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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has underscored the need for greater support of small and medium-sized tourism enterprises (SMTEs) in order to ensure the growth and sustainability of the tourism industry. Minister Bartlett is attending the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Global Summit 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina where he presented […]
Ahead of Diaspora Conference, St. Kitts-Nevis Nationals living abroad express keen interest in Nation Building BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS – At a successful town hall-style meeting held in Slough, England, a large, attentive audience comprised of St. Kitts-Nevis nationals living in London and its environs listened intently to Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris and Premier the Honourable Mark […]
PM Harris skips 8th Summit of the Americas in Peru, avoids corruption and Venezuela issues Basseterre, St. Kitts – In an attempt to have a reason for his absence at the Eighth Summit of the Americas St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris arranged a visit Dubai and Hong Kong, a reliable source said […]
Kingston, Jamaica – JAMPRO Chairman Senator Don Wehby says that Jamaican manufacturers exhibiting at Expo Jamaica 2018 will receive strong local and regional support with JAMPRO registering over 600 Buyers to attend the event. This is the highest number of buyers registered to attend since 2014, and it is the second highest number since JAMPRO […]
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris has arrived in London, as the British capital gears up for the arrival of some 50-plus Commonwealth Heads of Government as they prepare for the organization’s biannual Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). The main theme for CHOGM 2018 is “Towards a Common Future.” Heads […]
Kingston, Jamaica – Following a successful presentation on Jamaica’s plans to establish a Centre of Tourism Innovation through the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Jamaica was asked to lead the development of a similar centre for the Caribbean region. “Jamaica is excited as we are honoured to be asked to establish this centre – especially given the […]
Washington, D.C. – The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Criminal Investigations has begun a probe into a Southern Illinois University professor for allegedly injecting people with an unauthorized vaccine for herpes in St. Kitts and Nevis and the United States. According to US News, the FDA is investigating William Halford for […]
BY GERARD BEST gerard@gerardbest.com KINGSTOWN, St Vincent and the Grenadines – The threat of climate-driven natural disaster and the struggle to keep pace with the global digital economy are among the key factors driving the need for Caribbean Internet stakeholders to strengthen the resilience of the region’s communications networks. The term ‘resilience’ refers to a network’s […]
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – Citizens residing in the St. Peter’s community were given the opportunity to add their views and opinions on the discussions surrounding the use of marijuana / cannabis sativa in the Federation, when the St. Kitts and Nevis National Marijuana Commission hosted its first in a series of town hall meetings at the […]
HONG KONG – Acclaimed health care innovator Dr. Devi Shetty believes the Caribbean can become a global example of health care excellence where its citizens need not rely on outsiders to tend to their health care needs. “We would like every child born in the Cayman Islands or (the) Caribbean region to look at becoming […]
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