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BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, June 7, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — Prime Minister of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis Dr the Hon Timothy Harris has, on the commemoration of Team Unity Administration’s first anniversary of the second term, thanked God for the Team Unity Administration Cabinet which he said focuses on people. “As we commemorate our first anniversary of the People’s second term mandate to the Team Unity Government, we stand in humility and obedience to God’s will,” said Prime Minister Harris at a thanksgiving service held at the Wesley Methodist Church on Seaton Street, in Basseterre, on Sunday June 6.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 7, 2021 (SKNIS): Minister of Urban Development, Deputy Prime Minister, the Honourable Shawn Richards, in making a donation of equipment on June 4, 2021, to the management and staff of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), said that the donation will increase capacity. “The amount that I am donating exceeds 2000 EC dollars and I take this opportunity to announce that for a total of three months including this donation, I will make a similar donation to other UDC departments including that of the security department,” said Deputy Prime Minister Richards.“Employees are the greatest assets a company…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 7, 2021 (SKNIS): The Department of Agriculture in its efforts to control the monkey problem which affects agricultural production within the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has authorized the sale of green vervet monkey meat for the purpose of dog food. Assistant Coordinator of the Pest Programme in the Ministry of Agriculture, Bernel Hobson, in a recent interview said that “When we shoot these monkeys, get them cleaned properly, we are selling it at the Department of Agriculture at $5.00 per pound.” He also said that the monkey meat which is labelled as ‘Tree Mutton’ is healthy…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, June 06, 2021 (SKNIS): A curfew remains in place for St. Kitts and Nevis until Tuesday 8th June, 2021, until further notice. Many persons have been asking if the curfew is still on. The answer is yes it is. Saint Christopher and Nevis SR&O No. 15 of 2021—Public Health (Restriction of Movement) Regulations, 2021 in Section 3 (1) states: “A period of restriction of movement is imposed every day from 11:00 pm of each day until 5 am of the following day, commencing on Tuesday 25th May, 2021 and ending on Tuesday 8th June, 2021.” The curfew was instituted in an…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, June 6, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — Saturday June 5, marked the first anniversary of Team Unity’s historic second win at the polls, when the three-party coalition of the Peoples Labour Party (PLP), People’s Action Movement (PAM), and the Nevis-based Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM) won nine of the eleven contested seats in the National Assembly. In observance of the day, Team Unity Leader and Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris remained grounded in his constituency (St. Christopher Seven), specifically at the Sylvia Garnette Primary Health Care Facility in Tabernacle, where he not only continued encouraging persons to add premium…

(Salutations) Goodmorning church, I want this morning to give sincere thanks to almighty God for his favour on me, my government, and our beloved people and federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. Thank you lord for your blessings on us the citizens and residents of St. Kitts and Nevis. Wehave come to worship recognizing that without God we are nothing. You are the God that put up and remove leaders. We thank you God for choosing us to serve for such a time like this. Aswe commemorate our first anniversary of the People’s second term mandate to the Team Unity…

The International Women’s Day 2021 theme Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world has ramped up the necessity for reassessing the role of women globally. The United Nations Development Programme has been proactive in collaborating female-owned businesses – Verve Connections (NGO), and Brice-Roberts Business Consulting Services – by supporting this year’s auspicious, award-winning International Women in Employment and Business (WEB2) conference which will again be hosted by Windsor University School of Medicine. With the key theme “Detox and Thrive – Sustaining Yourself and Business Post-COVID”, this conference is at the forefront of increasing the visibility of women…

St. Kitts and Nevis is among 187 Member States of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) participating in the 109th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC), which is being held from June 3-19, 2021. St. Kitts and Nevis’ six-member delegation to the ILC is being led by Minister of Labour, the Honourable Wendy Colleen Phipps, who has indicated that this is the first time in the 102 year history of the ILO that the conference is being held virtually, due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The other five local delates at the ILC are as follows:Ms Shernel James…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, June 05, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Congratulations poured in today (Saturday, June 05) for the Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris-led Team Unity administration on the occasion of the first anniversary of the coalition’s 2020 General Election victory. In the elections of June 05, 2020, the tripartite coalition was given an even greater mandate than it received in 2015 by winning nine of the eleven contested Parliamentary seats in St. Kitts and Nevis. Today, nationals of the Federation took to the airwaves and used various social media platforms to express words of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 05, 2021 (SKNIS): Environmental conservation is necessary for many reasons including the protection of the ozone layer, the sustainability of food chains for animals and humans, the preservation of drinking water and the proper use of non-renewable resources. Against this backdrop, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis and by extension, the Department of Environment has rolled out several initiatives to help conserve, preserve, and protect the environment. During his address to mark the occasion of World Environment Day 2021, which is observed on June 05 annually, Minister of Environment, the Honourable Eric Evelyn, touched on a few…