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BASSETERRE AREABASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 17, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Department of Environment has embarked on a comprehensive risk assessment project that will identify the vulnerabilities of the Basseterre area, in the context of climate change and its associated impacts. The Climate and Ocean Risk Vulnerability Index, or CORVI project, is being conducted jointly with the International Cooperation and Development Fund (Taiwan ICDF) and the Stimson Center.According to the Stimson Center, CORVI is an analytical tool designed to help governments, businesses, and financial institutions, assess climate risks in coastal cities and pinpoint areas…

BASSETERRE (16th December, 2021): This week will be the busiest day for cruise travel to St. Kitts since the island reopened its borders to international visitors. Across the island’s four ports – Port Zante, Basseterre Harbour, Deep Water Harbour and South Friar’s Bay – 21 cruise ships will arrive throughout the week. Among the ships arriving include the Enchanted Princess, Seabourn Ovation, Viking Sea, Allure of the Seas, and the third visit of Explorer of the Seas. Thursday marks the first day with five ships in port.“This week comes as an optimistic sign that the cruising industry is making an unstoppable…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 16, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Minister of Tourism, the Honourable Lindsay Grant said the increase in the number of cruise ship calls to St. Kitts and Nevis this month and for the next three months is a clear sign of the confidence cruise lines have in the destination.Minister Grant was at the time making his presentation on the 2022 Budget on Thursday, December 16, 2021—a day when five cruise vessels were docked at the various ports in Basseterre.This week alone, Sunday, December 12 to Saturday, December 18, twenty-one (21) different…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 16, 2021 (SKNIS): Production and productivity are two watchwords for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Marine Resources in 2022, as the Government ramps up support for the sector. Honourable Alexis Jeffers, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Marine Resources, said that enhanced production and productivity are important so that the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis can realize its objectives of achieving food security, reducing food importation, and ensuring that locally available food is wholesome and of high quality. During his contribution to the Budget Debate for the fiscal year 2022, Minister Jeffers highlighted the overall vision.…

The met office has recorded an increase in rainfall activity in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. As you are aware, we are currently fighting the COVID-19 Pandemic, hence mitigating the risk of mosquito diseases are of top priority.The rainfall activity has increased the mosquito breeding sites, which give rise to the proliferation of the Aedes Egypti mosquito, which causes dengue fever and chikungunya.It is with this context in mind that the Environmental Health Department is requesting the following: – All residents must remove and discard all mosquito -breeding containers such as cans, bottles, old tyres, etc. from around…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 16, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Ministry of Health completed a number of major infrastructural projects in 2021 that will ensure the provision of quality health care to the people of St. Kitts and Nevis and strengthen the Federation’s health systems. Minister of Health, the Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett said that while the COVID-19 pandemic caused delays to a number of projects, the ministry was able to complete and implement a number of its initiatives including the complete refurbishment of the Newtown Health Centre; the installation of a RT-PCR laboratory at the…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 16, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Two of the most comprehensive capital projects to have been undertaken in St. Kitts and Nevis in recent history, the Island Main Road Rehabilitation Project and the Old Road Bay Road Rehabilitation Project, are both substantively completed. That’s according to the Minister responsible for Public Infrastructure, Deputy Prime Minister the Honourable Shawn Richards. Making his presentation on the 2022 Budget in the National Assembly on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, Deputy Prime Minister Richards stated the Island Main Road Rehabilitation Project is roughly 95 percent completed to date. “We…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 16, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – In her presentation on The Appropriation (2022) Bill, 2021, Minister of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), the Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett, said the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is forging ahead with its objective of pursuing a digital economy and introducing new, innovative technologies that will help to ensure that the twin island Federation continues to play a leading role in the Caribbean and globally.The Minister indicated that over the past year, the Department of Technology undertook several key initiatives that will lay the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 16, 2021 (SKNIS): A new television channel is coming to St. Kitts and Nevis and a wider global audience in the new year. The entertainment channel will be launched in the second quarter of 2022 and will feature local content, acting as a showcase for persons from all walks of life in the creative sector in the Federation. The channel is a collaborative venture between the Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Entertainment and Talent Development (MoENT) and The Cable. Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett, Minister responsible for MoENT, shared the news on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, while presenting on the Budget…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 16, 2021 (SKNIS): Appreciation and awareness of the budding creative sector in St. Kitts and Nevis will be given greater focus in 2022 with the launch of “The Month of the Arts.” The new initiative is a product of the Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Entertainment and Talent Development. The visibility campaign will feature virtual events, four mural projects across the Federation featuring local groups and students, writing competitions in poetry and prose, as well as art competitions, to name a few. Minister of Entrepreneurship, Entertainment and Talent Development, the Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett, said that she firmly believes that…