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PAHO Directing Council ends with agreements to reduce the shortage of health personnel and prevent diseases in the Region

Published 02 October 2018

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PAHO Directing Council ends with agreements to reduce the shortage of health personnel and prevent diseases in the Region

Washington, D.C., 27 September 2018 (PAHO/WHO) – The 56^th Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) ended today following a week of discussions about health priorities in the Americas. During the meeting, new plans of action were approved to reduce the shortage of health personnel; to strengthen measures to prevent vector-transmitted diseases; to improve the health of women, children and adolescents across their life course; and to reduce by 30% the number of cases and deaths due to cervical cancer in the Americas by 2030.

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São Tomé and Principe joins the growing list of countries with which St. Kitts and Nevis has established diplomatic relations

Published 02 October 2018

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São Tomé and Principe joins the growing list of countries with which St. Kitts and Nevis has established diplomatic relations

October 02, 2018 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs): Minister of Foreign Affairs of St. Kitts and Nevis, Honourable Mark Brantley, today, 28^th September, 2018, in the margins of the 73^rd UN General Assembly, signed a joint communique with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sao Tome and Principe, H.E. Urbino Botelho, to establish formal diplomatic relations between the two countries.

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World Food Day: Development Bank partners with Department of Agriculture

Published 02 October 2018

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World Food Day: Development Bank partners with Department of Agriculture

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 2, 2018 (DBSKN) — The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis joins the rest of the world in observing World Food Day on Tuesday October 16. But for a country that places food security high on its agenda, the Federation will be observing an entire week of activities. The Department of Agriculture is thanking the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis for partnering with it, to make the observation a more rewarding one.

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POLICE INVESTIGATING FATAL STABBING INCIDENT

Published 02 October 2018

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POLICE INVESTIGATING FATAL STABBING INCIDENT

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 02, 2018 (RSCNPF): The Police are investigating an incident in which a man was fatally stabbed.

Police received a report of a body being found lying in a drain on Branch Street at about 6:25 a.m. on Monday, October 01. The Police responded and, upon arrival, found the motionless body of John Gumbs of Pond Road with what appeared to be multiple stab wounds to the abdomen.

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KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN ST. KITTS -NEVIS ENGAGE IN WORKSHOP AIMED AT BUILDING CAPACITY OF PUBLIC SECTOR LEADERS

Published 02 October 2018

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KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN ST. KITTS -NEVIS ENGAGE IN WORKSHOP AIMED AT BUILDING CAPACITY OF PUBLIC SECTOR LEADERS

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 02, 2018 (SKNIS): A wide cross-section of persons from across government ministries and departments in St. Kitts and Nevis is currently participating in a three-day transformational leadership seminar aimed at building capacity of public sector leaders so that they can develop and operationalize strategies that promote national security and economic development.

The workshop, which is dubbed “Transformation of Key Public Sector Entities Impacting the National Security of St. Kitts and Nevis”, runs from October 01-03 at the Customs and Excise Department’s Conference Room. It is organized by the Ministry of National Security and facilitated by Dr. Rickert Allen, Senior General Manager – NCB Financial Group Limited in Jamaica.