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Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 3, 2021 (SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, gave an update on the major construction projects within the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis. During the Prime Minister’s Monthly Press Conference held on June 3, 2021, Prime Minister Harris stated that the construction sector is a large contributor to the local economy of the Federation. During the March 2, 2021 Edition of Leadership Matters, the Financial Secretary within the Ministry of Finance, Hilary Hazel said that the negative experiences that the Federation had gone through which saw the construction sector have…

The food in our supermarkets and our open markets come from numerous countries, and in the case of processed foods, each of the ingredients may themselves from come different countries. It is indeed, a global food web that keeps us fed. While we generally know very little about the people who produce, handle and process the food on the shelves of our supermarkets, for the most part, we do not worry about the safety of the items that we drop into our shopping carts and then take home to serve to our family and friends. What is it that underlies…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 03, 2021 (RSCNPF): Commissioner of Police Colin John of The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force has expressed his appreciation for a donation he received from The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) and the Police Cooperative Credit Union (PCCU). Inspector James Stephen, Head of the St. Kitts and Nevis contingent that travelled to St. Vincent and the Grenadines as part of the Regional Security System’s Peacekeeping Mission, presented Commissioner John with a cheque for $25,000 and a box containing 600 face masks. The kind gesture was made possible through a contribution…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The dedicated efforts of students across the region have produced a diverse list of Regional Top Awardees who have been recognised for their outstanding performances in the Caribbean Examinations Council® (CXC®) Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate® (CSEC®) and Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level Competence® (CCSLC®) July/August 2020 sitting. The announcement was made at the meeting of the Sub-Committee of the School Examinations Committee (SUBSEC) held on Thursday, 22 April 2021. The winner of the Caribbean Examinations Council® (CXC®) Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate® (CSEC®) Regional Top Award for 2020, is Bhedesh Persaud of Queen’s College in Guyana. Bhedesh won…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Students from Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago have emerged as the most outstanding candidates in the Caribbean Examinations Council® (CXC®) Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination® (CAPE®) July/August 2020 sitting. The list of Regional Top Awardees was announced at the meeting of the Sub-Committee of the School Examinations Committee (SUBSEC) held on Thursday, 22 April 2021. In 2020, Zane Ramotar of Queen’s College in Guyana, secured the annual Dennis Irvine Award, for the top overall student at the CAPE® level. Zane achieved Grade I in Applied Mathematics Unit 1, Biology Units 1 and 2, Caribbean Studies, Chemistry Units 1…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, June 03, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – In spite of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic that continues to cripple the world’s economies, the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has been able to fulfil its payroll obligations to all of its employees, including both monthly and weekly paid workers, and also its pensioners. Equallyimportant is that this feat was accomplished without the Government laying off a single employee on account of COVID-19. Thishas been attributed to the Team Unity Government’s astute fiscal management over its first five years in office, before the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 3, 2021 (SKNIS): Dr. Shevorn Henry recently graduated from the University of Medical Sciences, Manuel Fajardo Faculty in Havana, Cuba as an Otorhinolaryngologist: ENT – Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist. Dr. Henry is making history as she is the first local ENT Specialist in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis.The recent graduate hails from the town of Sandy Point where she obtained her early education. She later embraced her calling in Medicine, applied for and received a scholarship under the Cuba-Saint Kitts and Nevis Joint Scholarship Agreement Programme. She graduated in 2013 from the Higher…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 3, 2021 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis remains one of the pioneers of Sustainable Tourism across the Caribbean. On the June 3, 2021, edition of the “Working For You” programme, Country Coordinator for the Ministry of Tourism, Ms. Tessa Perkins, indicated that in order for tourism to succeed post-COVID-19, every member of society has a fundamental role to play. “It goes on whether or not there are tourists…. The culture, the environment, and everything you see in your day-to-day life have to be maintained. It should still be respected and we should still feel proud and have…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 03, 2021 (SKNIS): Thirty-six (36) media personnel from television, radio, newspapers, national news agencies, and multimedia channels joined a virtual meeting on May 31, 2021, to discuss matters relevant to the media’s role in today’s society. The meeting was organized by the presidents and directors of public media of the Latin American and Caribbean countries and members of ALBA –TCP.The meeting also paved the way for the creation of a permanent joint mechanism to defend the political sovereignty of the ALBA countries as a bloc, take a leap towards Communication 3.0, and address the challenges of…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, June 03, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – In updating the nation at his press conference earlier today, Thursday, June 03, Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris reported that a total of 2,892 claims against the Severance Payment Fund were received to date by the Federal Labour Department. Ofthat amount, Prime Minister Harris indicated that 2,107 claims have been processed so far, of which 2,042 have already been paid as of May 31. Some 65 claims are still pending. “The total amount paid out for Severance payments by the Federal Government…