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Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 18, 2021 (RSCNPF): Police Officers in Division ‘B’ are sharpening their investigative skills at a Traffic Accident Investigation Workshop that got underway this week at the Dieppe Bay Police Station. The Workshop, which began on Monday, November 15, 2021, is scheduled to run until December 16.Sessions will be held on Mondays and Thursdays weekly for three (3) hours each. The exercise is part of the division’s ongoing professional development programme for Police Officers. At a brief opening ceremony to officially begin the workshop, Divisional Commander for District ‘B’, Superintendent Lyndon David, stressed the importance of such an exercise.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 18, 2021 (SKNIS): The Department of Marine Resources is hosting a fishing tournament on Saturday, November 20– a day before the observation of World Fisheries Day on November 21. Director of the Department of Marine Resources, Dr. Marc Williams said in an interview, “The purpose of this tournament is to promote ocean pelagic fishery which has seen the most decline for St. Kitts and Nevis in 2021.” “The Department of Marine Resources is looking at the fishermen to target these species. From a management perspective when fishermen target ocean pelagic, the abundance of fish on the nearshore reefs get…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 18, 2021 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, through the efforts of the Ministry of Health, has successfully curbed the third wave of COVID-19 infections. During the November 17, 2021, NEOC press briefing, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Hazel Laws indicated that both the hospitalization and infection rates across the Federation continue to decline, thanks to the success of the vaccination programme. “We have done a good job so far in terms of containing the third wave of infections, and so over this past week we have only added twenty-six (26) new cases. So the…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (November 18, 2021) — Hon. Hazel Brandy-Williams, Junior Minister of Gender Affairs, could hardly contain her excitement as she launched a Boys’ Mentorship Programme on Nevis hosted by the Department of Gender Affairs. The programme began with 15 men in the first in a series of training sessions following a ceremony to launch the programme on November 16, 2021 at the Department of Gender Affairs conference room. During her remarks, Minister Brandy-Williams endorsed and expressed satisfaction with the programme. “I am indeed happy to know that we in Nevis have taken that bold step, starting a mentorship programme for…

Thursday, November 18, 2021 — The unprecedented demands of the COVID-19 pandemic on education sectors across the region have exposed critical vulnerabilities and reiterated the urgent need to advance actions toward the harmonisation of educational systems amongst Member States. The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission continues to work assiduously towards this mission. Guided by the overarching mandate of regional integration, the Commission seeks to ensure common standards in education across the sub region. Due to the complexity and varying degrees of development across Member States, however, the response to regional integration must be shared and prescriptive. Successful change in…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 18, 2021 (SKNIS): Diabetes is considered a common comorbidity that COVID-19 can exploit. As such, as the Federation celebrates Diabetes Week, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Hazel Laws, highlighted the vulnerability of Diabetics to COVID-19. “In the context of COVID-19 it is very important for you to maintain normal blood sugar levels. So if you are diabetic and perchance contract COVID-19 you fare better if your blood sugar values are within the normal range,” said Dr. Laws at the November 17 edition of the NEOC COVID-19 Press Briefing. “And so, if you are diabetic you need to…

Bridgetown, Barbados November 18, 2021– CDEMA has recommitted its mandate to integrate geospatial technologies into disaster risk management through a renewed MOU with MapAction. The humanitarian mapping charity has been a key partner to CDEMA’s digital transformation, and the MOU will allow for further Geographic Information System (GIS) support from 2021-2025. Executive Director of CDEMA Ms. Elizabeth Riley stated, “The renewal of our MOU supports our vision of a digitally transformed CDEMA, essential to positioning CDEMA for the future. We are committed to the integration of digital technology into all areas of CDEMA’s operations and we thank MapAction for supporting us…

November 17, 2021 – Bridgetown, Barbados – Agnan “Busy” St. Louis starts his mornings before sunrise. With a fresh cup of coffee sweetened with honey from his bee farm, he sits on his patio at 5:30 am to gather his thoughts and say his daily prayers. No day can start without this routine. Busy, as he prefers to be called, got his nickname, not from his association with bees oddly enough, but from primary school, where he reminded his teacher of a lively character in a storybook. Regardless, it is a fitting nickname for this active beekeeper. But before Busy heads down to his bee farm in…

The Officers at the Tabernacle Police Station have 3 events on their calendar annually which focus on the community. Sergeant Simeon Liburd and Constable Marsha Walters will share how these initiatives have been helping their Policing efforts on tomorrow’s “Policing With You” with host Inspector Alrick Edwards. “Policing With You” is aired every Thursday on ZIZ radio from 9:15 a.m. You can also watch it live on the Facebook Pages of The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force and ZIZ Broadcasting, or catch it on the YouTube Channel of ZIZ Broadcasting. Have a question for our guests? Post it on any…

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, November 16, 2021. CCRIF celebrates the success of its 2021 Regional Internship Programme: “Providing Young Caribbean Nationals with Work Experience from Anywhere”   This year, CCRIF redesigned its internship programme to include virtual internships and was able to place 34 recent university graduates in regional and national organizations across the Caribbean, investing over US$65,000. This year’s programme is mostly virtual, with 31 interns working remotely with a national or regional organization in the Caribbean. The other 3 interns are part of on-site internships and are working face-to-face in their home country. Each intern spends at least 10 weeks with…