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Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 30, 2022 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has announced three new measures designed to provide relief to consumers facing high electricity bills. The measures include a moratorium (hold) on arrears of electricity bills, a freeze on disconnection of electricity service, provided that consumers pay the current portion of their bills, as well as a waiver of the $150 electricity reconnection fee. “My Government has responded with compassion to the pleas of residential customers to do something to ease the pressure of electricity costs on their livelihoods,” said Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris,…

Buenos Aires, 30 June 2022 (IICA) – Five thousand students from 100 agrotechnical schools across Argentina will be trained in the use of digital technologies applied to agriculture. These schools are seen as strategic pieces in developing agriculture in the country’s rural areas and in fostering a sense of belonging to the countryside. In the context of a true agricultural revolution at the hand of new technologies, the program is promoted by the Office of the Chief of Staff of the Cabinet of Ministers of Argentina, along with the Ministries of Education and Agriculture. The project was developed by the Inter-American Institute for…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 30, 2022 (SKNIS): Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris said that St. Kitts and Nevis continues to report a reduction in the incidences of crime, with two (2) percent being recorded from January to June 2022. “I am pleased to report that we continue to experience a reduction in incidences of crime in St Kitts and Nevis. Recent data reflect a further drop in criminal activity in the country. For the period January 01 to June 25, 2022, 697 incidences of crime were reported. This represents a two (2) percent reduction…

Thursday, June 30, 2022 — The business environment in the OECS region is being boosted by strengthening the voice of the region’s private sector. The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) through its Competitive Business Unit (CBU) with support from the European Union (EU) launched the Project for the Revitalisation and Sustainability of the OECS Business Council on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. This project falls under the OECS – EU Regional Integration through Growth, Haramonisation and Technology (RIGHT) Programme. The deceased Honourable Sir K Dwight Venner, the former Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), viewed the private sector as playing…

Geneva/Washington DC, 30 June 2022 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Unitaid today launched a five-year, US$ 2.6 million partnership to scale-up regional and national efforts to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of Chagas disease. Chagas is a neglected tropical disease endemic to Latin America, where it kills more people than any other parasite-borne infection. The infection is caused primarily by a blood-sucking triatomine bug, but the disease can also be transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than one million women of childbearing age are estimated to be infected, resulting in up to…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, June 30, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis which through the St. Kitts Sustainable Destination Council of the Ministry of Tourism first participated in the ‘Plastic Free July’ campaign in 2017, is all geared up for this year’s participation under the theme ‘Be part of the solution – help end plastic pollution’. St. Kitts Plastic Free July (PFJ) 2022 activities will kick off tomorrow (Friday July 1) with a billboard launch, at the Kim Collins Highway. This will be followed, on Saturday July 2, with the distribution of environmentally-friendly reusable shopping bags at Ram’s Supermarket and…

Washington D.C., 29 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…

The St. Kitts and Nevis Site of The University of the West Indies Open Campus held a virtual Certificate Giving Ceremony on Wednesday, 22nd June 2022, for persons who completed professional development courses last semester, Semester 2 of 2021/2022. The classes were held online with participants from St. Kitts, Nevis, Grenada, St. Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago. Seventy-seven (77) virtual certificates were distributed in the following areas: Advanced Supervisory Management, Essential ICT for Office Administrators, Introduction to Data Analysis Tools, Project Management and Managing Property. The Head of Site, Mrs Gaile Gray-Phillip, chaired the ceremony. Ms Jamie-Lee Rock, Officer-in-Charge of…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, June 30, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – With a number of external forces continuing to drive up the costs of living, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has implemented a number of measures aimed at mitigating the negative effects on its citizens and residents. These measures were outlined by Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris on Wednesday, June 29 during a Cabinet Press Conference held at the NEMA Conference Room. Prime Minister Harris said, “In pursuing a policy of mitigating the cost of living, we were mindful that…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 29, 2022 (SKNIS): Six exemplary nationals of St. Kitts and Nevis were invested with the 2021 National Honours Awards for their exceptional contribution to the development of the Federation at an investiture ceremony held by His Excellency the Governor-General Sir S.W. Tapley Seaton, on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at Government House. This year’s recipients of the Companion of the Star of Merit, who were first honoured on National Heroes Day on September 16, 2021, include Uhral St. Clair Swanston – for Social and Economic Development of Nevis (60’s-80’s); Howard Noel McEachrane – for Business Entrepreneurship; Ernest Charles Ashton…