Presidents Daniel Noboa of Ecuador and Gustavo Petro of Colombia met Sunday at the Charles Darwin Research Station in the Galapagos Islands to discuss environmental protection initiatives, border cooperation, and other matters of mutual interest, such as drug trafficking and energy integration.
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The Government of Barbados and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have signed a BDS$40 million loan aimed at driving climate resiliency and water security in Barbados.
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and President of the IDB, Ilan Goldfajn, signed the agreement during a ceremony at Ilaro Court yesterday. The funds will be used for the Barbados Climate Resilient South Coast Water Reclamation Project.
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Speaking at the Golden Tourism Day Awards at Montego Bay Convention Centre on Sunday (Dec. 15), the Minister highlighted the need to reform the tourism labor market to address workers’ welfare concerns, citing recent industrial action by hotel staff.
He proposed fully implementing gratuity payments, noting this could double workers’ take-home pay,
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General Secretary of Guyana’s People’s Progressive Party, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, claims the mining sector has not been negatively impacted by Guyana’s oil and gas industry, dismissing concerns raised by the Alliance for Change (AFC) as lacking in logic.
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Igor Kirillov, head of Russia’s Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection troops, was blown up and killed yesterday in an explosion in Moscow.
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Basseterre, St. Kitts – As part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen the country’s national security infrastructure and empower its people, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis will soon introduce a new training programme for nationals in the area of cyber security. Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, while […]
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Basseterre, St. Kitts – Prices in St. Kitts and Nevis are widely expected to fall in 2025, as the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis introduces a temporary reduction of the Value Added Tax (VAT). A VAT Relief Holiday was announced by Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, during his […]
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Basseterre, St. Kitts – On Monday, December 16, 2024, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, announced a suite of economic relief measures as part of his government’s comprehensive strategy to cushion the financial impact caused by the “hurricane of global inflation”. Among the measures announced during the Budget Address in the […]
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Basseterre, St. Kitts – Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, announced during the 2025 Budget Address delivered on Monday, December 16, 2024, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis’ bold commitment to strengthening border security and enhancing travel facilitation with the implementation of an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) System. […]
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Basseterre, St. Kitts – Individuals who have completed their sentences and undergone rehabilitation while incarcerated at His Majesty’s Prison (HMP), will soon experience an easier reintegration into society, thanks to a new programme being developed by the Federal Government of St. Kitts and Nevis. On Monday, December 16, 2024, during the presentation of the 2025 Budget Address […]
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