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All Of Nevis Encouraged To Participate In The 21-Day Be Kind Challenge

Charlestown, Nevis – The Department of Social Services Counseling Unit, in collaboration with the Nevis Health Promotion Unit in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), is hosting a 21-day Be Kind Challenge as a means of cultivating attitudes of friendliness, generosity, and consideration throughout the society. “The reason behind this stemmed from the surge of crime and violence […]

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Prime Minister Dr. Drew Calls For An Urgent Need To Scale Up The Federation’s Response To The Threats Of NCDs

Basseterre, St. Kitts – With Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and their complications still regarded as significant contributors to deaths in St. Kitts and Nevis, Prime Minister and Minister of Health, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, is challenging health practitioners, non-governmental organisations, and the private sector to work collaboratively in an effort to accelerate interventions to combat the […]

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Guyana Scrambling Towards Hatching Egg Self-Sufficiency

Guyana is set to produce all its hatching eggs within the next two years as the poultry industry continues its rapid growth. That’s what was announced by Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha during the launch of a new high-yielding rice variety at Nooten Zuil, East Coast Demerara yesterday. According to the minister, this target will […]

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Men At Risk Of Breast Cancer Too, Says Jamaican Medical Officer.

Men are being encouraged to do breast examinations, as they, too, are at risk of getting breast cancer. That was the recommendation made by Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, during the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, which was held on October 10. “Everybody has two breasts and whereas breast […]

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First In Flight–Caribbean Airlines New Route To The Virgin Islands Starts Service.

Dr. Natalio D. Wheatley, the Premier and Minister for Tourism, Culture, and Sustainable Development, welcomed the arrival of the first Caribbean Airlines flight to the British Virgin Islands yesterday, October 14. The flight originated in Trinidad and Tobago, and landed landed at Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island at 11:00 a.m. according to […]

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United Nations Calls For Investigation Into Israeli Airstrike On Lebanon.

The U.N. human rights office on Tuesday called for an urgent investigation into an Israeli airstrike that claimed the lives of at least 22 people in northern Lebanon. According to U.N. human rights spokesperson Jeremy Laurence, the agency received information indicating that 12 women and two children were among the victims of the airstrike, which […]

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Police Shootout With Gang In Haiti: 20 Gangsters Killed.

Yesterday a significant shootout occurred in Haiti between a joint force of Haitian and Kenyan police and a powerful gang. The confrontation took place in Torcelle, a gang-controlled area near Port-au-Prince, during one of the first major operations led by the Kenyan contingent of the UN-backed Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM). The operation aimed to […]

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St. LuciaMinistry Of Health Strengthens Healthcare Delivery, Expands Critical Testing Services

St. Lucia – In continued efforts to empower health-care workers and decentralize sexual and reproductive health services, the Ministry of Health, Wellness, and Elderly Affairs, through the Infectious Disease Unit and the Primary Health Care, Community Nursing Service Unit, recently conducted a five-day HIV and Syphilis Rapid Test Training Workshop. This initiative aimed to strengthen […]

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Judgement To Be Delivered In BALCO Case On Oct. 22

British American Insurance Policyholders will know their fate on Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024. On July 13th, 2021, The British American and Clico Policyholders Group (BACOL) filed a lawsuit in the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) seeking compensation from Government of Trinidad and Tobago (GORTT) of the monies owed to the British American Insurance Company Ltd […]

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Prime Minister Drew To Deliver National Address on the Evolution Of The Citizenship By Investment (CBI) Programme

Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis –  Prime Minister of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Honourable Dr Terrance M Drew, will deliver a national address on Thursday, October 17, 2024, focusing on two critical pillars of the nation’s future: the evolution of the Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programme and the Sustainable Island State Agenda. […]

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