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Bridgetown, Barbados November 8th, 2022 – The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency is hosting its first in-person regional training session since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the Regional Search and Rescue Programme, Disciplined forces from Barbados and Antigua assembled at Arch Hall Fire Academy in Barbados for a week of comprehensive training, as the agency embarks on expansion of the programme to better serve its 19 Participating States. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the programme, Executive Director of CDEMA Elizabeth Riley shared the evolution of the SAR programme, noting that there is now a need for a…

H.E. Michael Chau-Horng Lin, Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis As the 27th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) takes place this year in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, some might notice that Taiwan, the world’s 21st largest economy, has long been excluded from international organizations and unable to participate substantively in global discussion pertaining to climate change issues, due to solely political reasons. Being excluded makes it difficult for Taiwan to contribute to the climate related discussions, exchange experiences, or…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 08, 2022 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis will continue to use its influence in international fora to advocate for the values and principles that the twin-island Federation shares with the Republic of China (Taiwan). Prime Minister, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, made the commitment on Tuesday, November 08, 2022, at a State Banquet hosted by Her Excellency Dr. Tsai ing-wen, President of the Republic of China (Taiwan). The State Banquet was held at the Presidential Palace and is one of the official engagements of the Prime Minister during his State Visit to the ROC (Taiwan). The Prime…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, November 08, 2022 (SKNIS) – Thirty (30) national security officers, who recently completed an Emergency Medical Responder Course No. 1 of 2022, were presented with their certificates of completion during a ceremony held at the Police Training School on Monday, November 7, 2022.The course, which ran from March 28 to June 17, 2022, at the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) Division of Health Sciences, was attended by officers of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) and officers of the St. Kitts and Nevis Fire and Rescue Services.Participants of the Emergency Medical Responder Course were introduced…

Chang Tzi-chin Minister of the Environmental Protection Administration Republic of China (Taiwan) October 2022 The world has embarked on the transition to net-zero emissions. The innovative approaches to international cooperation highlighted in the Paris Agreement—which calls for wide cooperation by all countries to meet global reduction targets—are gradually taking shape. Taiwan is willing and able to cooperate with international partners to jointly achieve net-zero transition, mobilize global climate action, and ensure a sustainable environment for future generations. As the world’s 21st-largest economy, Taiwan has an important influence on economic prosperity and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. In particular, Taiwan’s semiconductor…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, November 08, 2022 (SKNIS): The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has a new Ambassador to Taiwan! Ambassador-designate Mr. Donya Lynex Francis presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of China (Taiwan), H.E. Dr. Tsai Ing-wen at the Presidential Palace in Taipei on November 8, 2022, in the presence of Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, Foreign Minister Right Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas, Premier of Nevis, Hon. Mark Brantley and a high-level delegation from the Federation, who are in Taiwan on an official 4-day State Visit from November 7-10 and officials…

Castries, Saint Lucia, 31 st October 2022.From 27 th – 29 th October, over 150 judicial officers, including Chief Justices, Judges, Magistrates,Registrars, and Court Administrators, from across the Caribbean, met at the Royalton SaintLucia for the 7 th Biennial Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers (CAJO) Conference underthe theme ‘Caribbean Judiciaries in a Changing World’. The host judiciary for this year’sConference was the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. The Conference commenced with an opening ceremony which was attended by His ExcellencyCyril Errol Melchiades Charles, Acting Governor-General of Saint Lucia and featured thought-provoking remarks by the Honourable Dr Ernest Hilaire, Acting Prime Minister of…

Tuesday, 8 November 2022 — ST JOHN’S, Antigua – West Indies cricket legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul was announced as one of the new members of International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Hall of Fame on Tuesday afternoon in Australia (Monday night Caribbean Time). He has joined the list of fellow cricketing icons who have received this prestigious honour. The ICC announced Chanderpaul will be inducted in the Hall of Fame alongside Pakistan legendary leg-spinner Abdul Qadir and England trailblazer Charlotte Edwards. The left-handed Chanderpaul played at the international level for over to two decades and is among the leading run-scorers in the game’s history. He made his Test…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, November 08, 2022 (SKNIS) – The Prime Minister of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, said that the strong bilateral relationship between St. Kitts and Nevis and the Republic of China (Taiwan) has borne many fruits in several areas, while leading a delegation on an official State Visit to the South-east Asian country from November 7-10, 2022. Prime Minister Dr. Drew highlighted several areas where the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has benefitted from technical and financial assistance, capacity building, and international advocacy as a direct result of its bilateral relationship, which…

BASSETERRE, ST KITTS, FEDERATION OF ST KITTS & NEVIS, NOVEMBER 8, 2022 – The Attorney-General’s Office has become aware that, yesterday, Ramon “Hushpuppi” Abbas was sentenced to be imprisoned for 135 months in a federal prison in the United States for his role in an international fraud syndicate. As a part of the official press release from the Department of Justice in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, the following was stated: “Approximately $50,000 of proceeds from the scheme [in which Hushpuppi duped the victim businessperson into paying approximately $330,000] were used to fraudulently acquire a…