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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (October 12, 2021) –The following is an announcement from the Department of Physical Planning and Environment in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA). As part of its Public Awareness Campaign, the Department of Physical Planning and Environment announces a General Contractors’ Service Providers Orientation Session on Thursday October 21, 2021, at the St. Paul’s Anglican Church Hall at 4:30 p.m. During this session, information relating to the Department’s requirements during the construction period of a development as well as the application of the St. Kitts-Nevis Building Code will be discussed. The responsibility and liability of the contractor, as outlined in the…

Friday, October 8, 2021 — Challenges facing the region’s youth were at the fore of an inaugural meeting with the World Bank and the OECS Youth Advisory Network held on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. The World Bank delegation, led by Country Director for the Caribbean Country Management Unit Lilia Burunciuc, engaged the grouping of young people from across the region on a series of matters ranging from concessional financing to mental health concerns. Data and Research One of the main areas highlighted for deep discussion was support for improved statistical data and research in the areas of youth, development, health and…

BASSETERRE, St Kitts: October 6th, 2021 – In a recent sitting of parliament, Minister of Social Security et al, the Hon Eugene Hamilton laid the 13th Actuarial Report of Social Security on the table for discussion. The tri-annual report which studied the growth and future sustainability of the fund during the period 2018- 2020, showed that the Social Security Fund remained viable for the period; with its total portfolio totalling $1.7 billion. The Actuary, Mr Derek Osbourne of LifeWorks, however noted that as a maturing fund, proactive measures must be implemented in the immediate future to serve the evolving needs of the insured populace and to assure the fund’s financial obligations to all insured. With the appropriate data gathered from stakeholder groups and Social Security, the Actuary was able to make projections and recommendations regarding the fund. One such projection is that, if the…

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. As the Caribbean Court of Justice’s 2021/2022 Court Term opened on Monday 4 October, the Court President, the Hon. Mr Justice Adrian Saunders issued a message which summarises the work of the Court for the 2020/2021 year and how the work of the organisation, impacts citizens of the Caribbean Community. President Saunders noted that despite the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the CCJ continued to provide uninterrupted service to the region, holding fifty-five (55) hearings in its fully virtual courtroom. He also observed that in the past year, the first-ever case initiated by…

San Jose, 11 October 2021 (IICA). San José, the capital of Costa Rica and home of the headquarters of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), will have a new public space in an urban setting that will promote biodiversity, responsible management of natural resources, agriculture’s transformative potential and the contribution of rural dwellers to sustainable development. The foundation stone of the new Plaza of Agriculture of the Americas, which will be located adjacent to IICA Headquarters, was laid by the Director General of the Institute, Manuel Otero; Costa Rican Minister of Foreign Affairs Rodolfo Solano; Minister of Agriculture Renato Alvarado; and…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation is pleased to transmit the attached correspondence from the OAS in collaboration with the Marconi International University (MIU) regarding scholarship opportunities. The program will be conducted online and the scholarship will cover 60% of costs associated with tuition. Interested applicants should note that they will be responsible for the remaining cost of tuition, application fees of USD 150, foreign credential evaluation cost of USD 150, graduation fees of USD 400, and any additional charges not covered under the scholarship program. Applicants may apply online via https://miuniversity.edu/admission/?utm_source=other&utm_medium=web&utm_content=pdf&utm_campaign=othermarconi_pdfen_gen_oea_web Once the individual is admitted to the study program and would…

The laboratory was inaugurated at the Coffee Institute of Costa Rica (ICAFE) in a joint initiative between the European Union, IICA, CATIE and PROMECAFE. It will serve the coffee industry in Mesoamerica and the Caribbean. Laboratory of Molecular Biology at ICAFE in Costa Rica. Heredia, Costa Rica, 11 October 2021 (IICA). Costa Rica now has a Laboratory of Molecular Biology that will contribute to fighting coffee leaf rust, developing new bean varieties and genetic material and identifying plants that are more drought tolerant and resistant to climate change, thereby contributing to the sustainability of coffee farming in Mesoamerica and the…

Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal. Tuesday, October 12, 2021 — The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Open Campus will confer an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (LLD) on Mr George Samuel Willie, CPA, CGMA, CGFM CGFM, International Auditor, Leader and Philanthropist at its Virtual Graduation Ceremony that takes place on Saturday, October 16 at 4:00 p.m. EC time on UWItv platforms. Mr Willie is currently Managing Partner of Bert Smith and Company, one of the esteemed minority-owned firms in the Washington DC Metro area. He has worked for over 40 years in public accounting, specializing in consulting and programme…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 12, 2021 (SKNBS): Several stakeholder workshops are currently being held virtually to daft a National Quality Policy (NQP) for St. Kitts and Nevis. The various stakeholders being engaged include Fisheries, Tourism and Transport, Light Manufacturing and Regulators.Sadie-Ann Sisnett, who is the Project Manager from CROSQ, said that these workshops will aid in the development of the NQP implementation roadmap. The workshops are also an effort to strengthen the policy and regulatory framework in support of the development of a National Quality Infrastructure (NQI) in St. Kitts and Nevis. “This would mean that St. Kitts and Nevis would…

(Belgrade, 12th October, 2021): On Tuesday 12th October 2021, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Mark Brantley held bilateral talks with Her Excellency Edite Ten Jua, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Community of Sao Tome and Principe on the margins of the 60th Anniversary of the Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Serbia.  The Foreign Ministers discussed matters of mutual interest including cooperation in tourism, climate change and greater cooperation between Africa and the Caribbean as both regions seek to animate greater South-South cooperation.  Saint Kitts and Nevis and Sao Tome and Principe formalized diplomatic relations in September…