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Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 30, 2023 (SKNIS): Red flags for parents and other people to consider that may suggest that a child is autistic were shared on Wednesday (March 30, 2023), as the nation prepares to observe Autism Awareness Day on April 02. Autism, or autism spectrum disorder, is a developmental disorder of the brain. It includes a wide range of conditions that affect social interaction and communication and is characterized by challenges to social skills and repetitive behaviour. On the radio and television programme InFocus, Alice Francis, Learning Specialist at the St. Kitts Spectrum Services Centre, noted that repetitive behaviour is…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 30, 2023 (SKNIS) –– The Ministry of Small Business & Entrepreneurship, the business support arm for the Government, in its quest to help further develop the Micro Small and Medium Enterprise sector (MSME), has planned a Community Business Meeting for Thursday 6th, April 2023 at the Newtown Community Center, commencing at 6:00 p.m. This meeting forms part of the Ministry’s strategy to foster the development of the sector. The intention, therefore, is to engage potential and existing entrepreneurs in discussions regarding the successful establishment and/or continued operation of their business venture. Presentations will be made on the technical…

Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, March 30, 2023 [Ministry of Health] – The Joseph N France General Hospital has received and commissioned two Far-Infrared Therapy machines, generously donated by the Taipei Veterans General Hospital and the WS Far IR Medical Technology Co., LTD in Taiwan. The machines were received by His Excellency Donya L. Francis, the country’s resident Ambassador to Taiwan, on behalf of the Government and people of St. Kitts and Nevis at a brief ceremony held in Taiwan in December of 2022. Both machines arrived in the Federation earlier this year and are now ready to be deployed. Ambassador…

Basseterre, St. Kitts. March 30, 2023 (Department of Sports): The Ministry of Sport participated in a walkthrough of the Kim Collins Stadium, with an official from Mondo, a world leader in track and field surfacing, to assess the track with hopes of doing significant renovations to it, shortly.Michael Tovar, Director of Mondo Track Division, was joined by Hon. Samal Duggins, the Minister with responsibility for Sport; Valencia Syder, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Sport and Culture; Jeffery Hazel, Acting Director of Sports; Elricia Francis, Assistant Secretary; Jennifer Sirjue, Projects Officer; Kevin Morris, Venue Manager and Delwayne Delaney, President of SKN…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC®) will host the International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA) 48th Annual Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica from 24 – 29 September 2023.Under the theme, “Digitalising Assessments and Credentials”, the conference will focus on exploring ongoing and recent developments in educational assessment and provide delegates with an opportunity share their knowledge, philosophies, strategies, research and practices.Sub themes will include:

30 March 2023, Basseterre, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis –Savings accounts, loans and credit cardsare some of the key facilities offered by commercial banks to the citizens and residents of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU). In the second of a two-part ECCB Connects programme, Baldwin Taylor, General Manager of Bank of Montserrat Limited, discusses key banking terms relating to loans and credit cards that persons should be familiar with. Taylor also serves as the Secretary of the Bankers Associations forAntigua and Barbuda and Montserrat, and the ECCU. Taylor defines collateral as the security that a bank will hold against a loan facility to allow the bank to recover the fundsloaned in the event of a default. He explained that thiscollateral can be in the form of cash, a bill of sale or a mortgage over a property. He deemed collateral to be very important as it is depositors’ funds that banks loan to customers. On the…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 30, 2023 (SKNIS) – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, since taking office in August 2022, has had to make several tough and prudent decisions to stabilize the country and protect the people of the Federation, particularly the most vulnerable in society.Speaking at his press conference earlier today (Thursday, March 30), Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew said, “We have taken the tough decisions, the prudent decisions to make sure that this country will once again become Number One. That is what we are striving for.” With respect to electricity in the country, Prime Minister Dr.…

Bioeconomy promotes responsible production and consumption of renewable natural resources, contributing to climate action and protecting biodiversity 30/03/2023 New York-“We must use existing biological resources more efficiently, and waste less, instead of relying on finite fossil-based resources”, the Director of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, told a high-level event held at the UN General Assembly to commemorate the first-ever International Day of Zero Waste. In a video message, Qu explained that as the world population is predicted to grow close to 10 billion people by 2050, there is an immense challenge to meet…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 30, 2023 (SKNIS) – The Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew used Thursday’s (March 30) press conference with his fellow Cabinet Ministers to assure the citizens and residents of the Federation of the Government’s commitment to ensuring the safety and security of all.“Your government along with the security forces, meaning the police, military, customs and others, are working assiduously to bring what we consider to be real calm to you the citizens, as we strive to eradicate this scourge from our society. You deserve nothing less and today we commit that…

The Ministry of Youth Empowerment is pleased to announce that nominations for the 25 Most Remarkable Teens 2023, are officially open from March 24-May 26. Forms are at all the high schools in St. Kitts, Ministry of Youth Empowerment office (3rd Floor, The Cable Building) and at the Department of Youth Nevis.