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Paris, France, February 08, 2021: The Federation’s permanent delegate to UNESCO, Ambassador David Doyle, conferred this week with his counterpart, H.E. Ambassador Vishal V. Sharma, representing the Republic of India, in an exchange of views on UNESCO activities of mutual interest. Discussions focused on India’s quest to secure a seat on the influential UNESCO World Heritage Committee, a body on which St. Kitts and Nevis sits for the past four years, and now enjoys the privilege of being the only SIDS (Small Island Developing States) member. Both envoys agreed that India’s accession to this Committee would strengthen the Commonwealth presence on…

His Excellency The Governor-General Sir S. W. Tapley Seaton, GCMG, CVO, QC, JP, LL.D has dispatched the following Message to Her Excellency DameCecile La Grenade, GCMG, OBE, Ph.D, D.sc, Governor-General of Grenada.”As Grenada celebrates the 47th Anniversary of its Independence, on behalf of the Government and People of Saint Kitts and Nevis and on my own behalf, I am pleased to extend to you and the Government and People of Grenada greetings and congratulations.Please accept, Your Excellency, every good wish for your personal well-being and for the continued progress and prosperity of the People of Grenada.”Government HouseSpringfield, BasseterreSt. Kitts8th Februaty,…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, February 08, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – TheTuesday, February 09th edition of the popular virtual programme, Leadership Matters with Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, will not be aired. Thehonourable prime minister is scheduled to travel to Nevis on Tuesday to attend the funeral service of a family member, and out of respect for the family and other related matters the programme will not be aired. The programme will resume next Tuesday, February 16. -30-

Basseterre: St. Kitts, February 8, 2021: On February 4 th , the St. Kitts- NevisRobotics Association (SKNRA) held its first year anniversary and awardsceremony at the Immaculate Conception Catholic School’s hall.In his address to the gathering, Executive Director of the SKNRA, Mr.Shaqueed Benjamin, outlined the goals of the Association, as they aim toadvance the nation’s youths in the Science and Technology Field globally. Hestated “the association strives to offer young people the opportunity toexpand their horizons through exploration of robots and the roboticsystem…and encourage them to become future scientists, engineers,developers and inventors”.The St. Kitts- Nevis Robotics association was “born out…

February 5, 2021, Bridgetown, Barbados – The United Nations General Assembly has designated Wednesday, 10 February as World Pulses Day, building on the success of the International Year of Pulses in 2016 led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Pulses, which are the edible seeds of a plant, include a variety of beans familiar to our family meals such as pigeon peas, baked beans, red, green, yellow and brown lentils, chickpeas (chana or garbanzo beans), garden peas, black-eyed peas, broad beans (fava beans), kidney beans. While the discovery of pulses dates back centuries ago, they are just as important to our…

On Wednesday 3rd February, Ambassador/Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary H.E. Ian Liburd, Permanent Representative of St. Kitts-Nevis to the United Nations officially presented his credentials to the United Nations Secretary General H.E. Antonio Guterres in a formal ceremony at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Ambassador Liburd brought greetings from the Prime Minister, Dr the Hon Timothy Sylvester Harris and in the process reassured the Secretary General of St. Kitts-Nevis’ full support for his strong leadership particularly in these unprecedented times. The Secretary General spoke of his personal commitment to St. Kitts-Nevis, the Caribbean and Small Island Developing States. Throughout the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 06, 2021 (SKNIS): Kittitian Hill, a hotel resort located at Belle Mont Farm, which is set among 400 acres of organic farmland and the lush forests at the foothills of Mount Liamigua in St. Paul’s, is offering “staycation” for citizens and residents living on St. Kitts and on Nevis. Director of the National Emergency Operations Centre, Abdias Samuel, informed the Cabinet that Kittitian Hill was approved for “staycation”. A staycation is defined as a vacation spent in one’s home country rather than abroad, or one spent at home and involving day trips to local attractions. Kittitian…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 5, 2021 (Ministry of Social Development and Gender Affairs): Youth who are currently unemployed are invited to apply for a Digital Jobs Scholarship Opportunity, sponsored by the OECS-USAID Juvenile Justice Reform Project (JJRP).With training provided by the company Internet Income based in Jamaica, the Digital Jobs Initiative will give young people the skills to start and operate a successful online business, through the selection of three (3) areas of study from a field of several available topics, including Design Masterclass, Social Media Marketing and Blogging & Website Building.This online training initiative is expected to run for two (2) months. To be eligible to…

5 February 2021, Basseterre, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis – The EasternCaribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is offering high school and college students from its eightmember countries, the opportunity to express their creativity through art with the openingof its 2021 Creative Youth Competition (CYC). The CYC, formerly the OECS Essay Competition, was launched in collaboration with theRegional Security System Asset Recovery Unit (RSS-ARU) in 2018. The upgradedcompetition has a broader focus encompassing creative expression in poetry, song writing,short stories and art. Senior Corporate Relations Officer at the ECCB, Elizabeth Wayland,says the competition is part of the Bank’s community outreach programme…