BRUSSELS, Belgium, Wednesday September 5, 2012 –
ACP Secretary General Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas.
The Europe Commissions Agenda for Change outlines an altered approach towards European aid to the former European colonies, according to ACP Secretary General Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas. Continue reading
FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE ON WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
5 June 2012
As the world gears up for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), World Environment Day is an opportunity to highlight the need for a paradigm shift towards a more sustainable world. This year’s theme, “Green Economy: Does it include you?”, underscores the need for everyone to play their part in keeping humankind’s ecological footprint within planetary boundaries. Continue reading
A NEW IDEAS CONTEST CALLS FOR PROPOSALS TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY IN THE CARIBBEAN
• The 2012 IDEAS Energy Innovation Contest for the Caribbean was launched on February 15, 2012.
• Awards of up to US$200,000 are offered for projects and enterprises which promote energy efficiency and access to renewable energy in the Caribbean region.
• Applications from Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago are invited. Continue reading
By Cyndie Demming
March 8, 2012
Carol Bellamy’s wise words still resonate with many of us, “The economic benefits of investing in children have been extensively documented. Investing fully in children today will ensure the well-being and productivity of future generations for decades to come. What is needed now are increased efforts to promote youth participation and commitment; more services aimed at youth; more parental involvement; more education and information, using schools and other sites; more protection for girls, orphaned children and young women. Continue reading
Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 8th 2011 (CUOPM) –
Former Permanent Secretary in the defunct Ministry of National Security, Mrs. Astona Browne has been appointed St. Kitts and Nevis OECS Commissioner-designate and will head up the Regional Integration and Diaspora Affairs Unit.
Mrs Astona Browne - OECS Commissioner Designate