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Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 03, 2022 (SKNIS): Her Excellency Nerys Dockery, Permanent Representative of St. Kitts and Nevis to the United Nations (UN), has emphatically called for an end to the embargo imposed on the Republic of Cuba by the United States of America. While giving her maiden address to the United Nations General Assembly on the “Resolution on the necessity of ending the economic and financial embargo by the United States of America against Cuba” on Thursday, November 03, 2022, H.E. Dockery said that the embargo is damaging the economic situation in Cuba and significantly affects the standard of living…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, November 03, 2022 (SKNIS) – Citizens and residents are being encouraged to tune in to the live Sitting of the National Assembly on Friday, November 04, 2022, when four critical Bills are set to be tabled.The four Bills, namely: the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2022; the Evangelistic Faith Church Incorporation Bill, 2022; the Small Business Development (Amendment) Bill, 2022, and the Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill, 2022, are expected to have their first and second readings on Friday.Speaking on a radio programme on Wednesday, November 2, Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew urged citizens and residents to pay keen attention to the Parliamentary…

The First Film is the Action Movie “Fast Sea” Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 3, 2022 (SKNIS): MSR Media has announced that it is set to produce 35 films in St. Kitts & Nevis over five years. The first film is the action movie Fast Sea, written by Sean Michael Argo and Leigh Scott, produced by Philippe Martinez and directed by Leigh Scott. Production is slated to start in January 2023 in St. Kitts.During a meeting this week with the Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, MSR Media producer Philippe Martinez revealed that MSR Media, a SKN based company,…

(Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 1, 2022): The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) is inviting importers and exporters to participate in the 2nd edition of the Caribbean Virtual Agri-Food Trade Mission which is set to be held from November 15-17 2022. All agri-preneurs and agro-processors on St. Kitts and Nevis are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to connect with buyers and sellers across the Caribbean, South, Central and North America. Eligible persons from sectors that involve the trading of fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, crustacean and mollusks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, locally made cosmetics and more are asked to email iica.kn@iica.int or visit…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, November 3, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — Over twenty five participants, drawn from employees in public and private tourism sectors, are taking part in the St. Kitts Sustainable Destination Council of the Ministry of Tourism-organised two-day ‘I Speak St. Kitts Culture and Heritage Workshop 2022’ that opened on Wednesday November 2 at the CUNA Conference Centre in Fortlands, West Basseterre. Opening the workshop was Sustainable Tourism Coordinator in the St. Kitts Ministry of Tourism, Mr Kenney Manning, who observed that according to the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), cultural tourism is one of the fastest growing segments of the…

The State of Food and Agriculture 2022 (SOFA) also addresses the potential impact of thistechnological change on job displacement and unemployment.November 02, 2022, Santiago, Chile- Automation in the early stages of the food supply chain cansupport sustainable and inclusive productivity gains in agrifood systems and contribute to achieve theSustainable Development Goals, says the latest report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of theUnited Nations (FAO) on The State of Food and Agriculture 2022 (SOFA). The report states that agriculture automation, including using tractors or artificial intelligence, canincrease productivity and resilience, improve product quality and resource efficiency, reduce humanlabor and labor…

The four nominees in Subregion 2 in the ongoing elections for the position of Elected Representativesof the Escazú Agreement are relying on all eligible Caribbean people to cast their votes beforeNovember 3 rd at 11:59 p.m. (Santiago de Chile time). The Escazú Agreement is a regional agreementon access to information, public participation and justice in environmental matters in Latin Americaand the Caribbean. This historical agreement also has provisions for the protection of environmentaldefenders. This Agreement is particularly important for Caribbean people because too often fragileecosystems are destroyed in the name of development and those who are most affected are often…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (November 2, 2022) – At an Extraordinary General Meeting held on October 18th, 2022, the shareholders of St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank Limited elected a slate of eight new directors to serve on the Board of Directors of the Bank. These newly elected directors, along with two continuing directors, comprise the Bank’s Board of Directors. The newly elected Directors are: MRS. CAROL BODDIE, Chairperson Mrs. Boddie is an experienced financial services professional and the owner and managing partner of the Accounting Firm, CIB & Associates. Ms. Boddie is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science…

Oct. 31, 2022: Entrusted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) is pleased to announce the participation of 26 Taiwanese enterprises either in person or by samples or catalogs in the annual Taiwan Expo in St. Kitts and Nevis, to be held from November 5th to 7th in the lower lobby and St. Vincent and Dominica rooms of St. Kitts Marriott Resort. The Taiwan Expo will be open to the public at 10am-4pm on November 5th, and 9am-4pm from November 6th to 7th. Following a successful precedent of trade show held in…