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Charlestown, NevisNovember 4, 2021… Stacey Martin Lifestyle, a new Canadian lux-loungewear brand launches into the fashion arena with the release of its inaugural limited edition collection, Go There – Remember Where You Wore Me. The tagline: Go There – Remember Where You Wore Me, encourages you to courageously live the life that you deserve while appreciating your clothing encapsulates those incredible memories along the way.This limited edition Fall 2021 collection artfully captures the richness of the designer, Stacey Martin’s Nevisian heritage. By establishing a robust partnership with Nevis Tourism Authorityshe honors her cultural background and love for the island through her brand. This intimate collection is as…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (November 04, 2021) — Small ruminant production is another area on which the Department of Agriculture is focusing, in keeping with its thrust to ensure food security on Nevis. Mr. Rohan Claxton, Livestock Extension Officer with responsibility for Production on the Maddens Stock Farm, stated on October 29, 2021, that the new programme will provide livestock farmers with an opportunity to upgrade the quality of their animals. “We are starting the programme to provide kids sometime next year to offer for sale at a minimum cost, and we offer breeding bull service for the goats. So if you are interested you…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 04, 2021 (SKNIS): The third wave of community spread attributed to the deadly COVID-19 virus is under control, according to officials from the Ministry of Health. In this regard, during the November 3, 2021, NEOC COVID-19 press briefing, Medical Chief of Staff of the Joseph N. France General Hospital, Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, stated that a majority of the COVID-19- related deaths in St. Kitts and Nevis are unvaccinated persons. “The deaths continue to be among those who are unvaccinated. Twenty-three (23) of the twenty-five (25) deaths did not have the protection that was available to them through…

Minister of Agriculture of Chile, María Emilia Undurraga; scientist and 2020 World Food Prize laureate, Rattan Lal; Director General of IICA, Manuel Otero; Director General of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Juan Lucas Restrepo; Manager of IICA’s Climate Change, National Resources and Management of Production Risks Program, Kelly Witkowski; UNCCD representative, Miriam Medel; and Global Leader of Food Practice at the WWF, Joao Campari. Glasgow, Scotland, 4 November 2021 (IICA). The importance of soil health for climate change mitigation, resilience and agrifood system sustainability took center stage during a debate among representatives from international organizations at the global…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 04, 2021 (SKNIS): Health centres in St. Kitts and Nevis are now offering a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as well as booster shots for persons who qualify. On Wednesday’s (November 03, 2021) edition of the National Emergency Operations Centre COVID-19 Briefing, Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, Medical Chief of Staff of the Joseph N. France General Hospital, explained the difference between a third dose and a booster shot. “There are persons who are immunocompromised and who after getting their first two doses would not have mounted a sufficient antibody response and so they will need to get…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 04, 2021 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has made considerable progress in creating a diverse tourism product that encompasses the critical component of environmental protection. During the November 3, 2021, edition of ‘Working For You’, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Mrs. Carlene Henry-Morton, spoke on the impact of the changing climate on the tourism industry. “We rely heavily on our natural environment, that is fundamentally what we build our tours and experiences around. Yes, we do have our heritage, our entertainment, and many other things but fundamentally what draws people here is…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 4, 2021 (SKNIS): The Team Unity Cabinet of Ministers met on Monday, November 1, 2021, at the Ministry of Finance Conference Room, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris. The Cabinet discussed several issues related to health, tourism, security and the recovery of the economy on a whole. The National COVID-19 Task Force gave its weekly briefing to the Cabinet where the usual update on statistics with respect to infections, recoveries, and deaths locally, regionally, and internationally was given. Members of the Task Force revealed that the Federation had curtailed the third wave…

02 November, Basseterre, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis – Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Timothy N.J. Antoine, says he believes vaccination is a key tool in the global arsenal against the COVID-19 pandemic, and he encourages those in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) who are not yet fully vaccinated to do so in order to help bring the pandemic under control. “We still have a pandemic that’s raging and, therefore, in pandemic economics, rule number one is to control the pandemic – bring it under control,” Governor Antoine said this week. As at 01 November 2021,…

(Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 4, 2021): Effective Thursday November 4 2021, all animal feed at the Department of Agriculture will be available to farmers at half price. This was confirmed by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Mr. Ron Dublin Collins who made the announcement on Thursday morning. He said the 50% discount has been introduced to help farmers currently experiencing challenges from the recent shortage of animal feed that is crippling sectors across the region. Permanent Secretary Collins along with other senior officials in the Ministry recently met with poultry and livestock farmers in efforts to provide further support to these farmers. The consultations were held to provide alternative arrangements to source feed,…

26th October 2021, St. John’s, Antigua – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) is creating more buzz with their ongoing training of beekeepers in Antigua. The second group of 14 beekeepers – 3 females and 11 are males were recently trained in Beekeeping practices and business management under the FAO project “Rebuilding the resilience of agriculture sector and livelihoods of Barbudans affected by Hurricane Irma”. The project which was designed with climate challenges in mind, aims to increase the number of local beekeepers to create sustainable food and agriculture systems.The project was also developed in response to the devastating effects of Hurricane Irma and aligns its capacity building with…