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Published 24 September 2026

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“OUR TASK IS NOT TO WIND DOWN UNAIDS”: ACTING PRIME MINISTER HANLEY TELLS UNGA81 SIDE EVENT

New York, USA, September 24, 2026 (SKNIS): Acting Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Geoffrey Hanley, has issued a strong call for continued international support and adequate resourcing of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), stressing its critical role in the global effort to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.

Dr. Hanley made the call while delivering opening remarks at the UNAIDS Transformation Side Event, held on the sidelines of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA81) in New York.

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Published 23 September 2026

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HON. KONRIS MAYNARD ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE CARIBBEAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION
 

Basseterre, St. Kitts, 23 September 2026 — The Honourable Konris Maynard, Minister of Public Infrastructure, Energy and Utilities, Domestic Transport, Information, Communication and Technology and Posts, has been elected President of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU).

Minister Maynard was elected during the 32nd General Conference of Ministers of the CTU, held in French Guiana, on 23 September 2026, as part of CTU ICT Week 2026.

His election marks another significant moment for St. Kitts and Nevis, as the smallest sovereign nation in the Western Hemisphere assumes the presidency of the Caribbean’s principal intergovernmental organisation dedicated to telecommunications and information and communications technology.

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Published 23 September 2026

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CFBC AND TAIWANICDF FORMALISE PARTNERSHIP TO STRENGTHEN ACTION ON PLASTIC WASTE AND MARINE LITTER

Basseterre, Saint Kitts, September 23, 2026 (SKNIS) – The Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) and the Taiwan Technical Mission, operating under the International Cooperation and Development Fund (TaiwanICDF), have formalised their collaboration through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at strengthening efforts to address plastic waste and marine litter in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

The MOU was signed today, September 23, 2026, at the CFBC Campus under the Prevention of Marine Litter in the Caribbean Sea (PROMAR) project, implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

The agreement establishes a framework for expanded cooperation between CFBC and TaiwanICDF in areas including recycling and material recovery, circular economy initiatives, marine litter prevention, technical knowledge exchange, capacity building, research and data collection, public education, community engagement and behavioural change.

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Published 23 September 2026

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SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO STRONGER CELAC-EU PARTNERSHIP

New York, USA, September 23, 2026 (SKNIS): Saint Kitts and Nevis has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening cooperation between the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU), during the CELAC-EU Ministerial Meeting held on the sidelines of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81) in New York.

The Federation was represented by the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, Senior Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, who welcomed the adoption of the 2025–2027 Roadmap and underscored the importance of stronger international cooperation in addressing shared global challenges.

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Published 23 September 2026

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ACTING PRIME MINISTER HANLEY DELIVERS CARICOM STATEMENT ON RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT AT UNITED NATIONS

United Nations, New York, September 23, 2026 (SKNIS): Acting Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Geoffrey Hanley, delivered a statement on behalf of the fourteen Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Wednesday, September 23, during the High-level Segment of the United Nations General Assembly commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development.
 

In presenting CARICOM’s position, Acting Prime Minister Hanley underscored the particular development challenges confronting Caribbean states, including climate-related disasters, high debt burdens, limited fiscal space, restricted access to concessional financing and structural inequalities within the international economic system.

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