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Tuesday, October 12, 2021 — On October 19, 2021, the OECS Commission will be hosting a Zero Waste Webinar with focused discussions on dealing with marine pollution, an issue that threatens to derail the region’s efforts at transitioning to a blue economy. Coastal and marine resources of OECS Member States offer an unprecedented opportunity for strengthening the region’s economy and closing the gap on poverty and unemployment rates. The Caribbean Sea, with its high level of biodiversity, covers less than one percent of the world’s ocean area (2.75 million square kilometres), yet it directly supports the economies of 34 coastal and small island…

Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines (12 October 2021): Today, a Consortium of leading Banks in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the branches and banking operations of CIBC FirstCaribbean in Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.The agreement executed on 12 October 2021 is subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions.Commenting on the transaction, Consortium Lead, and Managing Director of The Bank of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Limited, Derry Williams asserted, “This acquisition by the Consortium represents a significant development in the…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – On Thursday 14 October 2021, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana will host the Caribbean Examinations Council’s (CXC®) annual Release of Results Ceremony for the regional June/July 2021 examinations, ahead of the online release to candidates on 15 October 2021.The event will be held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre in East Coast Demerara and will begin at 9:00 am (AST).The Honourable Dr Priya Manickchand, Minister of Education, Guyana, will deliver the feature address at the event, while Dr Wayne Wesley, Registrar and CEO of CXC® and Dr Marcel Hutson, Chief Education Officer, will give remarks.Dr Nicole Manning,…

(Belgrade, 12th October, 2021): Saint Kitts and Nevis continues to raise its international profile as it today signed a reciprocal visa waiver agreement with the State of Palestine, in the margins of the 60th Anniversary of the Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Serbia. The Honourable Mark Brantley, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saint Kitts and Nevis signed the agreement with His Excellency Riad Maliki, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Palestine. The two discussed areas of mutual cooperation in agriculture and health. Saint Kitts and Nevis and the State of Palestine have enjoyed cordial relations since establishing diplomatic ties in…

The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica. Thursday, 07 October 2021—The months of August and September marked the annual Global Giving campaign of The University of the West Indies (The UWI). As the 2021 edition of the crowdfunding campaign drew to a close, The UWI received a generous gift of US $120,000 from alumnus and Cardiothoracic Surgeon Dr Michael Woo-Ming. A member of the first class of medical students enrolled in 1948 (at what was then the University College of the West Indies) Dr Woo-Ming went on to become the first Professor and Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at The UWI, Mona Campus. During his training years, he was himself…

(Belgrade, 11 October 2021) Today Monday 11 October 2021, the Honourable Mark Brantley, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saint Kitts and Nevis addressed the High-level Meeting of the Non-Aligned Summit in Belgrade, Serbia: Mr. Chair, Distinguished delegates… – It is my distinct honor as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis to address this august body on this the 60th Anniversary of the Non-Aligned Movement. – First let me extend congratulations to His Excellency Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and current chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement for his stellar leadership and willingness…

(Belgrade, 11th October 2021) At the invitation of His Excellency Jeyhun Bayramov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan and His Excellency Nikola Selaković, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, Honourable Mark Brantley is leading Saint Kitts and Nevis delegation to the High-Level Meeting to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Belgrade, Serbia. The two-day event will host delegations from 117 NAM member countries. The Non-Aligned Movement was founded and held its first conference in September 1961 in Belgrade, Serbia. NAM is the second largest grouping of countries after the United Nations. The main…

Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean increased by 14 million people in 2020. With this, the region lost what all ithad achieved in 20 years of fighting this scourge. At the same time, the pandemic accelerated the overweight and obesity crisis. Household income fell and prices increased, especially for perishable foods that are more sensitive to disruptions in supply and distribution chains. The combination of lower incomes and higher food prices led millions to transition to cheaper diets of lower nutritional quality. We already see surveys that anticipate high obesity figures, including among girls, boys and adolescents. There are 113 million people in…

(Belgrade, 11th October, 2021): At a brief ceremony today in the margins of the 60thAnniversary of the Non-Aligned Movement Summit, the Honourable Mark Brantley signed a visa waiver agreement with His Excellency Mr. Pacôme Moubelet Boubeya, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Gabon. Saint Kitts and Nevis formalized diplomatic relations with Gabon in January 2018. This visa waiver agreement signals the two countries’ strong commitment to augment economic and cultural ties that would redound to the mutual benefit of their citizens. Gabon is located on the West coast of Africa. It is rich in natural resources as the fifth largest oil…

(Belgrade, Sunday 10 October 2021)- The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis formally established diplomatic relations on October 10, 2021, with Burkina Faso and at the same time signed a full reciprocal visa waiver agreement with that country in a brief ceremony held in the margins of the 60th Anniversary of the Non-Align Movement Summit in Belgrade, Serbia. The Honorable Mark Brantley, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saint Kitts and Nevis signed the joint communiqué and full reciprocal visa waiver agreement with His Excellency Alpha Barry, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Burkina Faso. Minister Brantley remarked that “today’s signing is a significant…