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Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 16, 2022 (SKNIS): As the Government works towards making St. Kitts and Nevis a sustainable island state, Minister of Agriculture the Hon. Samal Duggins during his Budget 2023 presentation outlined the Ministry of Agriculture’s plans to guarantee food security in the Federation.“We do have an approach that directly addresses food security and lowering our prices amidst all the challenges we are facing globally because we cannot ignore the fact that many of the challenges are beyond our control, but if we frame things properly and we put things into the right perspective and drive the production cost…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 16, 2022 (SKNIS): Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Marine Resources et al, the Hon. Samal Duggins, during his budget presentation on December 15, 2022, outlined a number of plans that are in the pipeline to strengthen the functioning of the Department of Agriculture and improve crop production.“In the Department of Agriculture, there is so much hope, so much prospect for the future. And that hope is largely hinged on our efforts toward climate-smart agriculture and this is not just a fancy term. In St. Kitts and Nevis, we are approximately 104 square miles, not enough land space…so…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 16, 2022 (SKNIS) – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, through the Ministry of Tourism, intends to inject additional funding into the St. Kitts Music Festival so that the 25th edition of the annual event will truly be an experience like no other.While making her presentation on the 2023 National Budget on Thursday, December 15, Minister of Tourism, the Honourable Marsha Henderson said plans are already being made for the staging of next year’s event.“Today, the St. Kitts Music Festival is a world-class event anticipated by many around the world. Plans are already afoot for the 25th anniversary…

BASSETERRE, ST KITTS, December 15, 2022 (Press Secretary’s Office)- The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis extends great appreciation to the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) for their generous donation of over US$3 million to the Ministries of Agriculture, Fisheries and Marine Resources, Cooperatives, Entrepreneurship and Creative Economy.Ambassador, His Excellency Michael Chau-Hong Lin made the presentation in a short handing over ceremony held at the Prime Minister’s Office on Wednesday afternoon 14th December 2022.Prime Minister, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew and the Minister responsible, the Honourable Samal Duggins both expressed sincere gratitude for the continued support from the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 15, 2022 (SKNIS): Minister of Agriculture et al. the Honourable Samal Duggins, while lending his support to the Appropriation Bill (2023), 2022 on day two (2) of the debate (December 15), pledged St. Kitts and Nevis’ commitment to CARICOM’s 25 percent by 2025 Agenda which is aimed at reducing the regional food bill. “Madam Speaker, we have adopted a more measurable goal, a goal that we have not adopted alone. As members of CARICOM, we have bought into the 25 by 25 Agenda where we have agreed across CARICOM to invest in our people so that…

15 December 2022 – St. George’s, Grenada – The Food and Agriculture Organization of theUnited Nations (FAO) recently conducted a five-day technical training workshop in Grenada onthe production and management of small ruminant livestock for 40 participants comprising oflectures and field sessions. The training which was held from November 7 to 11 2022 wasorganized by the Ministry of Agriculture World-Bank funded OECS Regional AgriculturalCompetitiveness Project and conducted by Dr Gabrielle Young, a Livestock Support Managerbased in Jamaica. The participants included extension officers, livestock officers, 4-H students,livestock farmers and agro processors, and aimed to increase capacity of extension officers andsmall ruminant…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 15, 2022 (SKNIS): An injection of EC $18.1 million will be pumped into St. Kitts and Nevis’ tourism industry for 2023, thus ensuring that the product remains globally competitive. This was highlighted by the Honourable Marsha Henderson, Minister of Tourism, during the 2023 Budget Address Debate on day two (December 15) of the National Assembly. “Madam Speaker, we understand the impact and the need for global marketing and, therefore, we have earmarked $18.1 million for strategic marketing around the world. Due to the highly competitive nature of the tourism industry and the continuing impact created by…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 16, 2022 (SKNIS): Businesses, agencies, groups and individuals across St. Kitts and Nevis are strongly encouraged to support the prisoner Rehabilitation Programme at His Majesty’s Prison (HMP) in light of several successes within the life-changing programme. Vincent Fahie and Antwan Thompson were singled out as examples of inmates who entered the programme and have turned their lives around. Both men became positive role models during their time in HMP, teaching academic subjects to other inmates and also to civilians who attended classes for free. The duo excelled in HMP and became the first inmates to pursue a…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 15, 2022 (SKNIS) – In an effort to secure both the present and future economic prospects for the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Dr. Terrance Drew said that the Government plans to develop a Sovereign Wealth Fund.“The Government’s goal is to create a Sovereign Wealth Fund which will be responsibly managed by high-level professionals. This Fund will be used to safely invest in international markets and industries over the long term and we will ensure by legislation that the fund can only be tapped into for rainy days and…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 15, 2022 (RSCNPF): The Police have charged 65-year-old Agatha James-Andries of Halfway Tree on three (3) counts of the offence of Forgery and three (3) counts of the offence of Uttering Forged Documents. She was arrested and charged on December 14, 2022. The offences were committed on June 09, 2022, June 10, 2022, and July 08, 2022, respectively. A search warrant was also executed on December 14, 2022, on the law office of James-Andries and a number of items of evidential value were taken into Police custody. Later that day, she received bail in the sum of $40,000…