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Legal Aid Clinic – Thursday, 30th March, 2017

Published 29 March 2017

Community Notice

The St. Kitts-Nevis Legal Aid and Advice Centre will be holding a Legal Aid Clinic at the Cayon Community Centre on Thursday 30th March, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 pm.

Persons of minimum wage and/or the elderly needing advice, assistance or representation in legal matters are invited to access the service which will be provided.

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St. Kitts And Nevis Holds National Consultation On The Basel Conventio

Published March 28, 2017

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 27, 2017 (SKNIS): Approximately twenty persons representing various governmental and non-governmental stakeholder agencies assembled at the Ocean Terrace Inn (OTI) to participate in a one-day national consultation workshop on the Basel Convention and facilitation of the entry into force of the Ban Amendment.

Alistair Edwards (left), alongside the facilitator,
Tatiana Terekhova

The workshop was organized by the Department of Environment in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Convention (BRSC) of the United Nation’s Environment Programme. It focused on raising awareness of the Basel Convention and the Ban Amendment and other related international agreements and arrangements (Stockholm, Rotterdam and Minimata Conventions); providing assistance to St. Kitts and Nevis to ratify the Ban Amendment and in implementing the Basel Convention; encouraging exchange of information and experiences and; supporting the development of recommendations for implementation of the Conventions

Alistair Edwards, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Environment et.al, underscored the significant importance of the workshop and in particular, the BRS Conventions.

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MINISTER GRANT ATTENDS FIRST COMMONWEALTH TRADE MINISTERS MEETING

Published 27 March 2017

London, UK. Minister Grant arrived in London, England to participate in the first Commonwealth Trade Ministers Meeting.

The Ministerial Meeting organised by the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council brings together Trade Ministers from across the Commonwealth over a four-day period to discuss harnessing the Commonwealth advantage in a changing global trade landscape.

Minsters are also expected to explore how they can leverage opportunities and address challenges to intra-Commonwealth trade and investment and to look at preparations for the next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting scheduled for London in 2018.

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The Caribbean’s Only Billionaires are St.Kitts-Nevis Citizens

Published 27 March 2017

News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Mar. 27, 2017: The Caribbean has gone from zero to two billionaires according to the latest rich list from Forbes Magazine.

Even though both billionaires were not born in the Caribbean, both claim Caribbean citizenship in the island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis, thanks to the country’s Citizenship by Investment Program.

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CIBC FirstCaribbean Marks International Women’s Day

CIBC FirstCaribbean Marks International Women’s Day

(PRESS RELEASE) On March 8th 2017, CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank joined the international community in paying homage to its female members of staff in recognition of International Women’s Day.

To mark the special occasion the bank presented a rose along with a token of appreciation to each female member of staff. Business Support Officer, Jewel Wattley, reiterated the bank’s commitment to promoting gender equality.

“We are indeed pleased to reward our female members of staff with this small token of appreciation particularly since women make up 66% of the CIBC FirstCaribbean workforce. As such the bank remains committed to ensuring that we continue to support gender equality in business and in all aspects of life,” she noted.

International Women’s Day is celebrated globally on March 8 each year and marked by CIBC FirstCaribbean throughout the region. This global movement celebrates the social, economic and political achievements of women throughout the world.

This year the theme for International Women’s Day was “Be Bold for Change” – which challenged women to take bold action to challenge social rules and break down gender barriers.

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