BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, MARCH 11TH 2014 (CUOPM) – An urgent call has been made to transform education and human resource development in the Caribbean, has come from the region’s leading statesman and Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas. Dr. Douglas w...

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, MARCH 9TH 2014 (CUOPM) – St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has been actively participating in the 25th Inter-Sessional CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The St. Kitts and Nevis leader arriv...

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 06, 2014 (SKNIS): As part of their History Heritage Day, the History Department of the Verchilds High School recently held a concert which transported the students through time. The journey to the past started off with a song entitled Stand Up, Defend Your Rights, a son...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, March (CMC) – The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDPC) says there are reports of new cases of the chikungunya virus in the Caribbean. The ECDPC said in the past week, 293 new cases of chikungunya have been reported in the region, with confirmed ones in ...

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, FEBRUARY 26TH 2014 (CUOPM) – The Government of St Kitts and Nevis on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to international peace and security, democracy, and the rule of law, and has expressed concerned over the violent clashes between anti-and pro-government protestors i...

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, FEBRUARY 21ST 2014 (CUOPM) – Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister the Hon. Baldwin Spencer says he will await the ruling of the High Court in Antigua before setting a date for general elections. The Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) reports that Prime Minister Spencer sa...

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, FEBRUARY 12TH 2014 (CUOPM) - Ministers of Finance from the Eastern Caribbean will be in St. Kitts this weekend for a series of meetings. Ministers of Finance will attend the 78th Meeting of the Monetary Council, which will be followed by a meeting between Ministers of Financ...

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JANUARY 29TH 2014 (CUOPM) – St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas was expected to meet with the Presidents of Venezuela and Brazil during the margins of the Second Meeting of the Community of Latin America and Caribbean (CELA) in ...

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 29, 2014 (SKNIS): While the region faces unprecedented “economic stagnation”, the outlook for the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) in 2014, is said to have a positive growth. In his presentation on the Currency Union recently, Governor of the Easte...

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 29, 2014 (SKNIS): Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (E.C.C.B.), the Honourable Sir K. Dwight Venner presented a review of the performance of the economy of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) and the initiatives that have been taken to spur and sus...