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Ministry Of Communications And Posts Honours Three Nevisians With Centenarian Stamps

Charlestown, Nevis – The Ministry of Communications and Posts celebrated the remarkable lives and legacies of three Nevisian centenarians- Ms. Olga Jeffers Francis, Ms. Leonora Wenham-Herbert, and Ms. Irene Stapleton- who were each honoured with a commemorative stamp.   The Ministry recently hosted its 4th Annual Centenarian Stamp Issue Ceremony at the Malcolm Guishard Recreational Park […]

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Prime Minister Drew Urges Citizens To Take Advantage Of Sanitation Assistance Program

Basseterre, St. Kitts — At an event promoting the government’s Sanitation Assistance Program (SAP), Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew in emphasizing the initiative’s transformative impact, called on citizens without proper bathroom facilities to register and take full advantage of the program. SAP, which focuses on eliminating pit latrines throughout St. Kitts and Nevis, underscores […]

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Guyana Partnering With US Companies To Bring Modern Health Care To Only English-Speaking Nation In South America.

Guyana has been adding to partnerships with  international bodies with the intention of bringing about changes in health care provisions, not just in Guyana, but also in the entire the Caribbean region.

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Secretary Blinken Calls For Temporary Ceasefires To Allow Aid Delivery To Gaza Civilians.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for “real and extended pauses” in the Gaza war to allow aid delivery (mostly food and medicines)  to civilian residents. During a visit to Brussels, Belgium, Blinken told reporters the United States wants to see “real and extended pauses in large areas of Gaza, pauses in any fighting, […]

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SALCC To Host Agriculture Lecture

St. Lucia – The Department of Agri-Entrepreneurship and Climate Smart Agriculture at Sir Arthur Lewis Community College will host a lecture delivered by Dr. Lord Abbey, Associate Professor, Amenity Horticulture, Department of Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Canada. The Lecture will take place on Wednesday 13th November 2024 at 12:30 […]

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National Climate Change Committee Convenes On NDC Review Process

St. Lucia – Saint Lucia is currently undertaking consultations to develop more ambitious climate action commitments for the next five years. The National Climate Change Committee has reconvened as part of the process to review the country’s Updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0). (An NDC is a country’s climate pledge under the Paris Agreement to […]

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Saint Lucia Allocates $5.09M To Support Development Projects

St. Lucia – The Government of Saint Lucia has received a $5.09 million grant from the Republic of China (Taiwan) to support strategic development projects that benefit people and our environment by strengthening capacity, improving climate resilience and supporting economic development. The funding from our Taiwanese partners will be allocated as follows: Climate Resilient Enhancement […]

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