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The Officers at the Tabernacle Police Station have 3 events on their calendar annually which focus on the community. Sergeant Simeon Liburd and Constable Marsha Walters will share how these initiatives have been helping their Policing efforts on tomorrow’s “Policing With You” with host Inspector Alrick Edwards. “Policing With You” is aired every Thursday on ZIZ radio from 9:15 a.m. You can also watch it live on the Facebook Pages of The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force and ZIZ Broadcasting, or catch it on the YouTube Channel of ZIZ Broadcasting. Have a question for our guests? Post it on any…

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, November 16, 2021. CCRIF celebrates the success of its 2021 Regional Internship Programme: “Providing Young Caribbean Nationals with Work Experience from Anywhere”   This year, CCRIF redesigned its internship programme to include virtual internships and was able to place 34 recent university graduates in regional and national organizations across the Caribbean, investing over US$65,000. This year’s programme is mostly virtual, with 31 interns working remotely with a national or regional organization in the Caribbean. The other 3 interns are part of on-site internships and are working face-to-face in their home country. Each intern spends at least 10 weeks with…

DUBAI, 16 November 2021 – Saint Kitts and Nevis celebrated its National Day at Expo 2020 Dubai on Tuesdaywith an impressive line-up of culture and entertainment from the Caribbean nation – including an energetic live performance from Soca artist Delly Ranks, who sang a medley of patriotic songs , with a few Soca-style Christmas jingles thrown into the mix. Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis Dr The Honourable Timothy Harris was welcomed by His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, UAE Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence and Commissioner General of Expo 2020 Dubai. Prime Minister Dr The Honourable Timothy Harris said: “Expo 2020 Dubaiis a powerful…

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. In a judgment released today, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) allowed the appeal of G A Roe & Sons Limited in the matter of G A Roe & Sons Limited v The Commissioner of Stamps and The Attorney General of Belize [2021] CCJ (AJ). The CCJ issued guidelines on the approach to be taken by the Commissioner of Stamps in assessing Stamp Duty. The CCJ heard the appeal on 8 June 2021. G A Roe & Sons Limited (“the Company”) purchased a parcel of land at public auction for BZ$150,000.00. The Company paid BZ$6,500.00 in stamp duties based on that…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (November 16, 2021) — Hon. Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis will host his next monthly press conference on Thursday November 25, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. in Cabinet Room. The press conference will be held at the Nevis Island Administration’s (NIA) Cabinet Room on the 2nd Floor of the Social Security Building at Pinney’s Estate, during which Premier Brantley will provide updates on matters of national interest. Members of the press will be given the opportunity to ask questions. The event will be broadcast live on the Nevis Island Administration’s Nevis Television (NTv) Channel 99, NevisTvOnline.com, NTv Go App, Nevis Television Facebook…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 17, 2021 (SKNIS): The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis celebrated the return of three cruise ships to Port Zante in Basseterre on Tuesday, November 16, 2021. The simultaneous berthing marked the first time that three ships were docked in over 20 months – since March 2020. The three ships were the Celebrity Equinox belonging to the Celebrity Cruise Line, Explorer of the Seas from the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line and AIDAperla belonging to AIDA Cruises. This signaled the inaugural visit for AIDAperla. Acting Prime Minister, the Honourable Shawn Richards, welcomed AIDAperla, Captain, Boris Becker and crew, as…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, November 17, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – With the official opening of the Federation’s new Embassy in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris said the relationship and bond between the twin-island Federation and the UAE will undoubtedly grow stronger in the years to come. The honourable prime minister made those remarks when he officially declared the Embassy opened during a ceremony today, Wednesday, November 17, 2021. “Today, we are here to mark an auspicious day in the important relationship…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, November 17, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, officially opened the Federation’s Embassy in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates during a brief but auspicious ceremony held earlier today, Wednesday, November 17, 2021. The opening of the Federation’s Embassy in Abu Dhabi, which was previously delayed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, will help in the strengthening of the relationship between the Governments and peoples of St. Kitts and Nevis and the UAE. Prime Minister Harris used the opportunity…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 17, 2021 (SKNIS): Residents of Cayon and Keys are encouraged to make use of two Little Library stations that were officially commissioned in St. Kitts on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, following a brief ceremony. The Little Library concept is quite innovative. Adult and children books are placed inside the small wooden stations that are strategically erected throughout the community. Anyone can access the Little Library to borrow books with the condition that those that are stamped are returned within three weeks. Those that are not stamped are available for free if the reader so desires. The initiative…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 17, 2021 (SKNIS): Minister of Tourism, the Honourable Lindsay Grant, took the opportunity on Tuesday, November 16, to welcome the AIDAperla cruise vessel to the shores of St. Kitts and Nevis, as the Federation continues its phased approach to reopening its borders. In his speech at the Inaugural Plaque Exchange Ceremony at Port Zante, Minister Grant said, “On behalf of the Government and people of St. Kitts and Nevis, it is really my distinct pleasure and honour to welcome you to St. Kitts for the very first time–the AIDAperla of the AIDA cruise lines and Captain Boris…