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CARICOM Leaders Pay Homage To Cuban National Hero

Jose Marti – Cuban National Hero Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis December 08, 2008 (CUOPM) St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas was among Caribbean Heads of State and Government who paid tribute to Cuba’s National …

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Third Cuba-CARICOM Summit To Be Held In Cuba

St. Kitts – Nevis PM With Cuban Ambassador Photo By Erasmus Williams Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis November 24, 2008 (CUOPM) The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is expected to be represented at the Third Cuba-CARICOM Summit in Santiago …

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CARICOM Travel Card To Be Implemented In 2009

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CARIPASS Will Make Caribbean Travel Easier

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
October 07, 2008 (CUOPM)

The recently signed Memorandum of Understanding between IMPACS and the Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD) and the accompanying standard operational procedures which addressed customer service training to be provided to Immigration and Customs Departments were among issues discussed at the recent meeting of Regional Chiefs of Immigration and Comptrollers of Customs.

Acting Comptroller of Customs, Mr. Rodney Harris and Inspector Luther Kelly of the Immigration Department attended the September 9th to October 1st meeting in Grenada which also discussed the Advance Passenger Information System and the Advance Cargo Information System.

The implementation of the CARICOM Travel Card (CARIPASS) as approved at the Twenty-Ninth Conference of Heads of Government Meeting in July 2008 was the main focus of the Agenda.

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CARICOM Ambassadors Tout Benefits Of CSME

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Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
July 16, 2008 (SKNIS)

Fourteen CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) returned to their respective territories on Tuesday, armed with the skills and information to better promote the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) to their peers and to encourage active participation.

On Monday, the youth advocates representing 13 countries, convened at the Jolly Beach Resort in Antigua to explore how persons can make a living and move capital within the CSME. They also reviewed the art of public speaking and gained insight into the critical role the media plays in helping to keep the populace informed. Most Ambassadors considered the creation of youth friendly messages and the drafting of a regional youth advocacy network as the highlight of the one-day session.

Dean of the CYA corps Donna Greene stated that the meeting was “extremely useful” as it addressed the current state of the CSME and the way forward. She called for more intra-regional trade among member states noting that this will improve self sufficiency and limit the impact of external factors, such as rising food prices on Caribbean economies.

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Nevis Island Students Win CARICOM Quiz

Nevis's Victorious CARICOM Quiz Team and Coaches

Nevis’s Victorious CARICOM Quiz Team & Coaches

Charlestown, Nevis
July 07, 2008

Two students of the Charlestown Secondary School (CSS) were victorious in the recently held Caricom quiz in Antigua.

Miss Yunoka Flemming and Miss Kalea Clarke of Form 4A1 were selected to represent the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, after they dominated the national competition earlier this year.

Deputy Premier and Minister of Youth in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) Hon. Hensley Daniel, on Thursday July 03, congratulated the students on their recent achievement.

“I want to on behalf of the Premier and my other colleagues in government to congratulate the students from the Charlestown Secondary School for winning the Caricom quiz.  Of course we want our students to continue to be very knowledgeable on the region,” Minister Daniel said.

He spoke to the students of the achievements of past Nevisians and elaborated on the importance of the quizzes.

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