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Saint Lucia Nurses Association Observes Nurses Week

St. Lucia – The Saint Lucia Nurses Association is a silver award-winning association proudly representing a membership of over three hundred and fifty caring, vibrant, educated and committed nurses. Together with nurses around the world we celebrate Nurses week in commemoration of the birthday of Florence Nightingale, (The lady with the lamp) the founder of […]

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43 Persons Of 240 Applicants, Approved For The Sustainable Food Grant – Showing Notable Interest In The Agricultural Sector

Nassau, The Bahamas – Among 240 applicants for the government-sponsored Sustainable Food Grant, 43 persons were successful in meeting the criteria: the grant provides up to $40,000 in funding to both startup and existing businesses.  An award ceremony commemorating the applicants’ success was held, May 13, 2024 at the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources […]

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Ministry Of Social Development And Gender Affairs Hosts First-Ever Inter-Ministerial Meeting For Gender Focal Points

Basseterre, St. Kitts – The Ministry of Social Development and Gender Affairs hosted its first-ever inter-ministerial meeting for Gender Focal Points on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. The meeting aimed to prepare for the National Review of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, discuss gender-related issues, and foster collaboration among Gender Focal Points. The Beijing […]

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Saint Kitts And Nevis’ Permanent Representative To The United Nations Participates In The Caribbean Regional Seminar In Caracas

Caracas, Venezuela – The Permanent Representative of Saint Kitts and Nevis to the United Nations (UN), H.E. Dr. Mutryce Williams, accompanied by Minister Counsellor, Ms. Ghislaine Williams participated in the start of the Caribbean Regional Seminar on the implementation of the Fourth International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism, being convened in Caracas, Venezuela from […]

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St. Kitts And Nevis Bureau Of Standards Enhances Testing Capabilities With New High-Tech Equipment

Basseterre, St. Kitts – In a significant step towards advancing its analytical laboratories, the St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards has acquired a state-of-the-art High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) device. This cutting-edge technology, widely utilized by food and drug regulators, testing laboratories, and law enforcement agencies globally, is a costly yet invaluable piece of […]

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New CARICOM Book Praised By President Ali Of Guyana.

With elected democracies the main form of government within the trading block,  the influence of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has grown exponentially over the past years, managing to reap continuous success on the global scale in various areas. That is the point of view of President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali who spoke on Wednesday evening […]

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Barbados Clamping Down On Illegal Fisheries.

The Barbados Coastguard and US Maritime Law officials held a seminar to explain their work, with special emphasis on clamping down on illegal fishing, as well as drug smuggling and human trafficking. They spoke mostly in generalities and did not explain whether the issue of illegal fishing was mainly a local one, or involved foreign […]

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Governor Desantis Delays Signing Florida Climate Change Denial Bill Due To Weather Forecast.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis eventually signed legislation (HB 1645) on Wednesday that will remove the words “climate change” from state statutes and restructure the state’s fossil fuel-based energy policy that previously  listed climate change as a priority. An scheduled signing of the bill was canceled due to forecasts of bad weather. The purpose of the […]

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Attempted Assassination Of Prime Minister Shocks Slovakia, Seen By Some As An Attack On Democracy.

A man has been arrested  charged with the attempted murder of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico after the politician was seriously hurt in a shooting attack. The alleged assassin has been identified by sources in Slovakia as a 71-year-old poet called Juraj Cintula from the town of Levice. Fico was reportedly in a “life-threatening” condition […]

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Plans For Forced Mass Wedding Of 100 Orphans Shelved In Nigeria.

Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Women Affairs says it is investigating a plan by a lawmaker in central Niger state to hold a mass cerremony to marry off 100 female orphans of unknown ages later this month. Aparently the intention was to prevent the orphans from becoming an economic burden. Niger state is part of Nigeria […]

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