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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, December 20, 2022: The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is putting US$43.3 million into the construction of a brand-new comprehensive school and the rehabilitation of two others in East Grand Bahama-, to accommodate students whose schools were destroyed by Hurricane Dorian in 2019.  The Bank’s board of directors approved the loan to the Government of The Bahamas at its December 9 meeting. Under the project, the East End Primary School will be rehabilitated, and a new East Grand Bahama Comprehensive School will be constructed. In addition, 2,000 teachers and principals will be trained in learning recovery and enhancement to…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 19, 2023 (SKNIS): Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation and International Transport, the Honourable Marsha Henderson, in her presentation on the 2023 Budget on Thursday, December 15, stated that the Ministry of Tourism is more interested in increasing the value per capita spend of visitors, which is more important than counting the number of arrivals each year. “We must again do all we can do to increase the attraction of high-spending visitors per capita because it is our intention to ensure that the money trickles down,” she said. Minister Henderson added that “The government’s tourism development strategy continues to be…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 20, 2022 (SKNIS) – Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, in wrapping up the debate on the 2023 Budget, said the Government has introduced a comprehensive and innovative National Budget that will allow St. Kitts and Nevis to boldly face the varying challenges the country will likely face in the upcoming year.“2023 will present its own challenges but we will step up to these challenges with innovation, hard work and commitment,” Prime Minister Dr. Drew said in the National Assembly on Monday (December 19) evening, shortly before the passage of the Appropriation…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 20, 2022 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has entered discussions for additional airlift support into the Federation which will realize routes from JetBlue and United Airlines into the Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw (RLB) International Airport starting in the second quarter of 2023. Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation and International Transport, the Honourable Marsha Henderson announced this during her presentation on the 2023 Budget on Friday, December 16. “Today I am happy to report that we have entered into several advanced discussions for additional airlift support into the Federation which will realize routes from JetBlue and United Airlines…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 20, 2022 (SKNIS): A plan to bring relief to persons affected by water shortage in the Frigate Bay area is being negotiated between the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis and the St. Kitts Marriott Resort. During the Budget Debate on December 19, 2022, Minister responsible for water, the Honourable Konris Maynard, said that St. Kitts Marriott Resort is currently not utilising its full desalination capacity, which opens the door for a sharing agreement. “The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis and the Marriott are finalizing an agreement for the supply of up to 300,000 gallons of…

The General Public is advised that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be closed from 12:00 noon on Wednesday, 21st December, 2022. Operations at the Ministry will resume on Thursday, 23rd December, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. The Ministry apologizes for any inconvenience this brief closure may cause.

DEVELOPING HOTEL CHAIN IN THE CARIBBEANBasseterre, St. Kitts (December 20, 2022) – MSR Media Producer Philippe Martinez announced todaythe acquisition of the Ocean Terrace Inn Hotel in Basseterre, St. Kitts from Ocean Terrace Inn Limitedand other companies of the TDC Group of Companies (TDC). The oceanfront boutique hotel withbreathtaking views of the Caribbean will be renamed “MSR Hotels Saint Kitts,” as the companycontinues to expand and build infrastructure for its film development operations in the Federation. Italso marks the first hotel acquisition for MSR Media, with plans to develop a hotel chain in theCaribbean.The deal was negotiated with Earle Kelly,…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 20, 2022 (SKNIS) – The Attorney General’s Office and the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs have been granted budgetary increase totaling $2.5 million for the year 2023 to implement a number of initiatives that will modernize access to justice, speed up legal processes, and fuel and invigorate the Attorney General’s Office, thereby greasing the engine of government. “Good governance costs money. To implement the structures necessary to provide the transparency, accountability, and anti-corruption mechanisms necessary to transform our Federation into a modern, responsible, mature, sustainable small island state, we had to budget for the offices of the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 19, 2022 (SKNIS): The key steps to transforming St. Kitts and Nevis into a sustainable small island developing state were articulated by the Honourable Dr. Joyelle Clarke, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Climate Action, and Constituency Empowerment, while lending support to the 2023 Budget Debate on December 19, 2022. “We are going to support recycling industries; we are going to empower people through their own innovation and creativity, and we are going to ensure that we limit waste or engage in waste-to-energy programmes. This culture of innovation has to be the foundation for our sustainable transition. …

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 19, 2022 (SKNIS): Staff at the Solid Waste Management Corporation (SWMC) will enjoy greater benefits and support as the government pushes ahead with the transformation of St. Kitts and Nevis into a Sustainable Small Island Development State. Minister of Sustainable Development and Environment, the Honourable Dr. Joyelle Clarke, said that questionable financial decisions made over the past seven years have undermined the stability of the Corporation. Additionally, several issues among staff created an atmosphere of fighting and distrust that left employees feeling “diminished and unappreciated.” “I’m thankful in our Budget that we have an additional $1.5 million…