desalination plant in the Basseterre area; we are now…

August 3, 2023, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Micro Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) of Antigua and Barbuda will soon benefit from capacity building interventions that will enable private sector entities to access markets in the European Union (EU). The project entitled “Strengthening Private Sector Capacity to Utilise the CARIFORUM European Union Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) to Increase Competitiveness and Maximise Opportunities for Global Export” is the second project being implemented in Antigua and Barbuda through the EPA and CSME Standby Facility for Capacity Building. The project will also focus on interventions aimed at greater market penetration within the CSME by building sustainable export capacity of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 2, 2023 – The Joseph N France General Hospital (JNF) is excited to announce the promotion of three esteemed Staff Nurses to the position of Assistant Nurse Manager. The promotions come after a rigorous and competitive interview process, which highlighted their vast knowledge, proficiency, and dedication to healthcare. Staff Nurse Valencia Rawlings, a trusted member of the Oncology Ward, has accepted her new role as an Assistant Nurse Manager. Rawlings has been a source of comfort and expertise for cancer patients for many years and is renowned for her in-depth knowledge and compassionate care. At the Maternity Ward, Staff Nurse Nelyssa Hutchinson will…

National Townhall Meeting August 1, 2023Prime Minister’s Opening Remarks delivered by Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Geoffrey HanleyTranscribedThank you very much Press Secretary. A very pleasant good afternoon to each and every one gathered here. Allow me however to recognize our Governor-General’s Deputy, Hos Excellency Walford Gumbs, and our distinguished Cabinet colleagues at the head table. As you heard from our Press Secretary, the Prime Minister is not here with us this afternoon. As he prepares to bury his dad tomorrow we continue to for God’s strength for him. I am happy to be able to deliver his remarks in this town hall…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 02, 2023 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is spending millions to upgrade sporting facilities across the island including the Kim Collins Athletic Stadium, the Conaree Playing Field, the Atiba Harris Sporting Complex. Protecting that investment will be equally important and is something that the Ministry of Sports is keenly aware of. At a national town hall on Tuesday, August 01, 2023, Minister of Sports, the Honourable Samal Duggins said that maintenance and care for the facilities is an ongoing issue and new strategies will be rolled out to address this. “One of the…