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Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal. Wednesday, October 13, 2021 — Thirty-one persons from across the Caribbean became the first cohort to benefit from a Verifiable Credentials (digital) project being implemented by The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Open Campus. The Verifiable Credentials, which are delivered electronically, were issued to 23 students who participated in the Continuing and Professional Education course entitled Fundamentals of Disaster Risk Management for the Advancement of Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The course was offered in partnership with CCRIF SPC. Another eight students received Verifiable Credentials on successful completion of the Continuing and Professional Education…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, October 18, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — Area Parliamentary Representative for St. Christopher Seven (Bellevue to Ottley’s), Dr the Hon Timothy Harris, is thanking his constituents for having kept the constituency going strong since November 1993 when he was first elected to parliament. “I am happy all of you in your own ways have been there, have done a tremendous job and have kept the constituency going strong so that in 2020, we delivered one of the strongest victories that we have had over last 28 years in the seven elections that we have contested,” said Dr Harris, who is…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, October 18, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — To encourage more homeownership the Team Unity Government has made arrangements for private individuals to develop lands to build residential properties. In this regard private developers will soon be building homes in Cayon, Tabernacle, and Sandy Point. This follows recent efforts of the St. Kitts Nevis Anguilla Trading and Development Company (TDC) to build out Dewar’s Housing Project, and the St. Kitts Co-operative Credit Union is also slated to start a housing programme this week. “We have made provision for ordinary people who could buy a one acre plot of land or more…

The Government of Mexico along with multinational technology company HUAWEI have launched the scholarship program “HUAWEI-SRE 1,000 Talents for the Digital Development of Latin America and the Caribbean: Closing the digital gender gap”, for female students, professionals and/or academics interested in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). The programs will be conducted completely online and in English language, with a duration of 6 to 20 hours depending on the chosen area: Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Data Communication, Data storage, Cloud service or Macro Data. It is suggested that participants have previous knowledge in ICTand/or Physical Mathematical Sciences and Engineering. Expenses covered and benefits include: exemption from the cost for the course certification, which has a value of US$200.00; assistance through online sessions with Huawei experts and partners; participants who pass the…

The CARICOM Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) held a Special Meeting on 16-17 2021, hosted by the Consul General of Jamaica in Miami, Florida, USA. It was the first in person meeting of the COFCOR since the onset of the COVID 19 Pandemic in January 2020, bringing together Ministers who had assumed office over the past eighteen months and their colleagues. The Meeting was strategic in intent and provided the opportunity to define common positions and to thereby strengthen the coordination of approaches on foreign policy matters. Views were expressed on a CARICOM Vision 2050 and Strategic Positioning of the Community in that regard. Threats and opportunities were outlined and discussions centred on the web of relations with international…

Monday, October 18, 2021 — The annual OECS Council of Ministers for Human and Social Development Meeting was held virtually from October 12-13, 2021 under the theme “Data and Dialogue for Direction: Using Information and Engaging People to Set the New Social Agenda in the COVID-19 Era.” This year, the Council of Ministers Meeting was held as part of the wider Leave No One Behind Social Protection Conference, designed to increase awareness and dialogue around the development of shock-responsive social protection systems. Social protection systems are designed to protect the most vulnerable in society and to ensure access to a basic level…

María Emilia Undurraga, Minister of Agriculture of Chile; Liliana Jiménez Molina, cocoa farmer and noted advocate of rural women’s rights in the department of Cundinamarca, Colombia; Tamisha Lee, President of the Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers; Sussy Rodríguez de Zura, Head of Monitoring at the Sectoral Policies and Planning Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of El Salvador; and Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA, during the commemorative event. San Jose, 18 October 2021 (IICA).Female farmers from various Latin American and Caribbean countries who work day to day to build a better life for themselves and their communities…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (October 18, 2021) — Householders in the Parish of St. James’ last weekend were the beneficiaries of an initiative by their representative Hon. Alexis Jeffers, as he celebrates the 10th anniversary of his election to the Nevis Island Assembly. Mr. Jeffers described the activity as a gesture of gratitude. “This is my way of giving back to the community, and this event this morning is one such event which forms part of a month-long series of events that will happen in the constituency of St. James’,” he said. Also the Minister of Agriculture in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), Mr.…

DUBAI, 16 October 2021 – Leading experts from around the world gathered at Expo 2020 this morning for a series of panel discussions on food security and future solutions. This all came as part of the mega-event’s World Food Day programming, in collaboration with the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). Inaugurating the day’s sessions, Her Excellency Mariam bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb Almheiri, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment, said: “We are global citizens, and we need to do our part as well as help others. Our national food security strategy will make…

DUBAI, 16 October 2021 – Nissan is moving towards sustainable mobility with the first regional showcase of its stunning all-electric Ariya crossover car that is targeted towards the mass market. The Japanese company unveiled its all-new electric vehicle on Thursday (14 October) at the Let’s Move event at Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo 2020 Dubai. As Expo 2020’s Official Automotive Partner, Nissan is strongly committed to championing more sustainable transportation. Thierry Sabbagh, Managing Director of Nissan Middle East, said: “It’s a really exciting moment for us as a brand because our partnership with Expo started three years ago and we have been a part…