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Floating Pier Opens New Route For Gaza Food Aid.

The US military has confirmed that the first shipment of aid via a temporary floating pier off Gaza has gone ashore, with supplies transferred from larger ships to smaller vessels, and then to trucks waiting on the pier. US Central Command confirmed in a post on X that the aid trucks began moving ashore at […]

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Mind The Gap! Panama Talks About Blocking Darien Pathways To Migrants.

More than 30,000 children have crossed the Darién Gap, the dense expanse of jungle straddling Panama and Colombia, in the first four months of this year. The area, where the explorer Cortez first saw the Pacific Ocean is known as the Gap, because it is the only missing area in the Panamerican Highway which runs […]

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United States Does Not Support Israeli Occupation Of Gaza When Fighting Is Over.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is coming under increasing pressure from both domestic and International and domestic influencers to  establish a plan for ending the Israel-Hamas war that would take into account both Israel’s military gains and include a political solution for the civilian residents of Gaza. In his harshest public rebuke yet to Netanyahu, […]

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Twenty-One Boys Honoured On International Day Of The Boy Child

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Twenty-one primary school students were recognised for being Boys of Excellence on Thursday (May 16, 2024), during a ceremony at the CUNA Caribbean Conference Centre hosted by the Department of Gender Affairs. The award ceremony was held on the International Day of the Boy Child, which the Government of St. Kitts […]

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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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