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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (October 21, 2021) — Mr. Mario Phillip, Gender Affairs Officer in the Department of Gender Affairs on Nevis, is urging men in two-member teams from each parish to sign up for a Men Can Cook Grill Master Competition. The activity which will be held on November 27 from midday to 5 p.m. at a venue to be announced, will form part of activities throughout November dubbed Men’s Month 2021, in observance of International Men’s Day on November 19. “The Department of Gender Affairs here on Nevis is happy to announce to the public that we are ready for this year’s edition of “Men Can…

18 October 2021. With the participation of almost 3,000 delegates in Kunming, China and almost 2,500 delegates connecting virtually, part one of the recently concluded UN Biodiversity Conference (COP-15), set the stage for the adoption of an effective post-2020 global biodiversity framework at the resumption of the Meeting in spring 2022. The conference’s two-day High-Level Segment (12-13 October), which opened with the announcement by Chinese President Xi Jinping of the 1.5 billion-yuan (about $233 million) Kunming Biodiversity Fund, saw the adoption of the Kunming Declaration, where Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) committed to negotiate an effective post-2020 global…

Caroo left her dream job and a stable income at the United Nations to focus on improving the lives of rural women through a new efficient, profitable and technological agriculture. Top: Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA; Philip J. Pierre, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia; y James Fletcher, former government minister. Bottom: Alfred P. Prospere, Minister of Agriculture; Didacus Jules, Director General of the OECS; y Keithlin Caroo, founder and Executive Director at Helen’s Daughters and Goodwill Ambassador of the IICA. San Jose, 21 October 2021 (IICA) –Founder and Executive Director at Helen’s Daughters, Keithlin Caroo of Saint Lucia became…

Thursday, October 21, 2021 — GGGI defines green growth as a development approach that seeks to deliver economic growth that is both environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive. Green growth is central to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly in targets to provide opportunities for economic growth that are low-carbon and climate-resilient, prevent or remediate pollution, maintain healthy and productive ecosystems, and create green jobs, reduce poverty, and enhance social inclusion. If properly designed and implemented, policies and investments that promote green growth can support the achievement of SDGs. Measurement of green growth performance using innovative tools aligned to or benchmarked…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 21, 2021 (SKNIS): As the coronavirus continues tothreaten health and upend daily life globally, necessary measures were implemented to curb the spread of the virus. One such measure was contact tracing of confirmed cases, a measure St. Kitts and Nevis’ contact tracing team performs exemplary on a daily basis. The team was highly commended by Josef Markman, Head of the Contact Tracing Team, during the October 20 edition of ‘Working for You’. “I just want to take this opportunity to publicly thank my team, the contact tracers, because they have been under a lot of pressure and scrutiny…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 21, 2021 (SKNIS): The $10 million stimulus package into the agricultural sector by the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis last year is bearing fruit. On Tuesday’s (October 19, 2021) edition of Leadership Matters, Acting Director of the Department of Agriculture, Dr. Tracy Challenger, highlighted improvements in agricultural production recorded this year. “The data shows that up to the end of the second quarter of 2021, there was an overall 63 percent increase in crop production compared to the same period in 2020. In the case of livestock, there has been a 24 percent increase up to the end of the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 21, 2021 (SKNIS): Agricultural transformation lies at the core of food security, improved nutrition, job creation and economic growth. As such, the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is embarking on a Transformation and Growth Strategy 2022-2031 that will require an all-hands-on-deck approach for it to be successful, said Minister of Agriculture in the Federal Government, the Honourable Alexis Jeffers, during his October 19 appearance on ‘Leadership Matters’, a virtual forum on ZIZ TV. “There is no doubt in my mind that we can see transformation and growth in the agriculture sector that realizes significant increase in…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 21, 2021 (SKNIS): The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused global devastation, placing an immense burden on the health care system. Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris stated during the October 19, 2021 edition of ‘Leadership Matters’ that the Federation is now emerging from the third wave of infection caused by the virus and encouraged more persons to get vaccinated. “We are emerging from the third wave of infection caused by this virus. Unfortunately, so far in this fight, we have lost 21 souls. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 20, 2021 (SKNIS): The enhanced management and investment in the marine sector in St. Kitts and Nevis will strengthen food security in the twin-island Federation and promote economic growth. The way forward for the fisheries sector is outlined in the St. Kitts and Nevis Agricultural Transformation and Growth Strategy 2022-2031, launched at the end of September this year. Dr. Marc Williams, Director of Marine Resources, highlighted key aspects of the plan that will lead to future growth. “This will be achieved by the reintroduction of the high seas fishing fleet, the commercialization of aquaculture, improvements in the…

DUBAI, 20 October 2021 – The Republic of Panama celebrated its Expo 2020 National Day today, with an action-packed programme of cultural events. Several music stars from the country took part, with Panama becoming the first Latin American country to celebrate its National Day at the first World Expo in the Arab world. Najeeb Mohammed Al Ali, Executive Director, Commissioner General Office, Expo 2020 Dubai welcomed a delegation from Panama led by HE Ramón E Martínez de la Guardia, Minister of Commerce and Industries of Panama. After a flag-raising ceremony in Al Wasl Plaza, followed by a dazzling cultural display, the…