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Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 23, 2023 (SKNIS): Hydrogeologist and Manager at the St. Kitts Water Services Department (WSD), Cromwell Williams explained that the reasoning behind the water rationing in recent years is a direct result of the increase in demand. He said during the popular radio and television show ‘InFocus’ that “When looking at the development of St. Kitts over the past 30 years, from the 90s to now, housing took off … and so our demand for water has increased drastically over the past 30 years and so we tried our best to keep pace in terms of being able to…

Festival Committee Close To Finalizing Artistes Roster BASSETERRE (23rd March, 2023): Be prepared for three nights of musical magic as we set the stage at the world-renowned Warner Park Cricket Stadium for the highly-anticipated 25th edition of the St. Kitts Music Festival, June 22-24, 2023.The St. Kitts Music Festival Committee recently unveiled the first wave of artistes for the 2023 edition to phenomenal applause locally and internationally. Chronixx, Air Supply, Koffee, Skinny Fabulous, Patrice Roberts, Skillibeng, GrandMasters Band, Byron Messia, Govana, and Valiant have been announced as the first tranche of sensational entertainers who will be part of an exciting slate of artistes for the St. Kitts…

Meet the Speakers: Dr K’adamawe K’nife who will speak on the topic ‘Cannabis and the Agriculture Industry – Opportunities and Risks’ & Dr Guido Marcelle who will discuss ‘How we can advance research in traditional medicine to inform guidelines, policies and procedures in order to integrate traditional medicine into our national health care systems’. This year’s dialogue will focus on : “An appropriate and sustainable model for health care in the ECCU/OECS – Agile Infrastructure, Traditional Medicine and Medicinal Cannabis”.Register today: https://lnkd.in/ehRiPQiN

Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, March 22, 2023: The Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Minister of National Security, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew joined other Regional Heads for the Regional Security Systems (RSS) Council of Ministers meeting in Grenada today, [Wednesday 22nd March 2023].The Prime Minister was accompanied by the Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security Ms. Cecile Hull, Commissioner of Police Mr. James Sutton, and Commander of St. Kitts and Nevis Defence Force (SKNDF), Lieutenant Colonel J. Anthony Comrie.The one-day meeting provided a platform for regional leaders to exchange ideas and discuss best practices for enhancing regional…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 22, 2023 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Public Infrastructure the St. Kitts Water Services Department, held two successful open days at the La Guerite Water Treatment Farm from March 20-21, 2023.The open days were part of the week of activities held by the Water Services Department to celebrate World Water Day 2023 under the theme “Accelerating Change”. World Water Day is celebrated on March 22 globally. Water Engineer at the St. Kitts Water Services Department, Cromwell Williams said, “Monday and Tuesday were an opportunity for the general public but in particular primary and secondary school students to get…

Permanent Mission of St. Kitts and Nevis (New York, March 22, 2023)—St. Kitts and Nevis is well represented at the Opening Ceremony of the highly-anticipated United Nations Water Conference. This is the first of its kind to be convened at the UN since 1977. The Conference, which convened under the theme ” Our watershed moment: Uniting the world for water” brings together world leaders, diplomats, civil society organizations, and thought leaders on the critical matter of Water as a common denominator in the successful implementation of the SDGs, especially Goal 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation. Today’s opening also coincides…

Castries – Saint Lucia – 22nd March 2023 – The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) is shining the spotlight on its first female Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Ms. Shaniqua Carey-Brown of St. Kitts and Nevis. Chairperson Carey-Brown was appointed to the Board in October 2022, and has since skillfully guided the Board in providing oversight of the electronic communications regulatory system in the ECTEL Member States via virtual meetings. On 9th March 2023 she chaired the 94th meeting of the ECTEL Board of Directors, the first in person meeting since 2019, which was held in Saint Lucia. The focus of that meeting was to assess the performance of ECTEL’s fiscal yearended September 2022, and to review the strategic priorities for the fiscal year ending September 2023. According to Chairperson Carey-Brown, “As the first female in this position, it is a significant honour to lead the Board as we pivot towards…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Wednesday, March 22, 2023) — National Statistical Office (NSO) representatives from Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member Statesgathered in Barbados on March 20 and March 21 for the final Project Steering Committee meeting of the Canada-funded Project for the Regional Advancement of Statistics in the Caribbean (PRASC). Launched in 2015, the CAD$19.5 million initiative, implemented by Statistics Canada, worked to build capacity of NSOs in 14 CARICOM countries and regional institutions to address statistical gaps to improve socio-economic measures and support evidence-based policy making in the Caribbean. Specifically, the PRASC helped to enhance the Systems of National Accounts by ensuring adherence to international standards; to enhance economic statistics by working on a robust business survey infrastructure; to improve social statistics by incorporating sex-disaggregated socio-economic indicators into household surveys; and, to encourage…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 22, 2023 (SKNIS) – Prime Minister and Minister of National Security of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew joined other Heads of Government for the Regional Security System (RSS) at the RSS Council of Ministers Meeting currently taking place at the Radisson Beach Resort in Grenada today, March 22, 2023.The meeting was convened under the patronage of the Prime Minister of Grenada, the Honourable Dickon Mitchell, the current Chairman of the RSS Council of Ministers.During the meeting, the Ministers will address and discuss several matters pertaining to the security of the region, including the…