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June 16, 2022, PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands – Food security, energy security and health security are among the key building blocks needed to overcome the current global challenges which threaten to stymie development on both the African continent and in the Caribbean region. President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, shared this view as well as lessons for the Caribbean from the AfDB’s experiences, on Tuesday nightin delivering the 2022 William G Demas Memorial Lecture. The lecture, ‘Development in a Context of Global Challenges: Experiences and Lessons from the African Development Bank’, was part of the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) 52nd Annual Meeting,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 16, 2022 (SKNIS): Several key stakeholders from the Meteorology and Water Services Departments in St. Kitts and Nevis are currently gathered at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort for a four-day (June 13-16) climate services workshop aimed at improving the capacity in climate forecasting in the Federation. “This workshop is part of a larger project that is looking at improving the capacity of certain national institutions, such as the Meteorological (MET) Services, in order to assist the Federation in meeting its climate change targets,” said Auren Manners, Director of Economic Affairs & PSIP, Ministry of Sustainable Development.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 16, 2022 (SKNIS): The University of the West Indies St. Augustine Campus in Trinidad and Tobago is collaborating with the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) in St. Kitts and Nevis to promote courses in mediation, as well as restorative justice. The 40-hour mediation training course is available online, offering residents the convenience of completing coursework without having to leave the country. Dr. Wendell Wallace, Deputy Dean for Distance Education Outreach, Faculty of Social Sciences, at St. Augustine, said that mediation is an important tool that can be applied to everyday life. “Mediation can be used in every…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 16, 2022 (SKNIS): The University of the West Indies (UWI) Level One Programme at the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC), which is offered at a much lower price rate than at a UWI Campus or at the UWI Open Campus, provides citizens and residents of St. Kitts and Nevis with tangible benefits, said Dean of the Adult and Continuing Education (ACE) Division, Wanda Hughes, while appearing on “Working for You” on June 15. “The immediate benefit that comes to mind is the fact that the UWI Level One Programme is significantly cheaper than actually going on…

10 June – Castries, Saint Lucia – Six primary schools across Saint Lucia with a combined roll call of 1,500 students are set to benefit from the joint effort of the Government of Saint Lucia and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in supporting the enhancement of the NationalSchool Feeding Programme. Within that framework, FAO provided a variety of small garden and kitchen equipment which included garden hoses, knapsack sprayers, extendable hand rake, watering cans, revolving sprinklers, manual garden tillers, electronic weighing scales, heavy duty food processors, stand up food mixers, knife sharpeners and vacuum sealers to each of the schools to support and further develop vegetable gardens and school meals preparation. In January 2021, an assessment was jointly conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Education,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 16, 2022 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to inform the general public that Academic Scholarships to pursue studies in the Republic of Cuba commencing at the start of the 2023 academic year are now available.A total of nine (9) scholarships is being offered to interested persons from Saint Kitts and Nevis to pursue degrees in the following areas: Five (5) for Medicine b. One (1) for Nursing/Health Technology c. Two (2) for specialization in Medicine d. One (1) for a non-medical discipline It is important for applicants to note…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 16, 2022 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation): The year 2022 marks the 27-year anniversary of formalizing diplomatic relations between Saint Kitts and Nevis and the Republic of Cuba. This year’s anniversary will be celebrated in a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Saint Kitts and Nevis and the Embassy of Cuba in Basseterre to air a Cuban film “Habanastation.” Habanastation, produced and first released in Cuba in 2011, addresses inequalities in Cuba through the relationship between two children of different social strata. The 95-minute production is scheduled to be aired on ZIZ Television on…

On 2 June 2022, The University of the West Indies Open Campus St Kitts and Nevis Site hosted the launch of the book ‘From Shepherd Boy in the Hills of Frigate Bay to Prominent World Scientist’ written by Dr Samuel Rawlins. Dr Samuel Rawlins is an alumnus of The University of the West Indies, He also lectured at the Mona campus in Jamaica and the St. Augustine campus in Trinidad. In 2007, Dr Rawlins had the distinction of sharing the Nobel Peace Prize with other scientists who worked on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The programme included remarks from one of Dr Rawlins’ past students, Dr Karen Polson Edwards, PAHO/WHO Representative for…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, June 16, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, has expressed his delight in seeing the SOLEC Leclanché Solar Farm, a major capital project of the Government, officially getting underway. The Solar Farm will provide, upon completion, clean renewable energy for St. Kitts.Prime Minister Harris was one of the specially invited guests who attended the official kick-off ceremony for the solar farm project at Needsmust Estate on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Also in attendance were Deputy Prime Minister and Minister responsible for…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 16, 2022 (SKNIS): Administrators and managers in the health sector in St. Kitts and Nevis are exploring strategies to help reduce and eliminate HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination at the workplace and within communities. The officials attended a workshop on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort. National HIV/AIDS Coordinator, Dr. Mathias Afortu-Ofre, stated that stigma and discrimination remain a challenge for persons who are HIV or AIDS positive or are affected by the virus. “We know that having our people well informed and educated about stigma and discrimination would create a platform where we…