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San Jose, 30 April 2021 (IICA) – Located seven kilometers north of San Jose, Costa Rica’s capital, the Vázquez de Coronado municipality is recognized for its main economic activities—livestock breeding, milk production, and agriculture—which have made it a thriving canton in the Central American country, marked by ranches, livestock farms and cultivated fields. Vázquez de Coronado is also home to the Headquarters of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). Moreover, thanks to a recent agreement signed by Rolando Méndez, Mayor of the municipality, and Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA, the canton will house the Plaza of Agriculture of…

The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) stands with the world as we look toward the horizon hoping for a new dawn in the COVID-19 era. As of April 26th, according to the World Health Organisation, there have been over 146 million cases and 3 million deaths due to this pandemic. There has been so much suffering and loss of life for those severely affected and so much more for those indirectly affected by the great economic impact of disruption in global travel and trade. Like with other hardships, the most vulnerable seem to be the hardest hit. The disease…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 30, 2021 (SKNIS): The continued upgrade of human resource capacity and equipment at the St. Kitts Meteorological Department has led to increased efficiency, effectiveness, and reliability in forecasting and recording weather phenomena.Senior Meteorological Officer, Elmo Burke, said that the ongoing improvements would allow the department to offer more services in the future. One such goal is the ability to exclusively provide the local weather forecast. The department commonly referred to as the Met Office, currently does not have the capacity to do so. As such, it partners with the Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services.“We have started…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 30, 2021 (SKNIS): Students and lecturers of the Teacher Education Division at the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) showed solidarity with St. Vincent and the Grenadines through the donation of several items of humanitarian aid for persons affected by the ongoing explosive eruptions at La Soufrière.Dr. Joycelyn Archibald-Pennyfeather, Dean of Teacher Education Division commended the efforts of the students who decided to assist with the humanitarian efforts.“Today, we have with us our students and the items that they have collected, and I want to applaud their effort because their effort says that we care and that…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 30, 2021 (RSCNPF): Taking illegal firearms off the street remains a priority for The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force and efforts to find them have not subsided. “Every stop and search exercise, every search warrant executed and all of our operations are geared at preventing crime and removing illegal firearms and ammunition from our communities. So I would say it’s a constant, relentless and consistent effort by the police in relation to searching for weapons and ammunition,” said Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) with responsibility for Operations, Adolph Adams. He added that any search executed needed…

San José, 30 April 2021 (IICA). The Minister of Agriculture of the Dominican Republic, Limber Cruz, presented the eight pillars of the agricultural strategy implemented by President Luis Abinader’s government. This, in his view, is the adequate way to strengthen food security in this country, whose tourism sector, one of the main drivers of the economy, is facing the consequences of the drop in visitors caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. During the ceremony to bestow the title of Goodwill Ambassador of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) on former president Hipólito Mejía, which was held at the Institute’s headquarters…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 30, 2021 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis deployed a strong ministerial presence at a recent Latin America and the Caribbean water security conference hosted virtually out of UNESCO’s Regional Bureau for Sciences in Montevideo (Uruguay).St. Kitts and Nevis was elected vice-president of the 14th Meeting of National Committees and Focal Points of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP) in Latin America and the Caribbean (IHP-LAC), which took place between 26th – 28th April 2021. The meeting was attended by ministers, government water experts from across the region, presidents of the IHP National Committees and the Focal Points, NGOs, with…

As of today, April 30, 2021 the Federation has confirmed one additional case of coronavirusdisease. The national landed in the Federation on Wednesday April 28, 2021 from the UnitedStates of America (USA). The patient has been in quarantine at one of the COVID-19 certifiedsites since arrival. The patient was duly notified and is now in isolation. This additional case brings the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases to 45 with 31cases for St. Kitts and 14 cases for Nevis. Please note that 44 cases have fully recovered withzero deaths. There is one (1) active case. This patient is stable and…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 30, 2021 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has made significant enhancements at the St. Kitts Meteorologist (MET) Office to improve its efficiency and accuracy, said officials from the Met Office during the popular radio and television show ‘Working for You’ on April 28.Former Met Officer, Ray John, who outlined a brief history on the developments at the Met Office said that the office “changed out of necessity.”“We were taught not just meteorology in a general sense but more aviation meteorology than anything else.”“And so, it was solely directed towards hourly observations and three-hourly synoptic…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 29, 2021 (SKNIS): The 2021 Hurricane Season, which officially starts on June 01, indicates another above-average period with 18 named storms, 12 less than the 30 named storms in 2020.“For this year, they are looking at a lower number and the reason for that is because last year we had a strong La Niña, whereas this year, we anticipate that as we go into the peak of the Hurricane Season, we are going to be experiencing a weak to moderate La Niña,” said Elmo Burke, Senior Meteorological (MET) Officer at the St. Christopher Air and Sea…