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Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 01, 2020 (SKNIS): On Thursday, December 03, 2020, St. Kitts and Nevis will observe the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which is an observance designed to promote the full and equal participation of persons with disabilities in all aspects of society and development.Anthony Mills, a member of St. Kitts and Nevis Association for Persons with Disabilities (SKNAPD), said that the differently-abled community often faces many hardships due to a lack of support infrastructure and systems.While appearing on the November 25, 2020, edition of the radio and television programme Working for You, Mr. Mills, who is a former president…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 01, 2020 (SKNIS): The Caribbean region in general and St Kitts and Nevis in particular, have made significant progress in reducing the incidence of AIDS and its related deaths, says Minister of Health, the Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett.The Minister was at the time addressing the nation on World AIDS Day 2020, which is being celebrated under the theme “Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Resilience and Impact.”She noted that the number of people dying of AIDS-related deaths has decreased by almost 50 percent from 11 thousand in 2010 to 6,900 in 2019. During that same period, the Region has also seen…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 01, 2020 (SKNIS): Advocacy promotes equality, social justice, and inclusion, as well as human rights. As such, members of vulnerable groups in St. Kitts and Nevis are advocating for policies of inclusion and empowerment.“We have to look at doing things differently. We have to ensure that we put policies in place and not just at social and gender affairs level but we have to look across the different ministries,” said Anthony Mills, member of St. Kitts and Nevis Association of Persons with Disability (SKNAPD), during the November 25 edition of ‘Working for You.’ “Social Security and the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 01, 2020 (SKNIS): The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis joins the rest of the world in observing World AIDS Day on December 01, 2020, under the global theme: “Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Resilience and Impact”During her December 01 address to commemorate the day, Minister of Health, the Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett, said that St. Kitts and Nevis engages in the observance every year to “bring attention to the HIV/AIDS epidemic; endeavour to increase HIV/AIDS awareness and knowledge; speak out against HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination, and make the clarion call for an increased response against the disease.”Minister Byron-Nisbett…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 01, 2020 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, will outline his Team Unity administration’s plans and programmes for the upcoming financial year when he presents the highly anticipated 2021 Budget in the National Assembly on Tuesday, December 15. Thehonourable prime minister will present the annual Draft Estimates for 2021 as laid out in The Appropriation (2021) Bill, 2020. Attoday’s (Tuesday, December 01) press conference, Prime Minister Harris noted that the presentation of the 2021 Budget is a major matter on the Government’s…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 01, 2020 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, extended words of congratulations to the Prime Minister of Barbados, the Honourable Mia Mottley, in recognition of that country’s 54th anniversary of Independence celebrated on Monday, November 30, 2020. Barbadosbecame an independent nation on November 30, 1966. Ina letter to Prime Minister Mottley, the St. Kitts and Nevis prime minister said, “Independence anniversaries are such fulfilling moments, as they provide an opportunity to reflect on all of the pivotal moments in the history of our…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 03, 2020 (SKNIS): Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Infrastructure et al, the Honourable Shawn Richards, said that the Old Road Bay Road Rehabilitation Project proves to be a wise investment which is already paying off.During the prime minister’s monthly press conference on Tuesday, December 01, 2020, Deputy Prime Minister Richards updated the general public on the project, noting that it is substantially completed to the extent where motorists were able to use the road when the old one proved difficult to traverse.“Persons are already seeing the benefits of this new road. Be it that the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 30, 2020 (SKNIS): Minister of Social Development, the Honourable Eugene Hamilton, has shown solidarity with differently-abled persons in St. Kitts and Nevis as they prepare to celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) on December 03, 2020.On Sunday (November 30), the minister joined with members of St. Kitts and Nevis Association of Persons with Disabilities as they worshipped and shared in the fellowship at the Antioch Baptist Church at Lime Kiln.Minister Hamilton said that differently-abled persons are human beings. He encouraged individuals to focus on a person’s spirit rather than their incapacity.“When you are disabled,…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 30, 2020 (SKNIS): The Department of Gender Affairs in St. Kitts continues to work closely with vulnerable groups to ensure that their rights are protected, and to advocate for related matters.“We work closely with Special Victims Unit very closely because most of the times… at the end of it all we are looking for justice,” said Mrs. Shinnel Charles, Senior Gender Officer within the Department of Gender Affairs, during her November 25 appearance on ‘Working for You.’ “We work along with Social Development because these are the persons who go out to the communities and look after…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 30, 2020 (SKNIS): Mrs.Patricia Richards-Leader, Chief Executive Officer of the Grange Healthcare Facility, said that abuse against older persons needs to stop and has made recommendations on how to stop it. Mrs. Richards-Leader was at the time speaking on the radio and television show “Working for You,” on November 25. She said that St. Kitts and Nevis is no different from any other country in the world.She noted that the global incidence of elder abuse is from 3.2 to 27.5 percent and of that, 92 percent is against women. She added that 90 percent of elder abuse…