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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Today the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) issued its reasons for allowing the appeal of James Ramsahoye v Guyana Revenue Authority. The CCJ had heard and allowed the appeal on 26 November 2021. When it allowed the appeal, the Court had ordered that the moneys belonging to Ramsahoye, which the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) had deprived him of, should be paid to him. Ramsahoye had been awarded damages of approximately GYD $78 million for breach of contract of service against his former employer Linden Mining Enterprise Ltd (‘Linmine’) by the Court of Appeal of…

Kyiv/Rome – Working to safeguard the food security and livelihoods of vulnerable rural families in Ukraine, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has distributed seed potato kits to 17 740 households from across ten of the country’s oblasts so they can plant food in time for the next harvesting season. Some 46 000 people stand to benefit from the campaign which receives financial support from the European Union (EU) and the Central Emergency Response (CERF). “It’s absolutely crucial right now to help farmers. The big ones but also the small ones, and those families involved in backyard…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 19, 2022 (SKNIS): Museums play a critical role in preserving local culture, have an extremely positive effect on society and provide many benefits to St. Kitts and Nevis, said Jahnel Nisbett, Director at the Nevis Historical and Conservation Society, during her May 18th appearance on “Working for You.” “We can look at the benefits of museums to a country in a number of categories. Financial… contrary to popular belief museums do draw in some income particularly from external visitors because there is a whole international body of individuals who are interested in learning about different cultures and just…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 18, 2022 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation): The Saint Kitts and Nevis High Commission in Ottawa invites interested persons to register and participate in an online forum dubbed: “Canada-CARICOM: Shaping a new Partnership for Recovery and Resilience.” The High Commission for Saint Kitts and Nevis in Ottawa is slated to lead in this collaboration between the CARICOM Group of Heads of Missions in Ottawa, the Canada International Council National Capital Branch, and the Canada-CARICOM Institute at Brock University. The date is Wednesday, 25th May, 2022, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (EST). Registration can be done at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/canada-caricom-shaping-a-new-partnership-for-recovery-and[1]resilience-tickets-331539442397

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 18, 2022 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation): The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis was honoured to welcome to its shores the newly accredited Ambassador of Italy to Saint Kitts and Nevis, His Excellency Fabrizio Nicoletti. The Ambassador’s week-long visit was centred around the presentation of credentials to Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis, His Excellency Sir S. W. Tapley Seaton on 17th May. While on the island, Ambassador Nicoletti is scheduled to pay courtesy calls on Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris and Premier of Nevis, the Honourable Mark Brantley. Saint Kitts and Nevis…

Nationals or permanent residents of the Organization of American States (OAS) Member States are invited to apply for scholarships to pursue Master’s in Human Development offered by the OAS and the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences of Argentina through the Partnerships Program for Education and Training (PAEC). The scholarships cover 50 percent of the total program cost, and the programme is set to commence on September 05, 2022. A deadline of Wednesday, June 15, 2022, has been set for the submission of all documents.Successful candidates will have the opportunity to study online with two onsite Integration Seminars in Buenos Aires which will…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 18, 2022 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation): The Government of Japan, through its Embassy of Japan in Trinidad and Tobago, is currently inviting applications from persons who wish to study at Japanese universities under the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarship Programme 2023.This opportunity is opened to Research/Postgraduate Students only, and all applications must be mailed or hand-delivered to:The Embassy of Japan in Trinidad and Tobago5 Hayes StreetSt. ClairPort-of-SpainTrinidad and TobagoFor application forms, guidelines and further information, interested persons are encouraged to visit the Embassy of Japan in Trinidad and Tobago website at https://www.tt.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/Mextscholarship.htmlThe deadline for…

The organizing committee of the St. Kitts Music Festival is inviting interested persons to register for the Treasure hunt which will be held on Saturday 21st May, 2022, starting at the back of the Old Treasury Building, Port Zante, commencing promptly at 10:00 a.m. Registration can be done at www.vhcomregistration.com or on the day of the hunt between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 9:45 a.m.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 18, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, following through on its commitment, has now incorporated hundreds of workers from the Skills Training Empowerment Programme (STEP) to the public service.Information from the Office of the Accountant General indicates that four hundred and sixty-seven (467) former STEP employees have been regularized as Government Auxiliary Employees (GAEs) effective May 01, 2022.The GAEs received their first weekly wage on the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis’ payroll on Friday, May 13, and will be retroactively paid for the period…

BASSETERRE (17th May, 2022): Five staff members of the St. Kitts Eco Park completed a week-long training workshop for tour guides, as part of the broader community tourism vision, which aims to provide sustainable tourism opportunities in rural areas for residents to earn a living. The training enables tour guides to effectively conduct immersive tours on various aspects of the St. Kitts Eco Park, which is an agro-tourism demonstration farm located in Newton Ground. The park includes fields of a wide variety of fruits, a greenhouse, rose gardens, topiary maze, herb gardens and educational exhibits. The trained tour guides are: Tishari KellyThyra…