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Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 04, 2022 (SKNIS): MoENT TV is now broadcasting around the clock on Cable Channel Four (4) in St. Kitts as the Government of St Kitts and Nevis advances its plans to enhance and professionalize the creative industry. The new 24-hour television channel was launched on Friday, July 01, 2022, at the Splash Restaurant at the Royal St. Kitts Hotel. Original content by local producers will feature on the channel. “All creatives will be allowed to submit their content to the ministry, whether it be dance, poetry, music, videos,” said Cheryleann Pemberton, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 04, 2022 (SKNIS): Patricia Walters, Chief Executive Officer, (CEO) of The Cable, said that the company is extremely proud to partner with the Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Entertainment and Talent Development (MoENT) to launch a local TV Channel that will cover four priority sectors namely film and photography; music and entertainment; literary and performing arts, and technology and innovation. “Today, after years of planning, development and organizing, we are proud to be partnering with the Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Entertainment and Talent Development to launch a new local TV channel. We want the world to see the great talent…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, July 1, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — The St. Kitts Sustainable Destination Council (SDC) is passionately calling on citizens and residents to be a solution to plastic pollution as the island observes ‘St. Kitts Plastic Free July (PFJ) 2022’ under the theme ‘Be part of the solution – help end plastic pollution’. The call was made on Friday, July 1, when members of the St. Kitts Sustainable Destination Council led by their Chair, Mrs Diannille Taylor-Williams, gathered on Kim Collins Highway at the airport roundabout to unveil a billboard inviting all to be the solution to plastic pollution. Ms Taylor-Williams, who…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, July 2, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — The second activity on the St. Kitts Plastic Free July 2022 (PFJ2022) calendar of events, the distribution of environmentally-friendly reusable shopping bags on Saturday July 2, saw hundreds collect the reusable bags, among them Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris, and Minister of Health the Hon Akilah Byron-Nisbett. “We were quite pleased to have the Prime Minister of our country stop by at our location at the King’s Pavilion on the Bay Road,” said Chair of St. Kitts Sustainable Destination Council, Mrs Diannille Taylor-Williams. “He didn’t just pass, he stopped to engage with us…

Washington D.C., 19 June 2022 (PAHO) – As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the Americas, with new infections increasing by 13.9% from last week, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Carissa F. Etienne has called for countries to prepare their health systems to address the long-term impact of post-COVID condition (commonly known as long COVID), which may impact many in the region. Estimates suggest that 10-20% of people who have had COVID-19 may go on to experience symptoms, including persistent and severe fatigue, shortness of breath and mental health issues. And with the Americas reporting over 161 million COVID-19 cases over the…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, July 4, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — Shoppers at five supermarkets on St. Kitts received free environmentally-friendly reusable shopping bags on Saturday July 2, as the St. Kitts Sustainable Destination Council (SDC) kicked off the month-long ‘St. Kitts Plastic Free July (PFJ) 2022’ activities that are aimed at sensitising the public on the dangers posed to the environment by single-use plastics. “We tried to get persons who were entering the supermarkets to accept one of our reusable shopping bags, having answered our very brief survey which was seven questions,” said Chair of St. Kitts Sustainable Destination Council, Mrs Diannille Taylor-Williams. “They then…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (JULY 01, 2022) — Hon. Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis, at his monthly press conference on June 30, 2022, expressed his condolences and that of the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) to family and friends on the recent passing of prominent members of the Nevis community. Mr. Trevoy “Trevy” Liburd of Gingerland lost his life while fishing, while Mr. Stewart Jeffers, a local businessman, died suddenly. “We have been advised of the sudden and untimely death of businessman Stewart Jeffers, known to many as the “iceman.” I was shocked to hear of his sudden passing, and I would want to extend…

Port of Spain, Trinidad – More than 47 companies and 50 labour unions from 18 Caribbean countries have agreed to a baseline policy to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG) in the world of work. This baseline policy is the result of a joint initiative between the Caribbean Employers’ Confederation (CEC) and the Caribbean Confederation of Labour (CCL) supported by the UNFPA and ILO under the Spotlight Initiative, with generous funding from the European Union. On Wednesday 9th June, 2022, the 2nd and final online workshop was conducted to develop joint policy positions based on minimum standards for best practices. In her…

Paris/Rome – The global agrifood sector faces fundamental challenges over the coming decade, particularly the need to feed an ever-increasing population in a sustainable manner, the impacts of the climate crisis and the economic consequences and disruptions to food supply linked to the war in Ukraine, according to a report released today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2022-2031 focuses on assessing the medium-term prospects for agricultural commodity markets. The findings of the report underscore the crucial role of additional public spending and private investment in…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 1, 2022 (SKNIS): A chart appearing on social media with new bus fares that claim to come into effect today, July 1, 2022, in St. Kitts, is false and misleading information. The Ministry of Tourism, Transport and Ports wishes to state clearly that NO such increase in fares has been approved by the Government, who has the sole authority to change bus fares, which are regulated by the State. Such changes in fares can only be done after negotiations and discussions between the Ministry of Finance, the Transport Board and the relevant bus associations, in consultation with the Cabinet.…