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Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 27, 2021 (SKNIS): Suppliers and service providers are mandated by law to display or disclose the prices for products or services so that consumers can make an informed decision. Director of the Department of Consumer Affairs, Paul Queeley, appeared on the August 25 edition of Working for You and urged consumers to look for, or when necessary to inquire about associated prices to ensure that they are appropriately armed with the facts when making a purchase. Mr. Queeley quoted from the Consumer Affairs Act which reads “A supplier shall not display goods for sale or offer to supply…

St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards will remain closed from Monday, August 30 to Friday, September 03, 2021, as construction work continues.You can contact the Bureau by emailing sknbs@gov.kn Any inconvenience caused during this time is regretted.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 27, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris has expressed his satisfaction with the quality of work that went into the completion of phase one of the Wellington Road Housing Complex. The prime minister, along with Deputy Prime Minister the Honourable Shawn Richards and Minister of Human Settlement the Honourable Eugene Hamilton, were among those who took time out to tour the new housing complex earlier today (Friday, August 27) as part of an Open House event hosted by the National Housing Corporation (NHC). For the…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (August 25, 2021) –Hon. Eric Evelyn, Minister of Social Development and Youth in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), urged participants at a one-day workshop designed to prepare young persons to plan for their retirement to take advantage of the information they receive.The Retirement Preparedness Seminar which was organised by the Sustainable Development Unit in the Ministry of Social Development was held at the St. Paul’s Anglican Church Hall on August 25, 2021. “I’m indeed delighted to see young persons, very young persons being targeted for this initiative… I’m hoping that with this seminar that you are preparing yourselves to succeed even…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (August 26, 2021) — The Nevis Culturama Committee has received the green light from the National COVID-19 Task Force to proceed with the rescheduled activities to mark the 47th edition of Culturama. Mr. Antonio Liburd, Executive Director of the Culturama Secretariat and Chair of the Nevis Culturama Committee, made the announcement on August 26, 2021, shortly after receiving the go ahead from the National COVID-19 Task Force. “The Nevis Culturama Committee is pleased to announce that it has received permission from the task force to proceed with the activities that were to be staged over the Emancipation weekend for Culturama 47, to…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 27, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris used the opportunity of a brief handing over ceremony this morning (Friday, August 27) to personally congratulate His Excellency Michael Lin on his ascension to the post of Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. His Excellency Michael Lin was appointed Ambassador to the Federation in late June of this year and has since been busy engaging in a number of events and activities that have fostered even closer ties…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 27, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris today (Friday, August 27) accepted a financial contribution from the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan), through its Embassy in Basseterre, that will go towards the advancement of the Federation’s social infrastructure. The financial grant was presented to Prime Minister Harris by the Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, His Excellency Michael Lin, during a brief ceremony at the prime minister’s Government Headquarters office. Ambassador Lin, in presenting…

Friday, August 27, 2021 — The Caribbean Plant Health Directors (CPHD) Forum proposes to convene its 14th annual CPHD meeting on 30 and 31st August 2021 in virtual session, for the second consecutive year since the covid pandemic. The meeting, which will be attended by its 32 Member States and Territories along with partner organizations and Universities, will focus on recent developments and emerging issues of plant health, the challenges and the multidisciplinary approach to be adopted by the community in managing pests and invasive species of importance to the region’s agriculture health and food safety. This meeting was preceded by…

Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, 27 August, 2021—The Chevening Alumni Association of St. Kitts and Nevis is pleased to announce that Ms. Michelle Jan Slack, from the island of Nevis, has been named a 2021 Chevening Scholar from the Barbados and Eastern Caribbean region. Ms. Slack is an Associate Attorney-at-Law at the Law Firm of Daniel Brantley in Nevis. Ms. Slack who is a former runner-up State Scholar has a track record of academic excellence and has exhibited exceptional leadership and networking skills, which are priority areas for the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, through whom the Fully Funded Chevening Scholarship is…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 27, 2021 (SKNIS): Trista Wattley-Stennett, Senior Consumer Affairs Officer within the Department of Consumer Affairs, said that the department prides itself on educating consumers on their rights and responsibilities, as it provides the public with the information needed on products and services to make well-informed decisions on what they are purchasing and from whom. “One of the main purposes is to educate people on their rights and responsibilities. I would say [the department] not only protects the consumers but educates them also. Consumer Affairs is not about pricing alone, as most people would think we deal with…