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July 14, 2023 – BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Two hundred Saint Lucian entrepreneurs, with support from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), will receive training to ensure they can more easily access export markets by complying with packaging and labelling standards. CDB, the Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards (SLBS) and the Ministry of Commerce, Manufacturing, Business Development, Cooperatives and Consumer Affairs, have collaborated on an 18-month project which will not only build local export capacity but also lead to job creation and increased earnings for small and medium sized businesses. According to the Bank’s Senior Operations Officer, Mr Michel Thomas, “At CDB, we recognise that the…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, July 18, 2023 (SKNIS) – The Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew addressed the ongoing EU-CELAC Summit today, Tuesday, July 18, 2023, where he, among other things, called for greater multilateral cooperation to combat the challenging effects of climate change. Being held in Brussels, Belgium, Prime Minister Dr. Drew said the EU-CELAC Summit comes at a time “when the world is grappling with the existential threat of climate change.” “None of us is left untouched by its devastating effects. Each country must therefore chart its unique course in responding to this crisis and prioritize…

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) extends its sympathies to the Government and people of St Kitts and Nevis on the death of the country’s former Governor-General, Sir Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton. Sir Samuel demitted office in January 2023 after having served as Governor General since 2015. He is remembered as a legal luminary, who was one of the architects of the Constitution of Saint Christopher and Nevis. He also had a keen sense of civic duty, lending his wide-ranging experience and insight as Director or Chair to several industry boards and to the development of young people, by way of the St Kitts…

Brussels, Belgium, July 18, 2023 (Press Secretary, PMO)- Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew and his delegation, which includes the Minister of Foreign Affairs et al, the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, and the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment et al, Honourable Dr. Joyelle Clarke, are among European Union, Latin America, and Caribbean Leaders at the European Union – Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (EU-CELAC) Summit 2023 in Brussels, Belgium. The summit is taking place from July 17 to 18. (L-R) Minister of Foreign Affairs, Saint Lucia, Hon. Alva Baptiste; Prime Minister of Saing Kitts and…

EU CELAC Summit, BrusselsStatement by Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and NevisHonourable Dr. Terrance DrewTuesday 18th July 2023  Excellencies, My country welcomes this Summit to deepen the partnership, friendship and opportunities for collaboration between the governments and peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean and the European Union. It is a recognition that we indeed have common interests and shared goals and is a reaffirmation of our commitment to seek common approaches to the global development challenges which confront us all. In doing so, we must respect national circumstances and the ideal of multilateralism, which remains the best platform for constructive and strategic…

New WHO and UNICEF data show promising signs of immunization services rebounding in some countries. In the Americas, countries have managed to halt the fall in coverage Geneva/New York/Washington, 18 July, 2023 – Global immunization services reached 4 million more children in 2022 compared to the previous year, as countries stepped up efforts to address the historic backsliding in immunization caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.According to data published today by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, in 2022, 20.5 million children missed out on one or more vaccines delivered through routine immunization services, compared to 24.4 million children in 2021. In spite of…

Brussels, Belgium, 17th July, 2023: Following the opening ceremony of the 3rd EU-CELAC Summit in Brussels on Monday 17th July, 2023, Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Saint Kitts and Nevis and Romania, the Right Hon. Dr Denzil Douglas and Her Excellency Luminita Odobesçu held talks on the potential for strengthened cooperation between both countries. Foreign Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas meeting with his counterparts Traditionally, engagement between the Federation and Romania was primarily in multilateral fora such as the EU-LAC, now EU-CELAC and the UN. However, bilateral talks deepened during Romania’s bid for support to one of the UN’s main Organs in…

Brussels, 17th July 2023: On Monday 17th July, 2023, the Right Honourable Dr Denzil Douglas, Senior Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Trade, Industry, Commerce, Economic Development and Investment participated in two Global Gateway round tables prior to the start of the 3rd EU-CELAC Summit being held in Brussels from 17-18 July 2023. Foreign Affairs Minister The Right Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas While round table one, Energy Transition: Sustainable Solutions for All, featured solutions to overcoming the regulatory, political, economic, and social challenges that will lead to net zero carbon by 2050, the third round table, Bridging the Gap: Unlocking Investment Potential in…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 17, 2023 (SKNIS): Minister of Education and Deputy Prime Minister, Honourable Dr. Geoffrey Hanley, has announced additions to the pre-school, and primary school curriculum come this September. “Spanish will be taught from September in our pre-schools, and our kindergarten, and also in our primary schools,” Dr. Hanley said at the most recent Prime Minister’s Press Conference with Cabinet Ministers on July 13. “And the aim is to have some of our primary schools— specifically the Irish Town Primary School has already been declared as our primary school of Linguistics.” The Irish Town Primary School is where the…