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July 28, 2021, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Safer seaports and wider maritime spaces in the Eastern Caribbean are anticipated once the Regional and National Maritime Security Strategies currently being formulated by the Regional Security System (RSS) are implemented. The strategy development is being funded by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the RSS, with technical support from the Organisation of American States (OAS). It is intended to increase coordinated action at marine ports and within the wider maritime boundaries in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines…

July 28, 2021, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Work from 25 visual artists from across the Caribbean is currently on display in a virtual Visual Arts Biennial, the culmination of a recent accelerator programme funded by the Cultural and Creative Industries Innovation Fund (CIIF) of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). CDB awarded over US$ 16,000 in grant funding to support the artists’ participation in the I.C.E. (Incubator for Collaborative Expression) Caribbean, a virtual accelerator supported by CIIF in collaboration with Animae Caribe between April 7 to May 6, 2021. The accelerator was supported under CIIF’s Improved Competitiveness of MSMEs (ICM) Grant Stream.…

CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has extended congratulations to Ms. Flora Duffy of Bermuda who won gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the women’s individual Triathlon event. The congratulatory message reads: “On behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) I offer heartiest congratulations to Ms. Flora Duffy of Bermuda on her spectacular achievement of winning a gold medal in the Triathlon at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Ms. Duffy’s inspirational victory in that arduous event is yet another example of Caribbean excellence and further evidence of the ability of small states like ours to compete and be successful in the global arena.”

Rome, 28 July 2021 (IICA). The countries of the Americas gave a strong display of unity in the context of the global debate on the transformation of agri-food systems, demanding that their voice be heard and their agreements fully incorporated into the ongoing preliminary discussions.The ministers of agriculture and other high-level officials of 33 countries in the Hemisphere met to emphasize the region’s role as guarantor of global food security and jointly presented to the world the document entitled “On the road to the United Nations Food Systems Summit: Key messages from the perspective of agriculture in the Americas”.The important event…

Rome, 28 July 2021 (IICA). Within the framework of the UN Food Systems Pre-Summit inaugurated this Monday in Rome, the I Forum of Ministers and Vice Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas was formally established as an entity whose mission is to improve public policies and spotlight the role of women in rural development, favoring the full recognition of their rights. The inauguration, which was attended by the female ministers, secretaries and deputy ministers of 12 countries of the Americas, was a key step to institutionalizing a space to propose specific policies to promote the sustainable development of agrifood systems through…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 28, 2021 (RSCNPF): The Police are investigating a fatal shooting incident that occurred in the Newtown area on July 27, 2021. Sometime after 8 p.m. on Tuesday, the Police responded to a report of a shooting in Newtown. Upon arrival, the motionless body of 36-year-old Kyle Cleveland Williams was found lying on George Street in the vicinity of Carty Alley. Preliminary investigations so far have revealed that Williams and 29-year-old Akeem Parris, both residents of Carty Alley, were sitting at the junction of George Street and Carty Alley when armed masked assailants approached and fired several…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, July 28, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The new British High Commissioner to St. Kitts and Nevis resident in Barbados, His Excellency Scott Furssedonn-Wood, today (Wednesday, July 28) reaffirmed the friendship and historic ties between the Federation and the United Kingdom as he presented his credentials to the Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris during a virtual meeting. Among the substantive matters discussed were issues of climate change, rebuilding in the face of COVID-19, renewable energy development, partnerships with the United Kingdom, prison reform and trade. Prime Minister Harris, in accepting the…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, July 28, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The relocation of street vendors to the public market and the planned move of food truck vendors to a designated lot at North Independence Square Street have been identified as measures being taken by the Government to revitalize and fully transform the Basseterre area into a beautiful and attractive location for citizens, residents and visitors alike to safely conduct business.Speakingon Tuesday, July 27 on the popular Leadership Matters programme, Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris said, “Our plan to transform Basseterre into a…

Basseterre: St. Kitts, Tuesday, 27th July, 2021:​ The St. Kitts National Youth Parliament Association (SKNYPA) is in its second year of providing assistance to students transitioning from primary to secondary school by way of an academic scholarship through its Ward-Hanley Scholarship and Mentorship Program. Speaking on behalf of SKNYPA, Malakhi Ferguson, Public Relations Officer stated, “this scholarship and mentorship program is geared to empower young people through their first year of high school”. Explaining the particulars, Mr. Ferguson clarified that the scholarship and mentorship program is only available to those individuals who will be enrolled in any of the public…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, July 28, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – On the Tuesday, July 27 edition of Leadership Programme, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, revealed that some two thousand, two hundred and nine (2,209) applications were received by the Ministry of Finance for relief support through the Government’s Income Support Programme. “During these difficult times, we will continue to look after those in need. I am pleased to report that the second stimulus package is being rolled out nicely. As of yesterday, 2,209 applications for income support have been…