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San Jose, 4 June 2021 (IICA) – With the intention to promote initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean aimed at fueling a “green recovery” in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, Seoul National University Global Research & Development Business Center (GRC) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) signed an alliance to promote the benefits of digital technology in agriculture. In keeping with the new agreement, the first phase of the collaboration will be aimed at sharing capacities and experiences in technology and digitalization with small and medium-scale producer organizations and driving the analysis of environmental variables…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 04, 2021 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Education has decided that the resumption of face-to-face instruction at schools will not take place for the rest of the school year. The decision was made in light of the current community spread of COVID-19. On Thursday, June 03, Minister of Education, Honourable Jonel Powell, said that the decision was made easier given that schools would have closed naturally by the end of June. “The Ministry of Education has taken the decision that we will not resume school for the purposes of face-to-face instructions for the remainder of the school year. This is a…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 04, 2021 (SKNIS): Tessa Perkins, Country Coordinator attached to the Ministry of Tourism, said that it is important for locals to be actively involved in their communities, hence the continued support for community-based tourism in St. Kitts from local and global partners. “There is a lot of support globally and nationally. Look no further than the Ministry of Tourism and the Sustainable Development Council (SDC) and everything that they are doing,” said Ms. Perkins on ‘Working for You’ on June 02. “Globally, non-profit NGOs, groups like Sustainable Travel International are constantly encouraging community-based tourism. Research shows that…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 04, 2021 (SKNIS): Travel and tourism are beginning to show positive signs around the world as vaccination rates in developed and developing countries continue to increase, and COVID-19 restrictions are rolled back.Tessa Perkins, Country Coordinator in the St. Kitts Ministry of Tourism, said that she is encouraged by the growing trends.“It’s looking different for every sector, every country,” she stated on ‘Working for You’ on June 2, 2021. “It’s happening, I think that is the first thing to mention. It’s looking hopeful for tourism specifically.”Ms. Perkins said that the recovery of the sector was a major…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 4, 2021 (SKNIS): With the first batch of Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccines dated to expire on June 30, 2021, Minister of Health the Hon. Akilah Byron- Nisbett announced that the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is presently sourcing more doses of COVID-19 vaccines. She said that the next batch of vaccines will likely be secured from the United States’ 7 million dose donation to the COVAX Facility and a donation from the African Medical Supply Platform.“The Ministry of Health is perusing all options available to us in order to be able to benefit from more doses of…

Representatives from the Caribbean were invited to join the Global Vaccine Confidence Summit, which convened world leading experts to commit to greater international collaboration to build vaccine confidence globally. As part of its G7 Presidency, the UK Government convened the Summit, a first-of-its-kind event, which featured Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,WHO Director General.   During the Summit, world leading experts at the forefront of efforts to build vaccine confidence and tackle misinformation about vaccines offered their perspectives on the critical global actions that governments and partners from across sectors can take to address the issue.  It was acknowledged that increased levels of vaccine…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 4, 2021 (SKNIS): As the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis prepares for an economic rebound post-COVID-19, Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris has applauded the record-breaking increases across the fisheries sector. Prime Minister Harris gave a brief overview of the gains made by the fisheries sector over the past year despite the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Prime Minister’s comments were made during his Monthly Press Conference on June 3, 2021. “Coastal pelagic fishery increased by 70 percent, ocean pelagic fishery decreased by 7 percent, conch fishery increased by 26 percent. Lobsters increased in…

4 June, Basseterre, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis – As the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) continues to explore the importance of Good Corporate Governance in the financial sector, the latest episode of ECCB Connects looks at how good corporate governance and the internal and external auditor help to protect the public’s interest at financial institutions. Senior Manager, Internal Audit Department, Bank of Saint Lucia Limited – Melissa Simon and Audit Partner at BDO Eastern Caribbean – Raquel Glynn, guests on the programme, explain how their roles as an Internal and an External Auditor respectively, help to safeguard the…

The St. Christopher National Trust is very disheartened about the loss of another structure at one of its Heritage Site, the Mansion Great House.On Tuesday 25th May, 2021, a fire broke out at around 10:40 P.M. in the great house at Mansion Estate, destroying what was the largest and main building on the Estate which was constructed mainly of wood with a stone-base foundation. While there is no clear evidence of what caused the fire at the Estate, it was felt that the fire was ignited by wilful acts and malice.A visit to the scene and conversation with farmer Trevor…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 4, 2021 (Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries & Marine Resources): The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Marine Resources and farmers in St. Kitts received high commendation from Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. Honourable Timothy Harris following a report of increased livestock production within the first quarter of 2021. Prime Minister Harris announced that livestock production increased by 66 percent in 2021 when compared to the same period of 2020. He made the remarks on Thursday June 3, when he hosted his Prime Minister’s Monthly Press Conference at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) conference…