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Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 19, 2022 (SKNIS): Jalen Monzac and Iana Franks were introduced as the new CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) for St. Kitts and Nevis on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, during an induction ceremony held at the Department of Youth Empowerment. CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) are a regional network of young Caribbean nationals mandated by CARICOM Heads of Governments to advocate for and educate young people about regional priorities such as AIDS and the CARICOM Single Market and Economy. Director of Youth Empowerment, Pierre Liburd, who served as a CYA in the early 2000s, said that the opportunities presented to the…

Globalization has facilitated cross-border flows of people, information, capital, goods. It has also helped the spread of the COVID-19, as well as transnational crimes. With transnational crimes becoming more and more adaptive and constantly evolving, as the world’s most important inter-governmental organization that facilitates police cooperation, INTERPOL bears the burden of tackling these challenges. The jurisdiction of a sovereign country is confined in its borders, which contradicts the nature of transnational crimes. INTERPOL was thus established to help countries to overcome its limitations by connecting police, facilitating data-sharing and providing investigative support. In 1984, China applied for accession to INTERPOL…

Frontline Workers are essential workers who have been working throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and who have been called to meet the basic needs of the people of the Federation and all inbound and outbound travelers to and from the Federation along the corridor of containment. The payment of an honorarium of $2,000.00 for each Frontline Worker who risked their life to provide essential services to their fellow citizens and residents has been granted by the Cabinet. The qualifying institutions include:• Customs and Excise Department, Ministry of Finance: particularly Customs officers based at the R.L.B. International Airport and all seaports in…

October, 19, 2022 – Minister of Public Infrastructure and Utilities, Transport, Information and Communications Technology, and Post, Hon. Konris Maynard, and Mr. Cromwell Williams, the Water Manager and Engineer of the St. Kitts Water Services Department are currently representing St. Kitts and Nevis in the Bahamas for the Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA) 31st Annual Conference and Exhibition. The Nevis Island Administration (NIA) is represented by Ms. Santonnya Mills, Manager at the Nevis Water Department and Mr. Clyde Maynard, Technical Officer at the Nevis Water Department. The Hon. Konris Maynard indicated that the attendance for this meeting is a stepping stone “as we deal with the challenges facing…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 19, 2022 (SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew and other Heads of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will tackle myriad issues over the next two days (October 19-20) as they participate in the 72nd Meeting of the OECS Authority being held in Montserrat. Prime Minister Dr. Drew, who made his inaugural address to the august body on October 19, said that a number of critical issues to be discussed include the Portability of Social Security Benefits; Contingent Rights Policy Implementation; Capacity Building for officials, and the finalization…

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, 19 October, 2022 – Minister of Environment and Climate Action, Senator the Hon Dr. Joyelle Clarke, will be traveling to the Bahamas on Wednesday, 19th October 2022, on an invitation to address young professionals from across the region on the complexities of the water, wastewater, and the solid waste sectors. Wastewater is classified as water already used in the home, business, or industrial places. The Young Professionals Network, a subsidiary of the Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA), is convening its 31st annual conference and exhibition. Its objective is to be the common ground where young professionals…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, October 19, 2022, (SKNIS) – The importance of regional integration was highlighted by Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, today, Wednesday, October 19, in his maiden address to the 72nd Meeting of the OECS (Organization of Eastern Caribbean States) Authority being held in Montserrat. Prime Minister Dr. Drew commended the sub-regional body on the progress it has made over the last 20 years in advancing regional integration among the Member States. In his well-received presentation to the Authority, Prime Minister Dr. Drew said that it is his belief that all Member…

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Today, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) allowed the appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal of Guyana in the consolidated appeals Attorney General of Guyana v Monica Thomas & Others; Bharrat Jagdeo v Monica Thomas & Others [2022] CCJ 15 (AJ) GY. The CCJ disagreed with the majority of the Court of Appeal that it had jurisdiction to entertain an appeal from a decision of the Chief Justice, sitting in the High Court, dismissing an election petition for improper/late service. After the General and Regional Elections were held in Guyana on 2 March 2020…

Wednesday, 19 October 2022 — ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have agreed to postpone the three-match T20 International (T20I) series that was due to take place in January 2023 in Pakistan to the first quarter of 2024. The decision has been made considering 2024 is an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup year, with the event due to be hosted in the West Indies and USA in June 2024 and the shortest format matches will therefore help both the sides to prepare for the tournament. The three-match T20I series in Pakistan scheduled for January 2023 was not part of the recently announced 2023-2027 ICC…

Port of Spain, 18 October 2022 – the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Implementation Agency for Crime andSecurity (IMPACS), in partnership with the Central American Integration System (SICA), concluded a four-weekbi-lingual training on Strengthening the capacities of criminal justice professionals to proactively identify,investigate and prosecute the crime of trafficking in persons while protecting the rights of the traffickedvictims, which ended on 7 October 2022. The training, funded under the Joint fund for CARICOM-SPAIN Scientific and Technical Cooperation, is aprecursor to further work in the area inclusive of a guidance document for the use by Member States inaddressing investigations in relation to human…