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Basseterre: St. Kitts, Tuesday, 27th June, 2023:​ The Ministry of Education embarked on its annual teacher recruitment process for the 2023-2024 academic year on Tuesday, June 27. The sessions were preceded by an opening ceremony held on the 26th of June at the Immaculate Conception Catholic School auditorium under the theme “Education for all: Embracing Change, Securing the Future”. Chief Education Officer (CEO), Mr. Francil Morris informed prospective teachers that the Pre-service Training is designed to provide them with a realistic preview of what it takes to make a profound impact on the future of our nation. Acknowledging the profoundness…

A few small island developing states made it to Paris to attend a unique Heads of State and ministerial conference to identify financial solutions for tackling poverty, curbing planet-heating emissions and protecting nature in the developing world. Amongst them was St. Kitts and Nevis’ foreign minister, the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas, who travelled to Paris to attend the event in what was described by the French Presidency as a ‘historic summit on international solidarity”.Some 40 heads of State and a similar number of ministers from both the developed and developing world were invited by French President Macron to a New…

Parents/guardians of children registered to attend the Department of Youth Empowerment’s 40th Annual Summer Residential Camp are invited to an important meeting on Thursday, July 06, 2023, at 5 p.m.The meeting will be held at the Player’s Pavilion at the Warner Park Cricket Stadium. All are encouraged to make a special effort to attend and to be punctual. -30-

Community Notice The Department of Youth Empowerment reminds persons that all outstanding completed registration forms for the 40th annual Summer Residential Camp must be returned to the department before the close of business day on Friday, June 30, 2023. The Department of Youth Empowerment is located on the top floor of The Cable Building on Cayon Street. The operating hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please be guided. -30-

As part of the International Day of Cooperatives celebrations, the Department ofCooperatives will be hosting a panel discussion under the theme, “Cooperatives:Partners for Accelerated Sustainable Development” at the Solid WasteManagement Conference Room on Tuesday, 27th June 2023. The general public is invited to attend the free panel discussion to engage with anesteemed group of experienced panellists who are expected to discuss topics suchas the contributions cooperatives have made and will continue to make in thefederation, CARICOM’s 25% by 2025 agenda, cooperatives successes andchallenges, as well as the way forward for the sector. The panel comprises; President of the Gideon Force…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 26, 2023 (SKNIS): Further to the promises made by the Attorney-General, the Honourable Garth Wilkin, during the most recent sitting of the National Assembly on June 20, 2023, in which a suite of cannabis-related legislation was debated and passed into law, the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs has launched a widespread public education campaign dubbed #CannabisClaritySKN. “Now that the Rastafari Rights Recognition Act, the Freedom of Conscience (Cannabis) Act, the Drugs (Amendment) Act and the Smoking (Designated Areas) Act have been published in the Gazette and are in force, the ministry has turned its energies into…

On June 23rd, 2023, the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force was informed of an attempt to smuggle suspected contraband into the Federation via the Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw International Airport (RLB). Preliminary reports indicate that during a routine Customs check of imported cargo, thirty-seven (37) small packages containing vegetable material suspected of being cannabis were found inside three (3) milkshake containers. The first container held eleven (11) such packages; the second held twelve (12); and the third contained fourteen (14). The suspected contraband was subsequently taken into Police custody. An investigation into the matter is ongoing and the general…

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is next week carrying out training on the Community Public Procurement Notice Board (CPPNB) with the private and public sectors in Saint Lucia. This activity is supported under the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) Strengthening Framework for CARICOM Integration and Cooperation Process (SFCICP). The training will focus on developing and implementing strategies that improve efficiency and transparency including the CSME Public Procurement Regime. Participants will also be exposed to e-procurement solutions during the session from 26 to 28 June 2023. The CPPNB is an integrated Notice Board with 13 National Advertising Portals (NAPs) which CARICOM Member…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 23, 2023 (SKNIS): The importance of physical activity to a person’s overall well-being was highlighted by Minister of Sports, the Honourable Samal Duggins on Friday (June 23, 2023) as St. Kitts and Nevis joins the global community in celebrating today as International Olympic Day. In a nationally televised address, Minister Duggins noted that the theme for the annual observance “Let’s Move” is quite fitting as it encourages active movement. “During the course of each day, I encourage you to do some type of physical activity, be it a brisk walk, a run, or playing sports,” he stated.…