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Tuesday, December 7, 2021 — A highly strategic project is gaining momentum in the OECS region. The Caribbean Digital Transformation Project (CARDTP) is funded by the World Bank and is being implemented by the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) in partnership with the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) and the Caribbean Community Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (CARICOM IMPACS). CARDTP began in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. To mark its one-year milestone, the project officially launched to the public on Tuesday, November 30, 2021. Director General of the OECS, Dr.…

Tuesday, December 7, 2021 — Ambassador Colin Murdoch, the Permanent Observer of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to the United Nations Office in Geneva paid a courtesy call on Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General of the World Trade Organization on Friday, December 3, 2021. Ambassador Murdoch was accompanied by Mr. Joel Richards, Senior Technical Specialist at the OECS Mission in Geneva. Also present was Mr. Stephen Fevrier, Senior Adviser to the WTO Director-General. Ambassador Murdoch and Dr. Okonjo-Iweala discussed a range of issues including bringing the fisheries subsidies negotiations to a successful conclusion, agreeing on a WTO response to the COVID-19 pandemic,…

As part of the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, the Trolls encourage fans to become food heroes November 19, 2021 – Rome – The happy and colorful characters from DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls films have banded together with the United Nations (UN), the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the UN Foundation (UNF) in a digital campaign to mobilize action for a healthy diet and sustainable living. As part of the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, the Trolls encourage their fans to become food heroes by taking actions including eating healthy and reducing food waste, and adding these actions to the United…

BASSETERRE (6th December, 2021): Tuesday is a BIG DEAL for St. Kitts as the destination will welcome FOUR cruise ships, ALL to be docked at Port Zante. Even more remarkable, three of those ships are from the Celebrity Cruise Line, a clear indication that our island and the attractions, tours and services we offer continue to appeal to major cruise lines.This is an important milestone and Tuesday will see the following cruise ships docked at Port Zante: Aida LunaCelebrity ApexCelebrity ConstellationCelebrity Equinox November was a robust month of cruise arrivals to the destination with more than 41,000 cruise passengers having visited the destination.…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (December 06, 2021) — An official of the Ministry of Tourism on Nevis is voicing satisfaction with the response to a series of COVID-19 sensitization training sessions for hospitality industry employees. Ms. Nicole Liburd, Product Development Officer in the ministry, was charged with organising and executing the sessions. She says the sessions has drawn hundreds of participants from a wide section of the industry. “Our estimation is that we would have seen approximately 2,000 or just over 2,000 individuals trained on the island of Nevis. This would include persons working in the water transport sector, the entertainment sector,…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (December 06, 2021) — Hon. Hazel Brandy-Williams, Junior Minister of Health and Gender Affairs, believes that the time has come for the battle for supremacy between sexes to end, as she hailed the theme for International Men’s Day 2021 “Better relations between men and women.” While delivering an address a Men’s Day Awards Ceremony on November 30, 2021, hosted by the Department of Gender Affairs for International Men’s Day 2021, she addressed the issue of gender equality. “Too long global discussions on gender have in a number of ways pitted us against ourselves in a battle of the sexes…

IICA Director General, Manuel Otero, alongside Fernando Mattos, Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries of Uruguay, with whom he discussed issues such as training, capacity development and technology transfer in the agriculture sector. Montevideo, 6 December 2021 (IICA). The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) agreed to support agriculture in the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, through the transfer of knowledge and new technology, geared at the capacity development of small farmers in the remote areas of the country and leaving no one behind.The agreement was the outcome of a meeting in Montevideo between Fernando Mattos, Uruguay’s Minister of Livestock, Agriculture…

3 December, Basseterre, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis – The Regional Debt Coordinating Committee (RDDC) convened on 03 December 2021 to strategise on a harmonised approach to public sector debt management and to consider the impact of the end of the London Interbank Offer Rate (LIBOR) on the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union’s (ECCU’s) debt portfolio. As ECCU member countries continue to grapple with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, Government’s revenues have declined amidst depressed economic growth; while expenditures have increased, as governments channel additional resources to the health sector and to persons affected by the Pandemic. The Regional…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 06, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Coming on the heels of his anniversary celebrations, the national community is again expressing love and God’s protection on Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, this time on the occasion of his birthday today, December 06, 2021.On Sunday, December 05, the honourable prime minister worshipped at the Antioch Baptist Church with congregants and members of the Lion’s Club, the Retired St. Kitts and Nevis Police and Fire Officers Association, as well as members of the Integrity Commission of St. Kitts and Nevis.Senior Pastor Lincoln…

Monday, December 6, 2021 — Advancing trade in the Eastern Caribbean Economic Union is a priority for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States. In this regard, a specially funded cohort of trade and legal practitioners from the OECS region will benefit from the introduction of a short course on Competition Law. On Wednesday, December 1, 2021, the OECS Commission in collaboration with the University of the West Indies Shridath Ramphal Centre (UWI-SRC) and the Centre for Professional Development and Lifelong Learning (CPDLL) officially launched the short course on Competition Law. The course is being funded under the OECS – ACP TradeCom II…