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The Rotary Community Corp of Basseterre (RCCB)

Published 02 October 2018

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The Rotary Community Corps (RCC) of Basseterre    

 

The Rotary Community Corp of Basseterre took this Summer with Force

Tuesday 2nd October, 2018 – (St. Kitts)The RotaryCommunity Corp of Basseterre (RCCB), launched its inaugural Back to School drive on August 19, 2018. This initiative gave the communitydriven group an opportunity to give back by providing school supplies to the nation’s youth who may otherwise not have all the necessary supplies for the 2018-2019 school year.

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Actions agreed to improve the health of women, children and adolescents across their life course

Published 02 October 2018

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Actions agreed to improve the health of women, children and adolescents across their life course

 Washington, D.C., 26 September 2018 (PAHO/WHO) – Ministers of health from throughout the Americas have endorsed a series of actions aimed at ending preventable deaths among women, children and adolescents; ensuring their physical and mental health and well-being across their life course; and expanding enabling environments, so that no one is left behind.

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PM Harris’ Press Conference Scheduled for Thursday, October 4th, 2018

Published 02 October 2018

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The Honourable Prime Minister’s monthly press conference will be held Thursday, October 4th, 2018 from 10:00am in the Parliamentary Lounge at Government Headquarters.
PM Harris’ Press Conference Scheduled for 
Thursday, October 4th, 2018
 
Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris is pleased to once more update citizens and residents of St. Kitts and Nevis on matters of national interest.

The Honourable Prime Minister’s monthly press conference will be held Thursday, October 4th, 2018 from 10:00am in the Parliamentary Lounge at Government Headquarters.

The press conference will be broadcast live on national media and attended by the press corps who will ask questions for the benefit of the listening and viewing public.

The St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service (SKNIS) will stream the press conference live on Facebook Thursday, October 4th, starting at 10:00am.  Prime Minister Harris’ press conferences are always streamed live on www.facebook.com/sknismedia/.

You can also tune in to live coverage of the Prime Minister’s press conference on Sugar City (90.3) FM, WINN (98.9) FM, ZIZ Radio (95.9, 96.1, 96.3 or 96.9 FM) or ZIZ TV (https://zizonline.com/tv/channel-5/).

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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 56th 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, 28th September, 2018, in the margins of the 73rd  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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