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FAO Director-General addresses the opening ceremony along with UN Secretary-General and Italian Prime Minister 24/07/2023 Rome- The UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+2) kicked off on Monday at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters in Rome with a high-level opening ceremony attended by over 20 heads of State and Government, and a strong call for accelerating action to transform global agrifood systems. The three-day high-level event is convened by the United Nations Secretariat and hosted by Italy, in collaboration with the Rome-based UN Agencies (FAO, IFAD, WFP), with the objective of taking stock of the…

The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (“ECSC”) mourns the passing of Her Ladyship,the Hon. Dame Monica Joseph, CBE, DBE, Retired High Court Judge, who died onThursday, 6 th July 2023. Born in the Spice Isle of Grenada, Dame Monica Joseph was called to the Bar inNovember 1966 at Lincoln’s Inn in the United Kingdom. Throughout her life, DameMonica had an impressive legal career. After being called to the Bar, she worked in theMinistry of External Affairs in the Premier’s Office (as it was then called) in Grenada.Her passion for practising law, however, motivated her to migrate to the sister island ofSaint…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 24, 2023 (SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew said “We are heading in the right direction” in relation to the European Union’s acknowledgment and written declaration that the trans-Atlantic slave trade and slavery were morally wrong at the recently concluded EU-CELAC Summit in Brussels, Belgium from 17-18 July, 2023. “What is interesting here is to have that being even acknowledged in a document is a great leap forward, so I look at it as the glass being half-full instead of being half-empty—we have at least gotten to the point where…

July 19, 2023 – BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has committed USD1.8 million to support the development of the region’s creative industries. This Bank’s Board recently approved the injection into the institution’s Creative Industries Innovation Fund (CIIF), a multi-donor endowment, established in 2017 to encourage innovation, job creation and improved enterprise sustainability within the sector. According to Mr Daniel Best, CDB’s Director of Projects “We are pleased to support this initiative. Given the challenges faced by our creatives, this fund will continue to fill a prevailing void by providing resources to create an enabling environment for the sector. We anticipate…

July 21, 2023 – BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a USD 7.6 million loan to boost youth participation and engagement in socially-inclusive, gender-responsive, and environmentally-resilient business enterprises in Saint Lucia. The initiative, aimed at 15 to 35-year-olds, will provide a ‘one-stop solution’ for grant and loan financing as well as training and mentorship under the Youth Economy Project (YEP) of Saint Lucia’s Youth Economy Agency (YEA), the agency established to address high levels of unemployment among Saint Lucia’s increasing youth population. Project activities include training for 600 youth in business development, planning, marketing, and business management. Additionally, 120 young persons…

(Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 20, 2023);A two-member team of technical experts from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), met with Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Marine Resources and Cooperatives, Miguel Flemming during a tour of the Department of Marine Resources and its affiliate facilities on Tuesday, 11th July 2023.The meeting provided the team with the opportunity to discuss the re-sensitization of the “Strengthening Sustainable Use and Management of Coastal Fisheries Resources in the CARICOM Countries” project with Acting Director of the Department of Marine Resources, Randel Thompson, along with other senior management and technical staff.The technical…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 21 2023);On Friday, 21st July 2023, Minister of Agriculture et. al, Honourable Samal Duggins announced that the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Marine Resources and Cooperatives successfully secured funding and approval to purchase two new tractors that will aid in the enhancement of land preparation services to bring relief to farmers.The government of St. Kitts and Nevis, through the Ministry of Agriculture recognizes the importance of land preparation which is essential to provide plants with the best soil conditions for their development and ensures that crops can achieve the best yields and increase farmer’s crop production. In…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 22, 2023 (SKNIS): – Beginning on Sunday, July 23, 2023, Global Support and Development (GSD), a humanitarian organization whose mission is to rapidly respond to disasters in collaboration with at-risk communities and support them to prepare for future disasters, will cooperate with St. Kitts and Nevis through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Nevis Disaster Management Department (NDMD) for two weeks of capacity strengthening exercises. GSD’s support will augment the ongoing work of the NEMA and the NDMD and will bolster community and locally-led response and preparedness efforts in a coordinated manner. From Sunday, July 23,…

(Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 21 2023);All media houses, farmers, fishers and members of the public are invited to join the Ministry of Agriculture on Thursday, 27th July 2023, for the official 25% by 2025 Agenda Launch ceremony.The meeting is set to begin at 10:00 a.m. in the Large Conference Room of the Department of Agriculture, LaGuerite, St. Kitts under the theme, “25 By 25 and Beyond” and will provide agricultural development partners the opportunity to discuss the way forward, reveal major announcements and engage in meaningful discussion with all agricultural stakeholders across the twin island of St. Kitts and Nevis.Honourable…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 21, 2023 (SKNIS): Clean, accessible water is critical to human health. As such, the government is embarking on several initiatives to address the water issues in St. Kitts and Nevis. This was according to the Prime Minister, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, during a special interview on Friday, July 21, 2023, with members of the media dubbed “The Roundtable.” “We are now going to roll out a water storage tank system and we are going to build a new desalination plant which was approved in the last Cabinet – a two (2) million-gallon desalination plant,” said Prime…