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Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 31, 2023 (SKNIS): The long-awaited launch of the Department of Creative Economy took place on Friday, July 28, 2023, at Port Zante, the portal to the country’s cruise tourism sector, amidst much fanfare and promises of a world of opportunities for the Federation’s creatives and creative industry. Speaking at the groundbreaking launch, Minister of the Creative Economy, Honourable Samal Duggins said that the vision to advance the country’s creatives had been realized. “As we as a nation approach our 40th year of Independence, it is with great enthusiasm that I as the minister observe the realized…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 31, 2023 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Tourism’s annual Green Tourism Camp was deemed a tremendous success. The Camp was held at the St. Kitts Eco-Park from July 24-28, 2023, under the theme “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” and the slogan for this year was “P3-Protection from Plastic Pollution”. The Camp hosted forty (40) students, ages 8-12 years, from four primary schools: The Sandy Point Primary; Newtown Ground Primary; St. Paul’s Primary and the Dieppe Bay Primary. The interactive sessions, field trips, and other activities of the camp were designed to inspire the young students to become advocates for…

26 July, Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis – The Unit Trust Corporation (UTC) Global Balanced Fund Ltd., is an investment vehicle available to all residents within the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU). The product can be described as a mutual fund that allows ordinary citizens and individuals to access invest opportunities on the international financial market in order to create wealth. In this week’s episode of ECCB Connects, Sekou Mark, Chief Investment Officer, UTC and Omar Burch-Smith, Regional Collective Investment Scheme Manager, UTC Fund Management Services, share details about the product. Alternatively, Mark highlights five key benefits of the Fund…

31 July 2023, Basseterre, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis – At its 105th Meeting last Friday, 21 July, the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) approved the replacement of the late Queen Elizabeth II’s likeness on the Eastern Caribbean currency. Following the meeting of the Monetary Council, which is the highest decision-making body of the ECCB, its Communiqué announced that a proposal to replace the late Queen with the logo of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) will be subject to a period of public consultation from now until 31 December 2023. During this consultative process,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 31, 2023 (SKNIS): Dialysis is a life-saving medical procedure that helps people with kidney failure to remove excess waste and fluids from their blood. Against this backdrop, staff members at the Hemodialysis Unit at the Joseph N. France (JNF) General Hospital are currently engaged in a series of training on the proper use of dialysis equipment. The training sessions are being carried out by a team from Canada, led by a son of the soil Charles Estridge, who currently resides in Canada. In early 2023, St. Joseph’s Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, along with Charles Estridge…

Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, July 31, 2023 (Press Secretary, PMO)- The Ministry of Health warmly welcomed a distinguished team from Canada to the Joseph N. France General Hospital today, Monday 31st July 2023. The Team is led by Mr. Charles Estridge, a Biomedical Technologist and a proud national residing in Canada, who played a pivotal role in procuring fifteen (15) much-needed dialysis machines for the country back in May of this year. The esteemed Canadian team consists of two registered nurses (RNs), Yee Young Sang and Carmela Nelson, along with Biomedical Technologist Jason Maher. Their presence and expertise are…

July 28, 2023 – KINGSTON, Jamaica: Fifty-one community development professionals from 17 Caribbean countries are being trained in proposal writing at a workshop series funded by the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF). The regional proposal writing series, which began earlier in July, provides exposure to pre-proposal planning, structuring proposals, tailoring propositions to the needs of funders, and incorporating critical cross-cutting themes such as gender-equity and climate change into submissions. The workshop series marks a new collaboration with funders such as the 11th European Development Fund – Building the…

Saint Lucia, 10th July 2023 – The Eastern Caribbean Greenpreneurs Incubator Program is proud to announce the selection of its third cohort, comprising 43 promising green entrepreneurs (Greenpreneurs) from across the Eastern Caribbean region. This prestigious program aims to nurture and empower environmentally conscious innovators who are dedicated to creating a sustainable and inclusive environment through their business models. The Eastern Caribbean Greenpreneurs Incubator Program was launched in 2021 and is a collaborative initiative of The Global Green Growth Institute and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States and funded by the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD). The program is a free, carefully…

THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE AN EXTERNAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY IN THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT EXTERNAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:Job Title: Human Resources Specialist (Regular Fund) Organizational Unit: Department of Human Resources (DHR)Grade: P03Employment Announcement Number: EO/40/23 TO SEE THE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PLEASE CLICK IN THE FOLLOWING LINK:External Employment Opportunity WE INVITE STAFF MEMBERS TO PERIODICALLY VISIT OAS CONNECT / EXTERNAL EMPLOYMENT ANDCONSULTANCY OPPORTUNITIES TO BE FAMILIAR WITH NEW POSTINGS.

THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE CONSULTANCY OPPORTUNITIES IN THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT CONSULTANCY OPPORTUNITIES:Title: Consultant at the Executive Office of the Secretariat for Strengthening Democracy (Specific Funds) Organizational Unit: Executive Office of the Secretariat for Strengthening DemocracyTitle: Consultant for the “Establishment and Strengthening of National Drug Policies, Strategies, and Plans of Action in the Americas” program (Specific Funds) Organizational Unit: Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD)Title: Gender and Social Consultant for Implementation of the OAS Water Portfolio (Specific Funds) Organizational Unit: Department of Sustainable Development TO SEE THE CONSULTANCY OPPORTUNITIES PLEASE CLICK IN THE FOLLOWING LINK:Consultancy Opportunities WE INVITE STAFF MEMBERS…