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Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 23, 2022 (SKNIS): Minister of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), the Honourable Konris Maynard, is among the Federation’s delegation travelling to Romania for the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) upcoming quadrennial Plenipotentiary Conference from September 26 to October 14, 2022.  The Plenipotentiary Conference is a key event in the world where ITU […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 23, 2022 (SKNIS) – In his first presentation to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew called on the international community to increase its efforts at combating the devastating effects of climate change. The St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister’s […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 23, 2022 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis has pledged to continue working to advance gender equality and youth empowerment within the local population and in the international arena as it vigorously pursues Goal 5 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Goal 5 advocates for member states to “Achieve Gender […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 23, 2022 (SKNIS): The education landscape of St. Kitts and Nevis was highlighted by Prime Minister the Honourable Dr Terrance Drew when he addressed the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) for the first time on the evening of Friday, September 23, 2022. ”I am happy to report […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 23, 2022—The Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) Special Session was convened on 22nd September 2022.  The Rt Hon. Dr Denzil Douglas deliberated with his CARICOM counterparts on the pressing issues connected to the UN agenda and with which the Caribbean Community is currently confronted. The robust agenda included a substantive item […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 23, 2022—Following last week’s Green Climate Fund (GCF) Global Conference in the Republic of Korea, Hon. Dr. Joyelle Clarke, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment, is currently attending a series of global meetings that are targeting Climate Finance and private sector partnership for climate action at the […]

San Jose, 23 September 2022 (IICA) – The upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP 27), to be held in November in Egypt, will provide agriculture in the Americas with an opportunity to showcase the progress it has achieved in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and to call upon developed countries to meet their commitment to fund climate […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 23, 2022 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs): The Right Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas, Minister of Foreign Affairs, continued his busy agenda on Thursday 22nd September with bilateral meetings with Saint Kitts and Nevis’ close partners. Foreign Minister Dr. Douglas met with the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Morocco, H.E. Mr. Nasser Bourita, […]

The call to provide agriculture with a larger platform at COP27 was made by ministers and senior officials of more than 30 countries in the Americas. Among them were Fernando Mattos, of Uruguay; Juan Carlos Torrico, of Bolivia; Ariel Martínez, of Argentina; Esteban Valenzuela, of Chile; Colin O’Keiffe, of Antigua and Barbuda; Sol Ortíz, of […]

In attendance at the meeting were Ariel Martinez, on behalf of the Minister of Argentina, Juan Jose Bahillo; Santiago Bertoni, Minister of Agriculture of Paraguay; Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA; Fernando Mattos, Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries of Uruguay; Lloyd Day, Deputy Director General of IICA; Esteban Valenzuela, Minister of Agriculture of Chile; […]