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Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 18, 2022 (SKNIS): The Ministry of International Trade, Industry, Commerce and Consumer Affairs, in an effort to be more recognizable to the general public and have its roles and responsibilities better appreciated, has launched a new project entitled, ‘Trade At A Glance’. The project will feature short videos highlighting various topics of interest to the general public. The first department covered was the St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards and Multi-Purpose Laboratory. Air Quality Officer, Ms. Tonya DeSuza gave an overview of the St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards. “The Bureau of Standards is actually our national standards…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 17, 2022 (SKNIS):The Ministries of Sustainable Development and Environment have partnered to launch an environmental project in St. Kitts and Nevis dubbed, Improving Environmental Management through Sustainable Land Management. The project was launched at an inception workshop on Thursday, February 17, 2022 at the Credit Union Conference Center (CUNA). During her welcome remarks, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Elreter Simpson-Browne, expressed pleasure of the ministry’s leading role on the initiative, adding that the project is very important and timely. “The project is of particular significance to the Ministry of Sustainable Development as we…

1) The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) can make recommendations to the Royal Saint Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) and other Law Enforcement Agencies to prosecute individuals, or if there is insufficient evidence to mount a viable prosecution, advise them accordingly. The RSKNPF nevertheless retain primacy of decision-making in whether to arrest, charge and place any matter before the court. 2) The decision to charge for a criminal offence is part of the investigative process. Her Majesty’s Privy Council in the case of The Commissioner of Police & Attorney General of Antigua v Steadroy Benjamin [2014]…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 17, 2022 (SKNIS): The construction of townhouses by the National Housing Corporation (NHC) will continue in the future as it represents a viable option for families based on the high demand for housing as well as the availability of land. On Tuesday’s edition of Leadership Matters, Minister responsible for Human Settlement, the Honourable Eugene Hamilton, explained that the concept of building townhouses is not a new idea. In 2005, construction began on two separate housing units. One at the corner of Infirmary Road and Lockhart Street, while the other was at the corner of Boon Avenue…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 17, 2022 (SKNIS): Elderly persons remain at high risk for contracting the deadly COVID-19 virus and may experience severe symptoms that can ultimately lead to death.Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hazel Laws, speaking during the February 16, 2022 NEOC press briefing, indicated that elderly persons accounted for the majority of the COVID-19 related deaths during the fourth wave of infections within the Federation. “Once you are over sixty (60) years old and you are unvaccinated you are vulnerable. You are at risk of picking up COVID-19 and you are at risk of moderate to severe disease, you are…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 17, 2022 (SKNIS): The principle of good governance remains at the core of the Team Unity Government as they continue to push forward the prosperity agenda to uplift the people of St. Kitts and Nevis. Attorney-General and Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, the Honourable Vincent Byron Jr. said that for the past seven years, the Team Unity Administration has believed in the rule of law. “We have upheld and continue to uphold the universal principles that the government and its officials and agents are accountable under the law; that the laws are clear, publicized, stable,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 17, 2022 (SKNIS): Residents living at La Guerite Extension are one step closer to being landowners following the commencement of stages one to three of the Squatters Regularization Project. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Elreter Simpson-Browne said that the ministry, through the Department of Land and Surveys, has commenced the regularization exercise at La Guerite North as part of the ministry’s first quarter of 2022 work programme. “As we would have indicated, La Guerite Village as we know it is currently a squatter settlement which began as peasant farmers but morphed into an…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 17, 2022 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, via the National COVID-19 Task Force, has managed the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic expertly, thanks to its ‘all-of-society’ approach and policy implementation based on scientific facts and advice.  During the February 16, 2022 NEOC press briefing, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Hazel Laws provided an update on the current fourth wave of infections within the Federation. “During this current wave we have added two thousand six hundred and eighty-six (2,686) newly diagnosed cases within the past two months. We are currently monitoring sixty-eight (68) active cases at this point in…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, February 17, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis became the latest country in the region to sign on to the United Nations (UN) Multi-country Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (MSDCF) for the Caribbean for the period 2022-2026. This new cooperation framework, which was finalized in November 2021, sets out and will guide the UN’s support to the Caribbean countries over the next five years, focusing on four priority areas: economic resilience and shared prosperity; equality and well-being; resilience to climate change shocks and sustainable natural resource management; and…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 17, 2022 (SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris continues to provide transparent governance at the helm of the Team Unity administration in an effort to provide a safer and stronger future for all. During the February 15, 2022 edition of ‘Leadership Matters’, Prime Minister Harris highlighted the strides made by the government in improving safety and security across the Federation. “Team Unity promised to provide safer streets and safer communities. Seven years later we can say that we kept that promise by delivering more funding, new facilities and new training opportunities…