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Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 20, 2021 (SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, during his national address to commemorate the Federation’s 38th Independence Anniversary on September 19, took the opportunity to remark on the resilience of the Federation throughout the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Harris further spoke to the importance of adhering to health protocols and supporting both the non-pharmaceutical and pharmaceutical measures available to fight the deadly virus. “Over the last eighteen months, we, like the rest of the world, have had some challenges. We have been fighting this dreaded COVID-19 pandemic, and we have been coping relatively well.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 20, 2021 (SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris reflected on the Federation’s 38 years of accomplished national growth adding that the nation will forge ahead with 38 years more through adaptation, diversification and recreation. Prime Minister Harris was at the time delivering the Independence Address on September 19, 2021, with a focus on “St. Kitts And Nevis At Thirty-Eight Towering In All Areas of Development And Democracy Through Adaptation, Diversification and Re-creation, “Thirty-eight years on we can look back at a remarkable record of growth and national achievements. Though many countries…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, September 20, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — In celebration of the 38th Anniversary of Independence of the Federation of St. Christopher and Nevis, Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris led the Nation at the State Service of Prayer, Praise and Thanksgiving which was held at the Elquemedo T. Willett Park in Charlestown, Nevis, on Independence Day, Sunday September 19. Held under the theme ‘Adapt, Diversify, Recreate: Independence 38’, the sermon was delivered by Rev Ron Daniel, Pastor of the Wesleyan Holiness Church in Newcastle, Nevis. Rev Daniel is also the Assistant District Superintendent of the Wesleyan Holiness Churches on the…

The OECS Commission is committed to supporting the implementation of CARPHA’s Tourism and Health Program (THP) in its Member States. In so doing has formalized its collaboration through the signing of a Letter of Agreement, at the OECS Commission’s headquarters in Saint Lucia on Friday, September 17, 2021. The novel Tourism and Health Programme (THP) is expected to support a travel and tourism product that is safe, secure, and provides an authentic and meaningful experience to travelers to the region whilst protecting the health and wellbeing of locals. The programme is expected to align the private sector to robust common standards to ensure…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 20, 2021 (SKNIS): As the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis celebrates its 38th Anniversary as an independent nation on September 19, the country’s prime minister, Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris said that in a relatively short time the twin-island state has had “a remarkable record of growth and national achievements.” “Though many countries preceded us in becoming independent states, we moved with alacrity on our national developmental goals. We made tremendous leaps in public health, education, infrastructure, economic transition, trade and international relations, human rights, sports and culture. We are constantly being rated among the best in the region,…

Monday, September 20, 2021 — Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis — The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) and the Regional Security System-Asset Recovery Unit (RSS-ARU) recognised the winners of the 2021 ECCB/RSS-ARU Creative Youth Competitionat a virtual ceremony on Friday, 17 September 2021. During the ceremony, the first place winner in the age 13 – 16 category, Janessa Durhamof the St Vincent Girls’ High School in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spoke on her piece on the topic: Evolution of Payment Methods: How Will the Use of Money Transform in the Future. Melanie James of the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College in Saint Lucia, first place winner of the…

Monday, September 20, 2021 — A new report on the value of queen conch in three OECS countries aims to open new economic opportunities for fishers and other stakeholders. The queen conch production volumes for Grenada, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, when combined, represent over 15% of Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) queen conch production. Several opportunities exist for stakeholders nationally and regionally to collaborate to improve sustainability and enhance value earned by producers through accessing external markets, increasing the use of conch bi-products, and sharing the costs of data collection. The detailed findings in the newly published report…

Monday, September 20, 2021 — The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry and Labour will this week launch a national drive to encourage all stakeholders in the agriculture and fisheries sectors to participate in the national vaccination campaign advanced by the Ministry of Health. Hon. Saboto Caesar, SVG’s Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries noted that “our workforce of farmers and fishers, if overrun by covid-19, may well be the greatest threat to food sovereignty and security in the history of our country.” The Minister further encouraged all farmers and fishers to “report to national duty” by ensuring that, as…

Monday, September 20, 2021 — The Commission of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) extends to the Government and people of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis warmest congratulations on the occasion of the nation’s 38th Anniversary of Independence on Sunday, September 19th 2021. A virtual flag-raising ceremony was held at the OECS headquarters in Saint Lucia on Friday, September 17th 2021 to commemorate the event. The ceremony featured a recorded message from Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris; and an address by the Director General of the OECS, Dr. Didacus Jules. The national prayer was delivered by The Venerable Christian E. Glasgow, Archdeacon of the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 20, 2021 (NEMA): The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), and the St. Kitts and Nevis Met Office have now discontinued monitoring Tropical Storm Peter.At 500 am today, the centre of Tropical Storm Peter was located near latitude 19.1 North, longitude 59.5 West of the Northern Leeward Islands. Peter is moving toward the west-northwest near 14 mph. This general motion is expected to continue during the next couple of days, followed by a turn to the northwest with a decrease in forward speed on Wednesday.There is no longer any major threat from Tropical Storm Peter at this…