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The Foreign Ministers of CARICOM and Canada will meet virtually on Friday 19 February 2021, with the discussions expected to centre on key issues of mutual interest including the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, economic recovery, and climate resilience. Friday’s meeting will be cochaired by Hon Marc Garneau, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, and Hon Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration of Belize and incoming Chairman for the CARICOM Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to take a heavy toll on citizens, economies and livelihoods, the Ministers are expected…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 18, 2021 (RSCNPF): Guiseppe Macon-Goudeau, a citizen of the United States of America, and Amanda Chang, a national of Jamaica who resides at Church Ground, Nevis, pled guilty to their charges for quarantine breaches. Macon-Goudeau was charged on February 15 for the offence of Breaching his Quarantine Conditions and Chang was charged on February 16 for the offence of Visiting a Quarantine Site. Macon-Goudeau arrived in St. Kitts and Nevis on January 31. Later that same day, he left his room to meet Chang at the site’s fence. They both appeared before the Magistrate Court on February…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, February 18, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris said St. Kitts and Nevis’ vaccination plan is now ready, and persons residing in the Federation will start receiving the vaccine against the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) from Monday, February 22, 2021. PrimeMinister Harris made the announcement today, February 18, during the first sitting of the National Assembly for the year. Inmaking the announcement, the honourable prime minister stated that, “Our aim is not just for coverage of 20 percent of the population as is the goal of the…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, February 17, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Six years ago on February 16, 2015, the people of St. Kitts and Nevis spoke loud and clear, demanding a change in the governance of the twin island Federation. And on that day six years ago, the people voted for that change and in doing so gave the Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris-led Team Unity coalition its first mandate to deliver a brighter future for all Kittitians and Nevisians. BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, February 17, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) -…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, February 17, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — Residents of Lodge-Ottley’s and the surrounding areas who have no internet at home now have the opportunity to digitally connect with the rest of the world, thanks to The Cable which has provided free Wi-Fi at the new community centre through the instrumentality of the company’s Chief Executive Officer Ms Patricia Walters. “I want to applaud her good social corporate responsibility,” said Prime Minister and Area Parliamentary Representative for St. Christopher Seven Dr the Hon Timothy Harris as he delivered feature remarks at the opening ceremony of the multipurpose $3.2 million Lodge-Ottley’s Community…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 17, 2021 (SKNIS): The Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett, Minister of Health, Information Technology, Talent Development, and Entrepreneurship, said that the government will continue to recognize the importance of investing in developing the skills and talents of young people in the Federation.“Our young people remain at the heart of our nation’s future and Team Unity will provide them with every opportunity so that they can succeed in their homeland,” said Minister Byron-Nisbett on Tuesday’s (February 16) edition of ‘Leadership Matters’, a virtual forum on ZIZ TV.Minister Byron-Nisbett said that young people require a lot of support and added that she…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 17, 2021 (SKNIS): The opening of the Lodge/Ottley’s Community Centre provides the potential for new opportunities and growth for the people of the area, says Minister of Community Development, the Honourable Eugene Hamilton. Minister Hamilton was at the time speaking at the launch of the new community centre on February 16, 2021. He said to the residents of the Lodge and Ottley’s communities and all who will benefit from using the facility, that while the work is superb it is just the foundation of the overall scheme of community development in the area. “What will truly make…

The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis (GSKN) has received financing through the Green Climate Fund(GCF) Country Readiness Programme and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this financing toeligible payments under a contract for which this invitation is issued. In this regard, the CaribbeanDevelopment Bank (CDB) has been selected as the Delivery Partner to support the execution of theReadiness Support Institutional Capacity and Coordination and Country Programming. Payments byCDB will be made only at the request of the GSKN and upon approval by CDB and will be subject in allrespects to the terms and conditions of the…

San Jose, 17 February 2021 (IICA). Bananas, an economic mainstay for thousands of small-scale farmers and their families in tropical regions, are currently under threat. A disease that originated in Southeast Asia, which wilts and kills the crop, has spread to plantations around the world. This issue greatly affects vulnerable populations. Far from being a technical issue that should attract the attention of agricultural market experts specifically, it poses a real risk to the livelihoods of countless family farmers in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). In LAC, bananas are one of the few crops that provide income year-round for…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 17, 2021 (SKNIS): The Team Unity Cabinet of Ministers met on Monday, February 15, 2021, at the Ministry of Finance Conference Room, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris. Several issues affecting the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis were deliberated on. The National COVID-19 Task Force gave its weekly briefing to the Cabinet where the usual update on statistics with respect to infections, recoveries, and deaths locally, regionally, and internationally was given. Apart from the customary update on statistics, mention was made of the 2000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine that the…