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The St Kitts-Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce (SKNCIC) notes with profound sadness the passing of Mrs. Doris Archibald-Webbe, Vice President ofGovernment Business at Jaro Electronics. During Doris’ thirty-six (36) years tenure in the Manufacturing sector, she served on the Manufacturing Committee at the SKNCIC and was a staunch advocate for building resilience within the manufacturing sector and staff empowerment, especially supporting the women working in the sector. Mrs. Archibald-Webbe was a highly respected leader in the private sector, she was articulate and enjoyed a good rapport with our membership. SKNCIC extends our deepest sympathies to her family, friends, and the Manufacturing Community in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. Doris was custodian for a staff savings project at Jaro which encourages the employees to save at least…

In an effort to better serve the Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the CARICOM Secretariat is undergoing an extensive upgrade of its Information and Communications Technology (ICT) capacity. This is expected to lead to visible and measurable improvements in its service delivery to Member States and Regional Institutions. The CARICOM Secretariat Innovation and Digitisation Programme is a multi-year, multi-donor initiative which is expected to attract funding from the Region’s key International Development Partners (IDPs). Rollout of the Programme started in 2022 with funding from the Republic of Korea (RoK) in the amount of just over Four Hundred and Sixty Thousand United…

Geneva, Switzerland, June 19, 2022: The St. Kitts and Nevis Red Cross is participating in the 23rd session of the General Assembly of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies at the Palexpo International Exhibition and Conference Center in Geneva, Switzerland. SKNRC President, Maurice Benjamin, SKNRC Director General, Hester Rawlins, and Youth delegate, De-Jon Liburd make up a three-member delegation. The IFRC is comprised of 192 countries referred to as National Societies divided into four regions – Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe. Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, some National Societies have opted to attend virtually. The General…

Monday, June 20, 2022 — For generations, fishing and our relationship to the ocean have shaped the cultural heritage of our home nations of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the wider Caribbean region. Dishes such as lambi and fried, grilled, or steamed snapper are both important elements of our culinary tradition and our cultural heritage. But fishing is increasingly difficult in our waters as growing threats from climate change, which causes coral bleaching and natural disasters, jeopardize the livelihoods of over 44,000 people employed in the fisheries sector…

15 June, 2022, Basseterre, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis – The ECCU Credit Bureau,which is scheduled to be launched in December,will make it easier for people to access credit in a timely manner and to use their good credit history as collateral. Speaking on the second episode of a two-part interview of ECCB Connects, Project Specialist of Creditinfo ECCU, Van Reynders, explains that the aim of a credit bureau is to improve the lives of businesses and consumers alike with the main objective of simplifying the lending process. This is achieved, he says, by all the players who make…

The UWI Alumni Association St. Kitts Nevis Chapter is pleased to announce that nominations for this year’s recipient of the prestigious Pelican Award are now open. This year will mark the sixth time that the Award is being conferred in St. Kitts and Nevis. The Pelican Award is the highest honour that the Association can bestow upon an alumnus. The recipient must be a graduate of The University of the West Indies who has excelled in his/her chosen field and has had a major positive national, regional or international impact or who has contributed significantly to the development of the University…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 17, 2022 (SKNIS): The Team Unity Cabinet of Ministers met on Thursday, June 9 and Monday, June 13, 2022, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris. During their meeting, Cabinet deliberated on several matters of national importance to the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. The Cabinet considered and approved several submissions which would enhance the economic and fiscal space within the Federation.The Cabinet discussed the critical situation at SKELEC and set in motion proposals for addressing the matter, especially to alleviate the hardship that may occur.The Cabinet received a presentation from the…

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. In a judgment issued on 15 June 2022, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) dismissed the appeal in The Commissioner of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission v Diamond Quarry Inc and Baracara Quarries Inc [2022] CCJ 9 (AJ) GY and ordered the appellant, the Commissioner of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) to grant a quarry licence to the respondent, Diamond Quarry (‘Diamond’) for which the company had applied since 2014. GGMC was also required to pay Diamond’s legal costs. The matter began on 28 March 2014, when Diamond applied to the GGMC for a quarry licence…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 16, 2022 (SKNIS): Members of the security forces in St. Kitts and Nevis are encouraged to access specialized training in tourism through a course offered by the University of the West Indies (UWI) St. Augustine Campus in Trinidad and Tobago in collaboration with the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) in St. Kitts and Nevis. The Tourism Oriented Policing course is designed for special units within police departments that focus attention on crimes committed by and against tourists. It has been successfully used to train officers in the Tobago Division of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Services. Dr.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 16, 2022 (SKNIS): The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis sets a best practice model as it will lead the way in renewable energy in the Caribbean with the construction of the largest Solar Farm and Battery Storage Facility. At a brief but historic ceremony on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, to kick off the SOLEC Leclanché Solar Farm, Jomo Williams, General Manager of the St. Kitts Electricity Company (SKELEC), hailed the initiative a significant step towards achieving clean renewable energy for the Federation. “St, Kitts and Nevis stands to be a model for the other islands…