Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) extends congratulations to CCJ Judge, the Honourable Mr Justice Winston Anderson, on his reappointment as a Member of the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) by the International Council of Arbitration for Sports. CAS is a global body headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. Mr Justice […]
Archive for June 29th, 2023
Region-wide movement to end violence against women and girls boosted by CARICOM Model KAP Tool
Wednesday, 28 June 2023 (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown): The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat has produced its first Compendium of Model Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice (KAP) Tool for the Region on Social Gender Norms and Violence against Women and Girls. The Secretariat’s Gender and Development Programme developed the Tool in May 2023 in partnership with the United […]
POST-CABINET BRIEFING FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 2023
Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 28, 2023 (Cabinet Secretariat): The Cabinet Ministers met under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister, The Honourable Dr Terrance Drew, on Tuesday, June 27th, 2023, and made several important decisions to improve the welfare of our people. Commissioner of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force, James Sutton, updated the Cabinet on […]
IICA Director General announces the Institute’s endorsement of the Dublin Declaration on the role of livestock production and highlighted the activity’s economic, social and nutritional benefits
San Jose, 28 June 2023 (IICA) – Manuel Otero, Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) announced the wholehearted endorsement by the specialized hemispheric agency for agriculture and rural development of what is known as the Dublin Declaration. The Declaration, which was drafted by scientists, speaks to the role of livestock production, […]
CARICOM at the Crossroads: Rising to the Challenge of a New Era
Following is an edited version of a presentation by Dr Carla N Barnett, CARICOM SecretaryGeneral, at a symposium ‘CARICOM at 50’ hosted by UWI St Augustine on April 14, 2023. CARICOM is a Community of sovereign states which have agreed to act in concert in areasagreed within the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas. Unlike, for example, […]
CIAT expert views agrosilvopastoral systems as the most efficient way to increase food production while also mitigating the effects of climate change
San Jose, 27 June 2023 (IICA) – Promoting agrosilvopastoral systems that maintain soil cover and contribute to carbon capture has proven to be the most efficient way to increase food production, while also mitigating the effects of climate change, according to Colombian expert, Jacobo Arango, an environmental biologist at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). CIAT […]
St. Kitts and Nevis joins the 108th Special Meeting of the COTED for Environment and Sustainable Development
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, 27th June 2023 –The Government of St Kitts and Nevis was represented by the Ministry of Environment, Climate Action & Constituency Empowerment during the 108th Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) for Environment and Sustainable Development virtually, with other Member States of CARICOM on Tuesday, 27th June, 2023. The […]
PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS PARTICIPATE IN PRE-SERVICE TRAINING OPENING CEREMONY
Basseterre: St. Kitts, Tuesday, 27th June, 2023: The Ministry of Education embarked on its annual teacher recruitment process for the 2023-2024 academic year on Tuesday, June 27. The sessions were preceded by an opening ceremony held on the 26th of June at the Immaculate Conception Catholic School auditorium under the theme “Education for all: Embracing […]
Foreign Minister Dr. Douglas participates at Paris historic summit on international solidarity in financing vulnerable developing states
A few small island developing states made it to Paris to attend a unique Heads of State and ministerial conference to identify financial solutions for tackling poverty, curbing planet-heating emissions and protecting nature in the developing world. Amongst them was St. Kitts and Nevis’ foreign minister, the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas, who travelled to […]
Residential Summer Camp Application Deadline
Community Notice The Department of Youth Empowerment reminds persons that all outstanding completed registration forms for the 40th annual Summer Residential Camp must be returned to the department before the close of business day on Friday, June 30, 2023. The Department of Youth Empowerment is located on the top floor of The Cable Building on Cayon […]