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Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 5, 2022- The Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, Minister of Foreign Affairs; International Trade, Industry, Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Economic Development and Investment, is currently in Lima, Peru attending the 52nd Regular Session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS). He is accompanied by Mrs. Sonia Boddie-Thompson, Counsellor and Alternate Representative of the Permanent Mission of St. Kitts and Nevis to the OAS. The 52nd OAS General Assembly is being held from October 5-7, 2022, at the Lima Convention Centre, under the theme ‘Together Against Inequality and Discrimination’. Foreign Minister Douglas will engage with counterparts from across the hemisphere to discuss key issues regarding strengthening…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 05, 2022 (SKNIS): Shawn White is the new Chairman of theBoard of the National Housing Corporation (NHC). Mr. White received his Letter of Appointment on Tuesday, October 04, 2022, from theHonourable Dr. Geoffrey Hanley, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister responsible forHousing. Deputy Prime Minister Hanley congratulated Mr. White on his appointment to lead the Boardover the next three (3) years. Chairman White said that he was honoured to have been asked to fill this role. “I am excited about the new opportunity,” he said. “Housing is a big thing in St. Kitts andNevis and I think…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, October 05, 2022 (SKNIS): Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education the Honourable Dr. Geoffrey Hanley, said that the Ministry is ready to begin work on the New Basseterre High School and Joshua Obadiah Williams Primary School. The announcement was made during a meeting with the management and staff of the Joshua Obadiah Williams Primary School on October 04, 2022. “I know it has been a sacrifice having lost your school, I know it is always better at home. Nonetheless, I think you guys have an amazing working environment but it is still not a school. And, we have been…

Mr. Allister Williams, former chairman of Carnival, has joined the Sugar Mas 51 Secretariat as of October 3, 2022. Mr. Williams was seconded from the Ministry of Tourism, where he has served as Executive Director specializing in organizing the annual St Kitts Music Festival. The name Allister Williams has become indelibly imprinted on the growth and development of the modern Carnival landscape of St Kitts and Nevis. His longstanding track record as a leader has earned him the distinction of being the only person to have served the National Carnival Committee as Chairman and CEO simultaneously. He was the voice…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 04, 2022 (SKNIS): The Honourable Isalean Phillip, Junior Minister and Minister responsible for Youth Empowerment and Social Development et al, has welcomed the implementation of the United Nations’ Resilient Caribbean: Engaging and Training Youth, Strengthening Integrated Social Protection Sector Delivery Joint Programme in St. Kitts and Nevis. “St. Kitts and Nevis is really happy to serve as a host for the launch of this Joint Sustainable Development Goal Programme, which is aimed at expanding universal and sustainable social protection systems and skills development for youth in the Caribbean,” she said at a ceremony marking the programme launch…

Hugo Chavarría, Manager of IICA’s Bioeconomy and Production Development Program; Joaquín Arias, IICA Specialist in Policies and Sectoral Analysis; Director General Manuel Otero; Carlos Pomareda, Manager of International Services for Business Development (SIDESA); Diego Arias, Agriculture and Food Manager for the World Bank in Latin America and the Caribbean; and Carolina Trivelli, rural development specialist and researcher at the Institute of Peruvian Studies. San Jose, 4 October 2022 (IICA) – Latin American and Caribbean countries must work together to develop medium- and long-term strategies to reduce their strong dependence on the import of chemical fertilizers, agreed experts convened by the Inter-American…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 04, 2022 (SKNIS): The United Nations (UN) is partnering with St. Kitts and Nevis and three other Eastern Caribbean countries to pilot a project aimed at reducing poverty and inequalities, increasing youth employment, and enhancing social protection systems for households.The regional programme entitled “Resilient Caribbean: Engaging and Training Youth, Strengthening Integrated Social Protection Sector Delivery Joint Programme” was launched at the Solid Waste Management Corporation (SWMC) Conference Room in Basseterre at a ceremony on Tuesday, October 04, 2022.Didier Trebucq, UN Resident Coordinator for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, attended the launch in St. Kitts and Nevis.…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, October 04, 2022 (SKNIS) – Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew has said that his administration is fully committed to resolving the water situation affecting the St. Peter’s area and other communities in St. Kitts. Prime Minister Dr. Drew was speaking following a visit to a well site in St. Peter’s where employees of the Water Services Department within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure are working around the clock to resolve the situation that caused days of water interruption for consumers in that community. “What I would like to say to the people of the environs…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, October 4, 2022 (SKNIS) –Potable water has returned to the majority of households in the St. Peter’s area after a few days of interruption caused by a serious mechanical problem.  As of 10:00am on Tuesday, October 4, water was restored to approximately 80 percent of consumers in the St. Peter’s area. Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, the Parliamentary Representative for the St. Peter’s area, visited the site where employees of the Water Services Department are currently hard at work to bring resolution to the problem. Accompanied by Press Secretary Mrs. Adelcia Connor-Ferlance, Dr. Drew was met on site by Permanent Secretary in…