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Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 7th, 2023 [Ministry of Health]: At a brief ceremony on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, held at the Maternity Ward of the Joseph N France General Hospital, a plaque recognizing the institution’s achievement of completing the Baby Friendly Initiative certification process was unveiled.The ceremony, attended by Dr. Amilia Del Riego, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and World Health Organization (WHO) Representative for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, along with her staff, was the culmination of a process that qualifies the JNF General Hospital as only the third hospital in the region to achieve the status of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 7th, 2023 [Ministry of Health] – Dr. Amilia Del Riego, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Representative for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, along with her esteemed staff was received by senior Ministry of Health staff on Tuesday, 7thMarch, 2023. Their visit is serving as a crucial step towards strengthening the partnership between the Ministry of Health and PAHO.During the first day of her visit, Dr. Del Riego presented her credentials to the Prime Minister and Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, at a brief courtesy call where she had a brief discussion on areas of…

March 7, 2023 The Organization of American States (OAS), through its Executive Secretariat for Integral Development (SEDI), pursues the empowerment of women to actively participate in and benefit from the digital economy through the Economically Empowered Women for Equitable and Resilient Societies” (Women’s Economic Empowerment–WEE) project in Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.  In addition to the six Organization of Eastern Caribbean States countries, the WEE Project is also being implemented in the three countries of the Northern Triangle of Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) and aims to build…

March 8th, 2023, – The Eastern Caribbean Green Entrepreneurship Initiative (EC Greenpreneurs) is proud to announce the launch and call for applications for the third cohort of its Incubator program, aimed at supporting green entrepreneurs in the Eastern Caribbean region. Following the success of the first two cohorts in 2021 and 2022, the program once again seeks to help early-stage businesses with environmentally and socially sustainable business models to grow and scale their enterprises. Through the program, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), in partnership with the Organisation of the Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission, provides 12 weeks of virtual training, mentorship,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 7, 2023 [Ministry of Health] – A delegation from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) officially handed over a pair of PCR machines to the technicians at the lab of the Joseph N. France General Hospital on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. The handing over of the machines was overseen by Dr. Sharon Archibald, Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health; Dr. Jenson Morton, Director of Health Institutions and visiting PAHO representative Dr. Amilia Del Riego and her team. “These PCR machines are a valuable addition to the hospital’s laboratory, as they will significantly improve the hospital’s…

Castries – Saint Lucia – 8th March 2023 – In the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority’s (ECTEL) drive to modernise Radio Frequency (‘RF’) spectrum monitoring and management systems in the contracting states the Directorate purchased ten (10) fixed Remote Spectrum Monitor (‘RSM’) stations from the Anritsu Company of the U.S.A. The National Telecommunications Regulatory Commissions (‘NTRCs’) were assigned two (2) RSM stations each. The purpose of the RSM stations is to facilitate effective remote spectrum monitoring and management by the NTRCs of their respective national RF spectrum and especially to assist in the resolution of harmful interference complaints. On Monday, 27th…

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Wednesday, 8 March 2023): On 8 March 2023, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) joins the rest of the world in celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD), a special observance that was adopted by the United Nations 48 years ago in 1975, during the International Women’s Year. The first International Women’s Day observance occurred well over a century ago with the gathering numbering over a million women in 1911. Today, the day belongs to all groups, collectively, everywhere. Today we celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, and recommit ourselves to the work…

The Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Ageing & Disabilities wishes to inform the generalpublic that the registration process for the Seniors Day Programme for Newtown, St.Peters and St. Pauls Community Centers will be opened on Thursday March 9 th 2023.Able bodied seniors from the Community areas mentioned can register at the followinghealth centers: Newtown, St. Peters and St. Pauls. The registration forms will also beavailable at the following community centers: Newtown and St. Pauls. Registration endsThursday March 16 th 2023. For more informaiton, please call 662-6054.

The Ministry of Health with the support of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is in the process of developing a communication campaign focused on vaccine hesitancy. To facilitate this process, a series of discussion groups with various stakeholders in St Kitts & Nevis is being planned to garner feedback on the matter. Areas to be discussed include but are not limited to: The Ministry of Health would like to invite representatives from the following groups to participate in this discussion. Faith-based organisations/associations – Christian Council, Evangelical Council, Seventh-day Adventist Coordinating Council, Community Groups – Rotary, Lions, Sporting Groups – Athletic Association,…

March 4, 2023, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Fast and just. These are the foremost principles which must underpin the renewable energy (RE) transition in the Caribbean, asserts President of the Caribbean Development Bank, Dr Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon. Speaking this week to scores of energy sector stakeholders from across the Region at the start of the Bank’s Regional Regulatory ASERT 2030 (Accelerated Sustainable Energy and Resilience Transition 2030) Dialogue, Dr Leon flagged the slow pace of RE implementation in the Caribbean and the urgency of the moment. “…The pace and scale of the implementation of renewable energy in the Caribbean has been unacceptably slow, with an average annual…