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DATE: 7 March TIME: 11:00 a.m.VENUE: ACCRA Beach Hotel – BarbadosRockley, Bridgetown, BarbadosLINK: https://paho-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rRjSFqdbR0q55JqOCxHEQw Background The UN Agencies in the Eastern Caribbean have joined efforts and work collaboratively to support countries to tackle vaccine hesitancy related to COVID-19. From October 2021 to January 2022, the PAHO/WHO and ITU in collaboration with DIGICEL launched a public health communication initiative leveraging mobile networks to deliver relevant and reliable health information directly to customers phones. The campaign to disseminate practical information about COVID-19 prevention, COVID-19 vaccines, and recommended health safety measures targeted three countries namely Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, and St. Lucia. During…

March 2, 2022. The rising costs and limited access to high quality animal feeds are constraining factors for the development of the poultry and livestock sectors in the Caribbean and a threat to food security in the region. There is also a growing problem of managing organic waste from our farms, markets, restaurants, hotels and food manufacturers that create health, environment and climate risks. In examining solutions to these challenges, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Fera Science Limited, recently completed a survey of organic waste across Barbados, Jamaica, Grenada, and Trinidad and Tobago. The study assessed the potential of insect farming as a solution to the twin problem…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 03, 2022 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis, through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), is gearing up to participate in the 2022 Caribe Wave Tsunami Exercise, slated for Thursday, March 10.During the March 02, 2022 edition of the ‘Working for You’ radio and television programme, Planning Officer at NEMA, Mrs. Oureika Lennon-Petty discussed the importance of the Caribe Wave Tsunami Exercise to the Federation.“Caribe Wave is a regional tsunami exercise which is usually done in March, and basically Caribe Wave is used to test the early warning systems of the Caribbean region. Because in the Caribbean…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 03, 2022 (SKNIS): The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force, and in particular the Forensic Department, has had major successes in solving crimes. This is according to the Director of the Forensic Department, Latoya Lake-Marshall during her appearance on the virtual forum series, Leadership Matters, on March 01. In response to a question posed on the recent successes of the department, Mrs. Lake-Marshall said, “Based on the statistics, we have solved quite a bit of murders from 2018 to present via ballistics links from our lab [with our] comparison microscope led by our ballistics examiner.”“When I…

The Thirty-Third Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held on 1-2 March 2022. Chair of the Conference, the Prime Minister of Belize, the Honourable John Briceño presided over the proceedings. Other Members of the Conference in attendance were: Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, the Honourable Gaston Browne (virtually); Prime Minister of The Bahamas, the Honourable Philip Davis; Prime Minister of Barbados, the Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, Q.C; MP; Prime…

The Thirty-Third Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of theCaribbean Community (CARICOM) was held on 1-2 March 2022. Chair of the Conference, thePrime Minister of Belize, the Honourable John Briceño presided over the proceedings.Other Members of the Conference in attendance were: Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda,the Honourable Gaston Browne (virtually); Prime Minister of The Bahamas,the Honourable Philip Davis; Prime Minister of Barbados, the Honourable Mia Amor Mottley,Q.C; MP; Prime Minister of Dominica, the Honourable Roosevelt Skerrit; Prime Minister ofGrenada, Dr. the Rt. Honourable Keith Mitchell; President of Guyana, His ExcellencyDr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali; Prime Minister of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 03, 2022 (SKNIS): Across the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, young men and women are now realizing their full potential thanks, in part, to the successes of the Alternative Lifestyle Pathway Programme (ALPP).During the March 01, 2022 edition of ‘Leadership Matters’, Coordinator of the ALPP Major Kayode Sutton highlighted some of the successes this innovative programme has had on the lives of at-risk individuals and the respective communities.“I would like to remind the public that the ALPP started on 13 March, 2019. It has been in place for only three years to date and has gone…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 03, 2022 (SKNIS): Incoming travelers will experience even less restrictions as the Federal Cabinet of St. Kitts and Nevis granted approval for three changes to the Federation’s health and travel protocols effective March 01, 2022. This was revealed by Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Hazel Laws, at the March 02, 2022, NEOC COVID-19 Press Briefing held at the NEMA Conference Room. “No quarantine for persons coming in with any of the five following vaccines and these vaccines have not yet achieved WHO Emergency Use listing: these are Abdala, Soberana 2, Soberana Plus, Medigen and Sputnik V,” said CMO Laws.…