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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…

5 February, Basseterre, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis – The Eastern Caribbean CentralBank (ECCB) is projecting that the polymer five-dollar note will be released by the end of March. The ECCB launched its family of EC polymer notes in May 2019 with the new $50. The $100, $20and $10 have since been issued. The release of the five-dollar, which was initially projected forSeptember 2020, has been delayed due to a decrease in demand for the note. The Acting Director ofthe Currency Management Department Rosbert Humphrey, says that although five dollar notes are incirculation more than any other denomination, it…

As of Thursday, February 4, 2021 the Federation has confirmed one additional case ofcoronavirus disease. The international traveler landed in the Federation on January 30, 2021from the United States of America (USA). The patient has been in quarantine at one of theCOVID-19 certified hotels since arrival. The patient was duly notified and is now in isolation.This additional case brings the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases to 40 with 28cases for St. Kitts and 12 cases for Nevis. Please note that 36 cases have fully recovered withzero deaths. There are now four (4) active cases. These patients are stable and…

Basseterre: St. Kitts, February 5, 2021: ​ The final technical review session of the enhanced Curriculum for Grades 4 and 6 took place Friday 5th February at the Customs Conference Room. Today’s session was aimed at “further sensitizing and enhancing the understanding of the educators in the use of the pedagogy associated with the Science Curriculum” as expressed by Science coordinator at the Curriculum Development Unit and facilitator of the session, Mrs. Sherry Walters. Mrs. Walters, explained that the pedagogy used – (Constructivism), reinforces the focus of the Enhanced Curriculum which is a student-centred classroom and learning environment. Students are…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 5, 2021 (SKNIS): Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Marine Resources, Honourable Alexis Jeffers, said his vision for the agricultural sector within the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is to increase the production of food and improve food security, and nutrition and health of the population. Minister Jeffers said this during his speech at the Ministry of Agriculture’s Annual Review and Agenda 2021 Meeting, which was held on February 4, 2021, at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort, under the theme “Together, We Invest, Transform and Build Partnerships for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security” He said his vision “seeks to…

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…