Interview with Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite
By Orita Bailey In celebration of International Women’s Day 2012 Kittivisian Life is profiling one of the region’s foremost women in public service. As Deputy Secretary-General of CARICOM Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite is probably the highest ranked female public servant. We wanted to gain an insight into what it takes to attain such a position and [...]
A Precarious Future for the St. Kitts-Nevis Chamber of Industry of Commerce
By Russell Williams Last week David Lake – Country Manager, St. Kitts-Nevis LIME became President of the St. Kitts-Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce. Leadership of such an organisation isn’t easy at the best of times, and we are certainly not in the best of times. Satisfied with the selection and appointment of C. G. [...]
Ease Up On The Chinese Already!
By Russell Williams There has been a lot of China Bashing lately, and now even St. Kitts-Nevis is getting in on the act. The St. Kitts-Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce has gone on the offensive appearing to bat for the small local business. Certain pundits have chimed in citing the extraordinary levels of support [...]
Germany Remains A Strong Partner In Climate Protection In The Caribbean
Germany Remains A Strong Partner In Climate Protection In The Caribbean. The German Government is supporting additional measures for climate change adaptation in the Caribbean. For this purpose, the German Government is providing CARICOM a sum of up to 5.525 million euros (approx. 7.2 million USD), which is to be used for the project “Adaptation [...]
Jamaica’s PNP—Back in the Saddle Again
By Norman Girvan The Portia Simpson-Miller led People’s National Party (PNP) is back in office in Jamaica, having won the December 29 parliamentary election by the impressive margin of 41 seats to 22. Early reports are that nearly one-half of the eligible electors did not vote; and that the PNP secured 53 percent of the [...]
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