Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 14, 2023 (ZIZ Newsroom): Prime Minister the Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew is in Brussels, Belgium with Heads of State and Government of the European Union and the Community of Latin American and the Caribbean States for the EU-CELAC Summit from July 17 to 18.
The Summit will be co-chaired by the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and the Prime Minister of St. Vincent & Grenadines, Hon. Ralph E. Gonsalves.
The delegation from Saint Kitts and Nevis includes the Prime Minister Drew; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas; Minister of Sustainable Development; Environment and Climate Action, Hon. Dr. Joyelle Clarke; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Kaye Bass; Permanent Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office, Ms. Naeemah Hazelle; and Press Secretary to the Prime Minister Adelcia Connor-Ferlance.
The goal of this meeting is to hold a concentrated political conversation on pertinent mutually beneficial issues such as the green transition, climate finance, the structured cooperation between the EU and the Caribbean area, existing security challenges such as Haiti, and the larger geopolitical environment.
During the Summit, Leaders will discuss several critical topics including climate financing; strengthening the common trade agenda; implementing the Global Gateway investment strategy to accelerate a fair green and digital transition and address inequalities; joining forces for justice, citizen security, and the fight against transnational organized crime; and cooperating to promote peace and security, democracy, rule of law, human rights, and humanitarian aid.
]]>Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 27, 2023 (ZIZ Newsroom): As Diplomatic Week 2023 Continues Governor General Her Excellency Dame Marcella Liburd GCMG JP received three officials who are normally based overseas on Thursday morning.
The first to visit were the Honorary Consul of St. Christopher and Nevis in Turkey, Fatma Gonul Oray Eken and Honorary Consul of St. Kitts & Nevis to Belgium Mehmet Aykun Eken.
Mr. Eken is the President Emeritus of Federation International des Corps et Associations Consulaires or FICAC and during the visit he presented Dame Marcella with the FICAC Gold Star in recognition of her pursuit of economy stability and equality and her commitment to the advancement of people throughout the world with particular emphasis on the people of St. Kitts and Nevis.
Her Excellency and the visiting diplomats spoke about their roles and responsibilities and Her Excellency was invited to attend an upcoming FICAC Summit.
Dame Marcella thanked both officials for the work they have been doing on behalf of St. Kitts and Nevis over the years and said she is confident they will continue to assist the federation in whatever way they can.
Later that morning the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Saint Kitts and Nevis, H.E. Sergey Petrovich presented his credentials to the Governor-General.
Mr. Petrovich has worked at Russian Embassies in Sweden and Ireland between the years 1993 to 2012 attaining the rank of Minister Counsellor at the Russian Embassy in Ireland.
Upon completion of his service at the Embassy, His Excellency then served as Deputy Director of the Second European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Currently, Mr. Petrovich holds the diplomatic rank of Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Envoy 1st Class.
Saint Kitts and Nevis formalized bilateral and diplomatic relations with the Russian Federation on 22nd September, 2003.
Since the establishment, there has been high level engagement and exchanges at the diplomatic and political level.
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]]>Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 23, 2020 (SKNIS): British Airways (BA) flights between the United Kingdom (UK) and the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis have been suspended for two weeks, from Saturday, December 26, 2020, to Saturday, January 2, 2021, as a safety measure after a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 Virus (Novel Coronavirus) was discovered in the United Kingdom.
The announcement was made at the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) COVID-19 Briefing on December 23, 2020, by Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hazel Laws.
The Federation joins several other countries worldwide in instituting the suspension to monitor the situation so as not to put their populations at risk.
On 14th December 2020, authorities in the United Kingdom reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) the new variant of the Novel Coronavirus.
Cases of the new variant have been detected outside of the UK. Cases were detected in Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Australia, and South Africa, all resulting from travel.
Scientists have reported that the new variant of the Novel Coronavirus has higher transmissibility, estimated between 40 and 70 percent. However, their initial analysis suggests there is no change in the severity of illness or the mortality rate, no reports of poorer clinical outcomes, no higher mortality, and no specific population group that has been affected.
Additionally, there is currently no evidence that the mutations in the spike protein will affect vaccine efficacy.
]]>Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 18, 2020 (SKNIS): The Honorary Consulate of St. Kitts and Nevis in Belgium has presented its compliments to the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis on the occasion of celebrating 37 years of independence.
In a letter to the Premier of Nevis and Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Mark Brantley, the Consulate wrote “On the occasion of the 37th Anniversary of the Independence of St. Kitts and Nevis, I would like to express my deepest respect and my heartfelt congratulations for yourself and for all the people of St. Kitts and Nevis.”
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