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Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 06, 2023 (SKNIS): The inaugural Housing Solution Forum, hosted by the Department of Disability Services, took place on September 5, 2023, at the McKnight Community Center. This significant event provided a platform for individuals with varying abilities to access essential information concerning housing programmes, land acquisition, financial resources, and other relevant opportunities. Janelle Lewis Tafari, Permanent Secretary within the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Ageing, and Disabilities, emphasized the advantages of homeownership, highlighting its potential to build wealth over time, among other benefits. She expressed the sentiment shared by many in St. Kitts and Nevis, where home ownership…

Dr Carla Barnett, Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has called on fisheries stakeholders to invest more in research and innovation so that countries in the Region can gain maximum benefits from marine living resources. In opening remarks to the 20th Anniversary Scientific Conference of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) held virtually on Monday 28 August, the Secretary General said that applying knowledge and technology in fisheries and aquaculture will help to create value from unutilized or underutilized marine living resources. “The health of the coastal and marine ecosystems, and the well-being of our people, are integrally connected,” she…

In keeping with a decision taken at the Inaugural Africa-CARICOM Summit on 7 September 2021 for an annual acknowledgement to signal an ongoing commitment to strengthened relationships, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will mark Africa-CARICOM Day on Thursday, 7 September 2023. Following the Summit, the pace of initiatives to strengthen Africa-CARICOM’s cooperation has quickened in areas of strategic importance to the Regions. CARICOM Chair, Prime Minister of Dominica, the Hon Roosevelt Skerrit, has urged the Community to maintain momentum to foster the Region’s increasingly important and fast developing relationship with Africa and the African Union (AU). He called for the Community…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 05, 2023 (SKNIS): Citizens and residents of St. Kitts and Nevis will gain greater insight into major events on the Independence 40 Calendar of Activities on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, during the radio and television programme InFocus. Co-chairs of the Independence 40 Planning Committee, Dr. Marcus Natta and Veira Galloway, will appear on the programme to bring the public up-to-date on plans and times for various events including the Visits to Schools by Cabinet Members, the Independence Street Fair and Fashion Extravaganza, and launch of a Commemorative Stamp Competition. Dr. Marcus Natta The announcement of the guest for…

TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT  STATEMENT   WHCA31 TAPA TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN ALERT STATEMENT ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES 12:08 PM ECT TUE, SEP 5, 2023 THIS IS FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN HAS FORMED IN THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC FORECAST TO BECOME A POWERFUL MAJOR HURRICANE BY THE END OF THE WEEK… THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES IS NOW FOLLOWING THE PROGRESS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN, LOCATED 1422 EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND 1694 EAST SOUTHEAST OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. THE FORECAST TRACK STILL REMAINS HIGHLY UNRELIABLE DUE TO ITS FAR DISTANCE FROM…

The National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) entered into an Agreement on 30th August 2023 with Mr. Garvin Newton a local Systems Engineer, to act as the Verification Officer for the St Kitts Health Services Sector ICT Project. Mr. Newton is an experienced Systems Engineer with an impressive list of accomplishments who will bring a wealth of knowledge to this Project. Mr. Newton will be acting on behalf of the NTRC during the first component of the project. The first component is the building out of a Wide Area Network (WAN) between Joseph N. France General Hospital and the other sixteen…

Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, September 5, 2023 (Press Secretary, PMO) – On Saturday, 2nd September, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew held a highly productive meeting with members of the Duty-Free Association of St. Kitts and Nevis Ltd at the Karma Restaurant in Frigate Bay. Accompanying the Prime Minister were Austin Edinborough, Advisor in the Office of the Prime Minister, and Naeemah Hazelle, Permanent Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office. This meeting marked the first in a series of engagements with stakeholders in the tourism industry as part of preparations for the upcoming tourism season…

San José, September 4, 2023 (IICA). Starting today in Costa Rica, a group of more than 30 people, including senior officials from the region and international experts, will discuss the role of agrifood trade in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) with a view to strengthening its contribution to sustainable development and global food security. They will do so at a high-level, two-day workshop being held at the Headquarters of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in San José. In a context of increasing changes in economic and trade relations, the objective of the meeting is to position…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 04, 2023 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Agriculture is working with crop producers to help mitigate the challenges posed by lower rainfall levels as St. Kitts and Nevis continues to grapple with the effects of climate change.Minister of Agriculture, the Honourable Samal Douglas, said that several initiatives are being implemented to help farmers conserve and efficiently use water as the ministry carefully balances the need to provide water for residential, industrial and agricultural use.“In the short term, what we want to do is work on the provision of water tanks and water harvesting features for our farmers…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 04, 2023 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Education offers its heartfelt apologies for the delay in delivering school meals on Monday, September 04, 2023, and is actively engaged in resolving this matter. The delay was primarily attributed to ongoing cosmetic enhancements taking place at the facility.Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, the Honourable Dr. Geoffrey Hanley, has assured that the issue will be promptly resolved.“In the upcoming days, the ministry will make the necessary adjustments to ensure timely lunch deliveries,” said Minister Hanley. “We deeply care about the well-being of our students, and we remain committed…