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PM Harris vows to ‘give his all’ for country
St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris has vowed to “give his all” as he publicly accepted the role of Prime Minister and assumed the ministerial portfolio of Finance, Sustainable Development, National Security, People Empowerment and Constituency Empowerment. It is a tremendous honour and an extraordinary privilege for me to serve you as our country’s Prime…
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PM Browne Expresses Solidarity with Government of Venezuela
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda – 21 February 2015…..The administration of the Honourable Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, on Saturday expressed its solidarity with the people and Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela where an attempted military coup was hatched then discovered, and defeated. The Antigua and Barbuda Government and people stand with the democratically elected…
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OPINION: Developing economies increasingly vulnerable in unstable global financial system
In this column, Yilmaz Akyuz, chief economist at the South Centre in Geneva, argues that emerging and developing economies have become more closely integrated into an inherently unstable international financial system and will probably face strong destabilising pressures in the years ahead. GENEVA, Feb 16 2015 (IPS) – After a series of crises with severe economic and social consequences in the…
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Opening Remarks Mr. Nigel Romano Vice President Of Operations, Caribbean Development Bank Special First Meeting Of Directors Of Gender Bureaux Mar R Iott Courtyard, Christ Church, Barbados February 23, 2015
Good morning ladies and gentlemen . All protocols observed. It is my pleasure to share some thoughts with you all this morning at the opening of this Special First Meeting of Directors of Gender Bureaux. The Bank is particularly encouraged to see the decisive steps being taken by the CARICOM Secretariat towards a Plan of Action on Gender Equality aligned…
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New St. Kitts-Nevis Cabinet sworn in
St. Kitts-Nevis new Prime Minister Dr. Hon. Timothy Harris has announced a nine-member Cabinet of Ministers to administer the affairs of the twin-island Federation. The full cabinet took the oath of office before Governor General Sir Edmund Lawrence at a well-attended swearing-in ceremony at the Warner Park Cricket Stadium, Sunday afternoon. Prime Minister Harris’ three-party alliance – Team Unity, which…
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Women’s issues in focus at Barbados forum
Directors and coordinators of the Women’s Gender Bureaux from Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will meet in Barbados on February 23 and 24. The aim of the meeting is to discuss preparations for the Fifty-Ninth Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, scheduled for 9–20 March 2015 in New York, and follow-up on deliberations from the Caribbean Technical Meeting on theBeijing + 20 Review convened by UN…
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PM Harris To Civil Service: “we Are Better Together”
Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 20, 2015 (SKNIS): The message resounds clearly from the platform of the newly elected administration in St. Kitts-Nevis that there will be no victimization of public servants. On his second day in office, new prime minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris gave this assurance during his first meeting with permanent secretaries and other senior officials today (February…
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Haiti’s President leads ceremony to honour carnival accident victims
Haiti’s President Michel Martelly and Prime Minister Evans Paul led thousands of mourners in the country’s main public park on Saturday to honour the 16 victims of the carnival float accident. Reports say some mourners collapsed during the ceremony held at the Champ de Mars Park in Port-au-Prince. Official reports say the accident on carnival Tuesday was caused when one…
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Chikungunya thrives with climate variability in Caribbean
Jenny had gone to bed feeling well, but an hour into her sleep she suddenly awoke with a “stiff, cramping pain” behind one knee. Within the next hour the pains had multiplied and both knees began to lock, followed by stiffened fingers and pains in her chest, along with a fever. Jenny Gittens, 61, described her experience with chikungunya over…
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St. Kitts-Nevis joins International Mother Language Day observance
A day aimed at developing a fuller awareness of linguistic and cultural traditions around the world as well as promoting unity in diversity and international understanding, through multilingualism and multiculturalism; International Mother Languages Day, will be celebrated on Saturday February 21. The day is observed annually by the National Commission for UNESCO as part of its mandate to raise awareness…
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