St. Kitts & Nevis – February 5, 2010: Alleviating poverty across the Caribbean is a top priority for the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) through its flagship regional poverty alleviation programme, the Basic Needs Trust Fund or (BNTF). In its quest for poverty reduction, a four day regional workshop entitled “Management for Development Results” is being held in the Federation during which CDB Officials, regional BNTF officers and local stakeholders in poverty mitigation will be trained in the techniques and requirements for identifying, creating, implementing and monitoring sub-projects designed to attain development results. Regional Portfolio Manager for BNTF, Mrs. Denise Noel-DeBique spoke to WINN FM 98.9 about how they identify poverty on respective islands in the region.