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EXTERNAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES:Job Title: Administrative Technician (Specific Funds | 2 positions available)Organizational Unit: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) – Office of Administration and Institutional Affairs – Administrative SectionGrade: G06Employment Announcement Number: EO/01/23 Job Title: Human Rights Information Systems Officer (Specific Funds | 2 positions available)Organizational Unit: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) – Office of Administration and Institutional Affairs – Technology and Systems Section Grade: P02Employment Announcement Number: EO/02/23CONSULTANCY OPPORTUNITIES:Title: Communication & Web Management Consultant (Specific Funds)Organizational Unit: The Summits Secretariat Title: Technical Support Consultant (Specific Funds)Organizational Unit: The Summits Secretariat Title: Financial & Administrative Consultant (Specific Funds)Organizational Unit: The Summits Secretariat Title: Cybersecurity Project Consultant (Specific Funds)Organizational Unit: Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee against…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, January 10, 2023 (SKNIS) –The Ministry of Education has made several changes to the senior leadership at a number of schools across St. Kitts. When schools opened their doors for the New Year and the new academic term for 2023, students and staff at some schools were officially introduced to the new senior management personnel. The changes include Mrs. Darneisha Williams, Principal of the Bronte Welsh Primary School; Mr. Javan Cannonier, Principal of the Cayon Primary School; Ms. Sycely Liburd, Deputy Principal of the Cayon Primary School; Mrs. Shontall Billinghurst-Rogers, Deputy Principal of the Violet Petty Primary…

Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, January 9, 2023 [Press Secretary’s Office]: The Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis hosted his first New Year’s Gala since assuming office, on Saturday 7th January 2023, at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort’s Grand Ballroom. The event was held under the theme “New Beginnings”. Guest Speaker, Her Excellency Elizabeth Thompson, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Barbados with responsibility for Climate Change, Small Island Developing States, and Law of the Sea, applauded the Prime Minister and organizers stating, “this is how a New Year should be celebrated…It is my honour and pleasure to join you on this…

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has responded to the invitation extended by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda to mount a CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM) to observe the General Elections scheduled for 18 January 2023. The CARICOM Secretary General has appointed Ms. Josephine Tamai, Chief Elections Officer of the Elections and Boundaries Department of Belize to head the CARICOM Mission. Ms. Tamai has previously served as Chief of Mission for general elections held in Jamaica in 2016, The Bahamas in 2017 and Dominica in 2019, and Deputy Chief of Mission for elections in Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago in 2015. The…

My fellow citizens and residents, I stand here before you in awe. My heart is overwhelmed, and I am truly honoured and grateful to have you here with me in celebration of a new year…a new beginning…new possibilities. A mere 7 days ago, we stood on the threshold of a new year. Many of us attended Watchnight Services, some of us attended Balls and Fetes, and some of us enjoyed fireworks displays on our beaches. What we all had in common though was a sense of renewed hope. Hope for a better year than the last, hope for better health and successes,…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs of the 2023 Call for Scholarship Applications for Undergraduate, Graduate Academic Studies, and Graduate Research, through the Organization of the American States (OAS). Interested candidates should examine the documents carefully and pay close attention to what is required of them. Applicants for undergraduate studies should already be enrolled in a program and be eligible to graduate within two (2) academic years. Applicants for graduate studies should have already completed one year or have an acceptance letter from the University where he or she plans to study. The eligibility requirements and more information regarding the…

UWI Day Designation The Vice Chancellor Professor Sir Hilary Beckles of the University of the West Indies has informed His Excellency Sir S. W. Tapley Seaton GCMG, CV0, KC, JP, LL.D. Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis of the 75th Anniversary of the founding of the University of the West Indies in 1948 and has designated January 7 as UWI Day which was the date of the first provisional meeting of the UCWI Council in 1947. The University of the West Indies has been the leading Regional Institution playing an integral role in shaping the Caribbean from current Heads of…

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 05 January, 2023: Almost 3 years since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in the Caribbean Region and the COVID-19 outbreak was designated a pandemic, COVID-19 cases are still occurring in our communities. In light of this, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is encouraging Ministries of Health to maintain surveillance of severe acute respiratory illness; hospitalisations and deaths, PCR testing and gene sequencing of severe hospitalised cases; and hospital intensive care to avoid deaths. The Agency is also urging the general public to safeguard against the spread of COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses…

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 05 January, 2023: Almost 3 years since the first case ofCOVID-19 was reported in the Caribbean Region and the COVID-19 outbreak was designated apandemic, COVID-19 cases are still occurring in our communities. In light of this, the CaribbeanPublic Health Agency (CARPHA) is encouraging Ministries of Health to maintain surveillance ofsevere acute respiratory illness; hospitalisations and deaths; PCR testing and gene sequencing ofsevere hospitalised cases; and hospital intensive care to avoid deaths.The Agency is also urging the general public to safeguard against the spread of COVID-19 andother respiratory viruses through personal responsibility, that is practising…

Farmers’ organizations gathered at the Grenada Athletics Stadium to learn more about the FO4ACP program, supported by the International Fund for Rural Development (IFAD), the European Union, and the Organization of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OASECP). 31 December 2022, St. George’s, Grenada – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently collaborated with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and The Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Fisheries and Cooperatives of Grenada to roll out The “Capacity Building and Training” For Farmer’s Organizations in Grenada. The launch and workshop attracted delegates and representatives from FAO,…