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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 22, 2022 (SKNIS) – Soldiers of the St. Kitts and Nevis Defence Force (SKNDF) were today (December 22) saluted for their bravery and dedicated service in ensuring and maintaining the peace and security across the twin-island Federation.The commendation to the officers was given by the Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew when he delivered remarks at the annual SKNDF Christmas Luncheon.“I take this opportunity to say thank you for your dedicated service on behalf of our beloved Federation. We, the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party administration, honour the sacrifices you make to…

The Improving Environmental Management through Sustainable Land Management inSt. Kitts and Nevis Project is being implemented under the auspices of the Ministry ofSustainable Development with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as theImplementing Agency and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) asthe Executing Agency. The project is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF).Under the project, Civil Servants of St. Kitts and Nevis are invited to apply for Scholarshipsto pursue a Master’s Degree at any accredited university of their choice. Six (6) fully fundedscholarships will be awarded for programs that commence in 2023. Scholarships shall notexceed two…

FAO and the Fisheries Division are working together to support local seamoss Farmers to increasetheir production of seamoss in the country.December 22, 2022 – Bridgetown, Barbados – Across the Caribbean, seamoss, the algae more popularlyknown as Irish Moss, has long been a staple in tasty homemade and commercial blended juices, manypurported to have energy inducing capabilities and a range of health benefits. A superfood, widely soldin its liquid and dried form, the strand-like algae thrive in Dominican waters, although it is also importedfrom other Caribbean countries. Over the past years, the Commonwealth of Dominica has worked hard at developing the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 21, 2022 (SKNIS): “With all this rainfall that we have had recently, why don’t we capture it in large storage tanks and prevent it from running away to the sea through our ghauts?” It’s a question that many people have asked over the years as water shortages have increased over the past several years. In a statement on the Water Supply delivered by the Minister of Public Infrastructure, the Honourable Konris Maynard, on December 19, 2022, during the Budget Debate, he said that capturing additional rainfall is not a silver bullet. Firstly, Honourable Maynard explained that when…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 20, 2022 (SKNIS) – In his wrap-up of the 2023 Budget, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, highlighted a number of improprieties that point to the clear mismanagement and poor financial state of the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis under the former Dr. Timothy Harris-led Administration.“The Bank was in a bad state of affairs. They had no audit of the Bank for about two to three years and when you asked why the bank is not audited, they said ‘well COVID’. All the other banks are audited in St. Kitts…

The Ministry of Creative Economy will be hosting a street festival along the Bay Road on December 24, 2022. In order to allow the organisers to set up for this event then clear the area after it is held, the section of road between College Street and Fort Street will be closed to vehicular traffic from 9 p.m. Friday, December 23, 2022, until midday Sunday, December 25, 2022.

Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, December 20, 2022 [Press Secretary’s Office]: The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is accelerating its Digital Transformation Agenda. The initiative was commemorated on Tuesday 20th December 2022, at a Signing Ceremony for the Digital Identity Authentication Project chaired by the Director (Ag) in the Department of Technology, Ms. Ophelia Blanchard.The project, slated to begin in 2023, signifies the commencement of a new agreement on Technical Cooperation between the International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology. The initiative is scheduled to be…

The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) wishes to advise that the Department and its affiliate facilities (Basseterre & Old Road Fisheries Complex) will close at 12 noon on Wednesday, 21st December, 2022. Regular operations will resume on Thursday, 22nd December, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. The Department apologizes for any inconvenience this brief closure may cause.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 20, 2022 (SKNIS): After a period spanning four days, from the presentation of the Budget Address 2022 by the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, to the rebuttal by Leader of the Opposition, the Honourable Mark Brantley, and debates by parliamentarians except for the member for St. Christopher 7, Dr. The Honourable Timothy Harris, The Appropriation (2023) Bill, 2022, with total estimates for 2023 of EC$ 1.02 Billion for recurrent expenditure, capital expenditure and net lending, was passed into law on Monday, December 19, 2022. With a total recurrent capital and net lending charges on consolidated…