Basseterre, St. Kitts – The National Council on Drug Abuse Prevention has engaged thirty frontline workers in a training programme designed to equip them with the necessary tools to identify and ultimately address substance abuse issues within communities. This is being done through the Universal Prevention Curriculum Core Course, which commenced with an opening ceremony on […]

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Basseterre, St. Kitts – At the commissioning of the new six (6) Megawatt Temporary Power Plant at the St. Kitts Electricity Co. Ltd (SKELEC), on October 04, 2024, Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, highlighted that St. Kitts and Nevis is in the transition towards reducing its dependence on fossil fuel through the careful implementation […]

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Students in 14 public schools across the Virgin Islands returned to safer and SMARTer learning environments, thanks to the ongoing efforts of the BVI SMART Schools Project. “SMART” stands for Safe, Motivated, Adaptable, Resilient, and Technologically savvy schools. The initiative emerged after the devastating impact of hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, which caused significant […]

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Families across Barbados need to take better care of their elderly, with or without legislation. That was the message on Tuesday, from Barbados Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Kirk Humphrey, during an expo dubbed Protection of Seniors During a Disaster. He elaborated as follows: “There are people whose only care in this country […]

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Argentina has reaffirmed its intention to claim full sovereignty over the South Atlantic  Falklands islands, with the country’s foreign minister pledging “concrete action” to ensure the islands are transferred to Buenos Aires. The Falkland Islands are believed to have significant offshore oil and gas reserves as well as extensive marine fishing rights. Exploration for hydrocarbons […]

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President Joe Biden was in Georgia on Thursday to see the destruction from Hurricane Helene in that state after visiting Florida. “You have been through hell,” Biden said in Georgia. “Our job is to help as many people as we can.” Georgia Governor Brian Kemp announced that 33 people had been killed in Georgia. Earlier […]

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On Wednesday,  Haiti’s Unit for Combating Corruption made public a damning report accusing three members of the country’s transitional presidential council of attempted bribery. Haiti’s  transitional council is supposed to be a nonpartisan body set up to ensure continuity of governance, stabilize the country, and oversee the organization of new elections at a time when […]

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Basseterre, St. Kitts – The importance of a strong and resilient cybersecurity system was emphasised at a Cybersecurity Awareness Forum held at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort on October 03, 2024. The event brought together public and private sector officials from St. Kitts and Nevis, regional representatives and local secondary school students. The information was […]

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St. Lucia – The Caribbean Digital Transformation Project (CARDTP) has partnered with the National Competitiveness and Productivity Council and the Department of Economic Development to host a week of activities during Productivity Awareness Week (PAW), which will take place in Saint Lucia from October 7 to 11, 2024. This year’s theme is: “The AI Effect: Using […]

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