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ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) today paid tribute to Bruce Pairaudeau, the former West Indies and Guyana batsman. He passed away at age 91 in New Zealand where he has resided since the late 1950s. Pairaudeau was a stylish middle-order batsman, who made a century on his Test debut against India at the Queen’s Park Oval in 1953. On that occasion he scored 115 and added a then record stand of 219 for the fifth wicket with Sir Everton Weekes, who made 207. He ended his Test career in 1957 amassing 454 runs in 13 matches. Pairaudeau…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 14, 2022 (SKNIS): Attorney-General and Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, the Honourable Garth Wilkin, said that the Government of St Kitts and Nevis is strengthening and improving its Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programme for enhanced sustainability. “We are in the process of putting things in place so that we can have the [CBI] Programme for a long time. We are going to do things right … because we see that it is important” said the Honourable Wilkin during his October 13 appearance on Issues SKN on Freedom FM 106.5. Attorney-General Wilkin said that discussions were…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, October 14, 2022 (SKNIS) – The Ministry of Health, under the guidance of Prime Minister and Minister of Health the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, took quick actions today, Friday, October 14, 2022, to ensure that a challenge that affected the work being carried out at the Haemodialysis Unit at the Joseph N. France General Hospital was rectified. Prime Minister Dr. Drew, during a visit to the Haemodialysis Unit this evening, explained that the hospital was experiencing a challenge in acquiring bloodlines for the haemodialysis machines and that challenge affected the quality of care being delivered. “There was…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, October 14, 2022 (SKNIS) – Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew noted his satisfaction with the improved working conditions that now exist at the Pogson Medical Center as a result of recent changes made at the facility that serves Sandy Point and the surrounding communities. Prime Minister Dr. Drew noted his satisfaction following a full tour of the medical facility earlier today, Friday, October 14, 2022. The honourable prime minister was accompanied on the tour by Director of Health Institutions within the Ministry of Health, Dr. Jenson Morton and Press Secretary,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 14, 2022 (SKNIS): Minister of the Creative Economy, the Honourable Samal Duggins said that the Ministry of Creative Economy was established with the sole purpose of ensuring that all creatives have the knowledge to succeed in the local and international markets. The Honourable Minister made this statement during the Ministry of the Creative Economy and the Easter Caribbean Collective Organisation for Music Rights (ECCO) pre-consultation press conference on October 13. Minister Duggins in speaking to the stakeholders said, “I want all creatives, entertainers and entrepreneurs to excel just as how I want all of our radio…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 14, 2022 (SKNBS): On October 14, the St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards presented Beauty in the Roots Studio with a Certificate of Achievement for voluntarily complying with the St. Kitts and Nevis Labelling Standard in a brief ceremony held at the bureau’s headquarters at La Guerite. The presentation fell in line with World Standards Day (WSD), which is celebrated every year on October 14 to raise awareness and increase understanding of the importance of standardization. It is a collaborative initiative of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 14, 2022 (SKNBS): The St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards(SKNBS) recognised Island Purified Water for its continuous efforts in ensuring the health andsafety of its consumers in a brief but significant ceremony on October 14, 2022, at the bureau’soffice at La Guerite.The presentation falls in line with World Standards Day (WSD), which offers an opportunity toraise awareness and increase understanding of the importance of standardization. It is acollaborative initiative of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the InternationalOrganization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).Island Purified Water was presented with a certificate of achievement…

14th October 2022 St. Kitts and Nevis has energetically embarked upon the 2nd phase of a UNESCO-funded cultural heritage project entitled: ‘Safeguarding St. Kitts and Nevis Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) – Developing a National Intangible Cultural Heritage Policy. Led by local ICH focal contacts Marlene Phillips (St. Kitts) and Patrick Howell (Nevis), and backed by UNESCO funds worth over US$91,000, the ICH project will benefit from leading-edge UNESCO technical assistance, aimed at creating a structured National ICH Policy Framework to safeguard the knowledge of tradition bearers, and also to further identify and preserve individual ICH elements. Welcoming news of the…

Basseterre: St. Kitts, Thursday, October 12, 2022: Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Hazel Laws was the specially invited guest presenter at a meeting of school principals and Education officials earlier today in an effort to raise awareness about the highly contagious hand, foot and mouth disease currently which is known to be easily spread among children.The CMO was invited as a means of providing critical information that would help curb the spread of the virus which presented itself locally over the past few weeks, especially as schools are high risk areas as far as the spread of such diseases.Commenting on…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, October 14, 2022 (SKNIS) – The Federal Cabinet of the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, led by Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, will convene its first press conference on Monday, October 17, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). Citizens and residents of St. Kitts and Nevis at home and in the diaspora are encouraged to tune in to hear important updates from Prime Minister Dr. Drew and his Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues of national interest. Monday’s press conference will be carried live on ZIZ Radio, ZIZ…