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Month: April 2020

New “Fast-track” EU-funded COVID-19 Resilience Facility to benefit Caribbean OCTs

By Dr Jamal Browne Communications Manager, Resilience, Sustainable Energy, and Marine Biodiversity Programme for Caribbean Overseas Countries and Territories (RESEMBID) Friday, April 17, 2020 — Cole Bay, Sint Maarten – The European Union and Expertise France on Monday, 6th April approved…

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Economic impact of novel coronavirus in the Caribbean

As governments across the Caribbean implement responses to prevent, , mitigate, and manage the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and its consequences, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean, in collaboration…

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ST. K-N: Monthly salaried Government employees, pensioners and poverty alleviations stipend beneficiaries will be paid Monday, April 20th to faciliate their shopping

Monthly salaried employees and pensioners of the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis will be paid their monthly salaries and pensions on Monday, April 20thinstead of on Friday, April 24th, 2020.  The monthly payment to beneficiaries of the Government’s Poverty…

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St K-N: Government auxiliary employees and step employees get paid early in effort to avoid inconvenience during assigned shopping periods under State of Emergency

The weekly paid Government Auxiliary Employees (GAEs) and employees of the Skills Training Empowerment Programme (STEP) will receive their wages a day early next week on Thursday, April 23rd, 2020, instead of on the usual Friday, in order to avoid…

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1st repatriation flight Miami

Cayman: CAL Photos – first repatriation flight to Miami Photos from Friday’s (17) repatriation flight KX3102 from Grand Cayman to Miami. The photos are also posted on CAL’s Facebook page for social sharing. Photo credit: Paul Tibbetts Here are the…

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Cayman: NAU adds capacity: Streamlines processes to meet demand

CAYMAN ISLANDS (GIS) – The Needs Assessment Unit (NAU) reminds the public of its work priorities and procedures, during the COVID-19 crisis, as follows: ۰services to Caymanians remain a priority, with immediate focus placed on providing urgent food assistance ۰ other services, such…

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IMF: Mobilizing with Africa

IMF urges to mobilize funds for Africa in fight against pandemic At today’s “Mobilizing with Africa” event, Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the IMF, underscored the need to help African countries amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. To mitigate the economic fallout…

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Statement from HE the Governor Cayman Airways Flights to Managua, Nicaragua Cancelled

From The Governor’s Office It is with regret that the Nicaraguan Government have this morning closed their borders and will not be accepting the return of their citizens. This is incredibly disappointing given that we had close to 160 people…

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ST. K-N: Prime Minister Harris and Chief Medical Officer to discuss the national fight against COVID-19 Tomorrow, Saturday, on WINNFM’S Inside The News

St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, will make his fourth consecutive appearance on WINN (98.9) FM’s Inside the News(listen live at www.winnfm.com) tomorrow, Saturday, April 18th, 2020, from 11:00am.  The nation’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hazel Laws,…

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Nicaragua’s border closure cancels repatriation flights from Cayman

The Cayman Islands Government has informed Cayman Airways that the Nicaraguan government has now closed its borders indefinitely, and as a result, the repatriation flights scheduled to depart Grand Cayman for Managua this Saturday April 18, 2020, have been cancelled. The cancellation applies…