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St. Kitts and Nevis hosts 17th Meeting of the Caribbean Fisheries Forum

Published 20 March 2019

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St. Kitts and Nevis hosts 17^th Meeting of the Caribbean Fisheries Forum

Wednesday 20^th March 2019, the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), an intergovernmental organization established to promote and facilitate the responsible use of the regions fisheries resources, will convene its annual meeting of the heads of from its 17 Member States. This year, that group of the Caribbean technical experts who make up the Caribbean Fisheries Forum will meet for two days in St. Kitts and Nevis.

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ST. KITTS-NEVIS GOVERNMENT HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SAYS MINISTER GRANT

Published 20 March 2019

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ST. KITTS-NEVIS GOVERNMENT HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SAYS MINISTER GRANT

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 20, 2019 (SKNIS): During the opening of the Caribbean Green Tech Start-up Bootcamp on March 19, Minister of International Trade, the Honourable Lindsay Grant, stated that governments around the world are playing a critical role in catalysing sustainable development through policies and regulations that encourage the adoption of green solutions. He noted that the Government of National Unity is one of them.

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ENTREPRENEURS BEING EMPOWERED TO DEVELOP GREEN TECH SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE

Published 20 March 2019

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ENTREPRENEURS BEING EMPOWERED TO DEVELOP GREEN TECH SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 20, 2019 (SKNIS): The Caribbean Green Tech Start-up Bootcamp, which is currently taking place at the Customs Excise Department from March 19 to 21, is set to build the green ecosystem and empower entrepreneurs to bring innovative green technologies to market and to address climate change, says Project Manager- Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre (CCIC), Carlinton Burrell.According to Mr. Burrell, the CCIC Bootcamp is “the first regional green technology focus event designed to encourage the generation of clean technology start-up to fight against climate change across the region.”

The CCIC is also the first and only clean tech incubator in the region. It has catered for over 60 entrepreneurs who are currently enrolled in the programme and has served more than 1000 over a four-year period.

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Infrastructure deficiency in West Basseterre is being addressed, ‘Patches’ hails Byron-Nisbett’s persistence

Published 20 March 2019

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Infrastructure deficiency in West Basseterre is being addressed, ‘Patches’ hails Byron-Nisbett’s persistence

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, March 20, 2019 (PLP PR Media Inc.) — Minister of Public Infrastructure et al, the Hon Ian ‘Patches’ Liburd has said infrastructure deficiency in West Basseterre is being addressed, and has commended Team Unity’s Caretaker for St. Christopher Three Senator the Hon Akilah Byron Nisbett for her persistence in ensuring West Basseterre is not left behind as the country develops.

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ENTREPRENEURS RECEIVE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT ON GENERATING VIABLE GREEN BUSINESS IDEAS

Published 19 March 2019

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ENTREPRENEURS RECEIVE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT ON GENERATING VIABLE GREEN BUSINESS IDEAS

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 19, 2019 (SKNIS): Leading up to the Caribbean Green Tech Bootcamp to be held from March 19 to 21, the Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre (CCIC) along with the Ministry of Trade hosted an Idea Generation Session at the Customs and Excise Department, on March 18, where green sector experts gave entrepreneurs the guidance and support on how to generate new ideas to create viable green businesses.