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Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 11, 2022 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has been successful in its efforts to increase production and improve food security within the Federation in 2021 as was promised by the Ministry of Agriculture. Prime Minister of the twin-island Federation, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, during his Monthly Press Conference on Thursday, February 10, 2022, said that crop and livestock combined, recorded a 21 percent increase in production in 2021. He said, “It is about 2.92 million pounds in 2021 compared to 2.41 million pounds in 2020 … and an estimated dollar value up from $9.55 million…

Friday, February 11, 2022 — The Ministry of Tourism, International Transport and Maritime Initiatives and the Discover Dominica Authority have launched a new destination brand to position Dominica as a competitive tourism destination in the global tourism market. Hon. Denise Charles, Minister of Tourism, International Transport and Maritime Initiatives said “As part of the brand evolution, we have been working towards establishing a bolder identity for the Commonwealth of Dominica. Dominica is frequently confused with the Dominican Republic so we needed to create a distinction in the mind of potential visitors. A global study revealed that changing the logo would help Dominica…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 10, 2022 (SKNIS): Health authorities in St. Kitts and Nevis expressed hopes on Wednesday (February 09, 2022) that the impact of the deadly COVID-19 virus will be significantly decreased later this year, moving from a pandemic phase to an endemic.At the National Emergency Operations Centre COVID-19 briefing, Dr. Hazel Laws, Chief Medical Officer, said that there is hope that the emergency of the COVID-19 pandemic will end in the coming months.“COVID-19 is not going away anytime soon. However, we are hopeful that the emergency phase of the pandemic will end sometime this year, 2022. In other…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, February 10, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Wednesday, February 09, 2022, was the recipient of two 40-foot containers of medical and relief supplies, donated by the SimplyHelp Foundation.Theitems, which included hand sanitizers, face shields, surgical masks and gowns, blankets and clothing accessories, will greatly aid NEMA in its response to disasters as well as in its continued fight against COVID-19. TheSimplyHelp Foundation, according to its website www.simplyhelp.org, is a non-profit organization based in Los Angeles dedicated to…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 10, 2022 (SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, announced that the Federal Cabinet approved the recommendation to relax restrictions on mass events that “affected entertainment and sporting communities” effective Saturday, February 12, 2022. “In other words, we have removed restrictions on mass events related or being organized by the entertainment and sporting communities,” said Prime Minister Harris during his monthly press conference held at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Conference Room on Thursday, February 10, 2022. Prime Minister Harris noted that although the restrictions will be relaxed, the onus is…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 10, 2022 (SKNIS): The St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards (SKNBS) continues to work assiduously to identify training opportunities for its staff and other key stakeholders who will be tasked with implementing the National Quality Policy for the Federation.The National Quality Policy is the basic government instrument that sets out the objectives of the Quality Infrastructure in relation to Metrology, Standardization, Accreditation and Conformity Assessment to build the foundation for effective trade. “Currently, some of my staff… are engaged in training and they are looking at ways to determine how we can spot an agency that…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, February 10, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – In his 2022 Budget Address, Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris announced that the Government will absorb half of the cost of hemodialysis and oncology services for nationals who do not have health insurance and are accessing these services locally.Speaking at his press conference earlier today, Thursday, February 10, 2022, Prime Minister Harris said the Team Unity administration has followed through on that promise as this measure came into force effective February 01, 2022.“Consistent with our 2022 Budget commitments outlined at paragraph 87 of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 10, 2022 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis remains committed to providing quality goods and services through the National Quality Policy that is being developed to improve the National Quality Infrastructure (NQI) for the twin-island Federation. The National Quality Policy is the basic government instrument that sets out the objectives of the Quality Infrastructure in relation to Metrology, Standardization, Accreditation and Conformity Assessment to build the foundation for effective trade. “When we began this project in April 2021, we were in fact indicating to the public, to our existing trading partners and to the rest of the world…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, February 10, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – More relief is coming to persons in St. Kitts and Nevis who are still affected financially as a result of the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, as Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris told the nation that two key measures from his Government’s second stimulus package are being extended this year.During his first press conference for the year held today, Thursday, February 10, 2022, Prime Minister Harris said the income support to disadvantaged workers and persons unemployed on account of COVID-19 and…

Wednesday, February 9, 2022 — His Excellency Ambassador Colin Murdoch, the Permanent Observer of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to the United Nations Office and other International Organisations in Geneva, has commended the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Commonwealth Secretariat for signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation on health, including access to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines. The MoU was signed at a ceremony held at the WHO Headquarters in Geneva by the Secretary General of the Commonwealth, The Right (Rt.) Honourable (Hon.) Patricia Scotland QC, and the WHO Director General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.…