October 2016

‘Heartbreaking’

October 18, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14715" align="alignleft" width="300"] UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon makes a gesture of solidarity to people whose homes were destroyed by Hurricane Matthew, as he visits a school where they have sought shelter in Les Cayes, Haiti, on Saturday.[/caption] PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon...

C’bean countries to benefit from new USAID agreement

October 18, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6507" align="alignright" width="300"] PAHO Dominican-born Director Carissa F Etienne[/caption] WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — Caribbean countries are expected to benefit from a multi-million dollar agreement signed between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). USAID will provide more...

Soca Monarch Seminar

October 18, 2016 in Community Pulse

In an effort to educate Artistes in this year’s Soca Monarch Competition and to give them a better understanding of the world of Intellectual Property, The St. Kitts-Nevis National Carnival Committee (SKNCC) will be hosting a seminar on Intellectual Property Rights and how it impacts...