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Community Notice Citizens of St. Kitts and Nevis are invited to apply for Organization of American States scholarships to pursue Master’s and Doctoral level studies in Brazil. The Master’s Programmes will run for two years while Doctoral Studies will last four years. Detailed information about the scholarships can be accessed online at www.oas.org/en/scholarships/ General questions about the application process, requirements and important dates should be emailed to gcub.bolsasbrasil@gmail.com The deadline for application is January 22, 2021. -30- ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­*Please at regular intervals up until 4 p.m. on Friday, January 22, 2021.

Basseterre, St. Kitts (Thursday 14th January 2021)— Customers were without power early Wednesday morning for a few hours due to a blown switchgear at SKELEC’s powerplant resulting in an island-wide power outage. The company’s technical team immediately assessed the damage then shortly after began repair work. Restoration of power began at 10:30 am when electricity was restored to the Power Station. At 10:35 am the first feeder, SSMC, was placed online, power was restored to all feeders by 11:05 am. Electricity supply was returned to all customers by 1:00 pm. The St. Kitts Electricity Company Ltd. would like to apologize to its customers for…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, January 14, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Crime statistics in St. Kitts and Nevis continue to trend in the right direction, with Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris stating that the Federation has recorded year after year reduction in major crimes, including homicides. Atotal of ten homicides was recorded in the Federation in 2020, compared to 12 homicides committed in 2019. “We ended 2020 with a 20 percent reduction in major crimes when compared to 2019. Additionally, our detection rose to 50 percent, the best detection rate so far. This is…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 14, 2021 (SKNIS): On Tuesday, January 12, 2021, a special emergency CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting was held to discuss how the region can move forward in the COVID-19 climate especially in relation to the availability of and access to vaccines.“The CARICOM Heads reiterated our concern for equitable access to an efficacious vaccine and of course we denounced efforts at vaccine nationalism,” said Dr. Harris. “By that, we see developing the tendency where specifically the larger and richer countries are being the first to have access to the vaccine and having regard to the requirements and the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 14, 2021 (SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, has hailed the citizenship by investment (CBI) programme as being successful in attracting businesses to the Federation.During his Monthly Press Conference on January 14, 2021, at the National Emergency Management Agency’s (NEMA) conference room, he said that “When we look in our local domain we see a number of businesses coming on stream by Chinese, the principals behind them are all citizens of St. Kitts and Nevis, and they have come through that particular route,” said the Honourable Prime Minister.Prime Minister Harris…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 14, 2021 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to inform the general public that the 2021 round for Organization of American States (OAS) Scholarships to pursue studies at master’s or doctoral levels in Brazil is now open. Programmes will be available for study for a period of two years for those pursuing master’s degrees and four years for those pursuing doctorate degrees. Detailed information regarding the OAS Scholarship Programme is available on the OAS website at http://www.oas.org/en/scholarships. However, for specific information/inquiries/guidance regarding the 2021 scholarship round, interested persons can contact the office at gcub.bolsasbrazil@gmail.com.The…

(EMU) – St. Kitts, Tuesday, January 12, 2021: The importance of the In-service training of newly employed teachers was emphasized by Minister of Education, Hon. Jonel Powell at an opening ceremony held on Tuesday January 12th, as he cited the 2015 Oslo Summit on Education for Development which emphasized the role of Government in supporting teachers. The Summit stated that “the quality of an education system can exceed neither the quality of its teachers nor the quality of its teaching” which justifies the ministry’s training focus. The launch of the In-service training for the school year 2020-2021 was held under…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 14, 2021 (SKNIS): While appearing on the radio and television programme “Working for You” on January 13, Sharon Warner, Executive Officer at the Department of Gender Affairs, highlighted the need for the development of a National Gender Policy for the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis.She stated that the National Gender Policy is an institutional framework that will assist the government in facilitating gender equality and empowerment and improve compliance with repertory requirements on the various human rights instruments.“It’s a key document that provides a clear mandate to enhance a gender-sensitive approach in processes and operations that…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 14, 2021 (SKNIS): In keeping with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #5, which is to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls, St. Kitts and Nevis is currently developing a National Gender Policy, says Celia Christopher, Director of the Department of Gender Affairs.Mrs. Christopher was at the time speaking on the radio and television programme “Working for You” on January 13.She said that since 1999, the Federation has sought to address the integration of gender into its policies and programmes.“The need therefore for a comprehensive gender policy to assist with the mainstreaming of gender…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, January 14, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Ambassador His Excellency Ian Patches Liburd will serve as the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis’ Permanent Representative to the United Nations. This was revealed by Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris when he addressed the nation at his Thursday, January 14 press conference held at the NEMA Conference Room.  In making the announcement, Prime Minister Harris said that Ambassador Liburd has an outstanding record of service in both the private and public sectors.  “The United Nations is the premier global organization with over…