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Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 20, 2023 (SKNIS): Senior Minister and Parliamentary Representative for St. Christopher Six (6), the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas said the Smoking (Designated Area) Bill, 2023, is significantly important as its primary purpose is to promote public health in St. Kitts and Nevis. “The specific purpose of the Bill is to promote public health by reducing exposure to tobacco and other smoke in certain public places by designating certain specified public places as smoking areas and to prohibit smoking outside of a designated area in public places,” said Senior Minister Dr. Douglas, during the Tuesday, June 20…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, June 20, 2023 (SKNIS) – The Honourable Konris Maynard, Member of Parliament for St. Christopher Three, while lending his support to the Smoking (Designated Areas) Bill, 2023, has said that one of the important aspects of the Bill is that it brings about protection for non-smokers from the harmful effects associated with being exposed to secondhand smoke.“If people are aware of the consequences of their actions and they wish to pursue whatever those consequences are, they must do so while not infringing upon the rights and freedoms of others. And so, secondhand smoke is a consequence of someone enjoying…

Tuesday, June 20, 2023 — On Thursday June 8, 2023, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean (OECS) held a soft launch of their newest tourism project, Soulful Caribbean Escapes, at the Caribbean Tourism Organisation’s Caribbean Week in New York City. Soulful Caribbean Escapes offers bespoke, authentic, immersive, unforgettable travel experiences on more than one Eastern Caribbean island. This umbrella brand contains three key elements – the culinary tourism niche, branded as Feed your Soul, the wellness niche branded as Heal your Soul and the digital nomad niche branded as Free your Soul. The packages are designed to be multi-destination so that visitors selecting any niche can have one…

Progress in promoting biodiversity agricultural efforts in St. Kitts and Nevis’ St. Mary’s Man & Biosphere Reserve, was highlighted this week at the UNESCO 35th Session of the International Coordinating Council (ICC) of the Man and Biosphere Programme (MAB) held in Paris.   A short video demonstrating the successful launch of the UNESCO Earth Network initiative at the St. Mary’s MAB reserve in Cayon was presented to an audience of ambassadors, biodiversity and science experts, and, FAO, WHO, and UNESCO officials.The video contained some compelling pictures of the St. Mary’s Reserve, commentaries by farmers, young people, and Ms. Telca Wallace -…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC®) is currently monitoringTropical Storm Bret as it approaches the region. During and after the passage of this weathersystem, the safety and well-being of all our stakeholders is paramount.We urge all stakeholders to follow the safety directives provided by each government. CXC® is indialogue with ministries of education across the region as it relates to the examinations which maybe affected in their country. For countries where their government has not ordered a cancellation of the examinations, allexaminations are expected to be administered as normal. Continue to remain safe and we pray thatthe storm…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 20, 2023 (SKNIS): Nineteen exemplary nationals of St. Kitts and Nevis were invested with the 2022 National Honours Awards for their exceptional contribution to the development of the Federation at an investiture ceremony held by Her Excellency the Governor-General, Dame Marcella Liburd GCMG, JP, on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at Government House. The recipients of the Companion of the Star of Merit, who were first honoured on National Heroes Day on September 16, 2022, include Eileen Grey for her contribution to Education, Culture and Sports; Dennis Leroy Delaney for Education, Arts and Culture; Lorraine Agatha Browne, Wayland…

Amid water scarcity challenges, Resilient Caribbean Initiative provides water storage tanks to 12 farmers 8 June 2023, Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UnitedNations (FAO), the Government of Mexico and the Government of Antigua and Barbuda provided 1000-gallon water storage tanks to 12 farmers in Antigua and Barbuda as part of the ‘Addressing the Water-Energy Nexus in Agriculture’ (WEF) sub-project of the Mexico-CARICOM-FAO Initiative “Cooperation forClimate Change Adaptation and Resilience in the Caribbean”, or Resilient Caribbean Initiative in short.Like several countries in the Caribbean, Antigua and Barbuda is grappling with issues of water scarcity.As…

The Office of the Honourable Speaker wishes to advise that the Sitting of the NationalAssembly for today Tuesday, 20th June 2023, will begin shortly following the ongoingInvestiture Ceremony at Government House. The Office wishes to apologize for anyinconveniences caused.

A Marine Spatial Planning Specialist (MSPS) is needed under the Project “BE-CLME+: Promoting National Blue Economy Priorities Through Marine Spatial Planning in the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem Plus.” The project aims to strengthen blue economy opportunities through sustainable healthy coastal and marine ecosystems, address drivers to protect habitats and species, and sustainable biodiversity and fisheries management. The project will be implemented in Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Panama, and Saint Lucia for a period of 4 years from 2023-2027. THE MSPS will: • Oversee the National data gap and needs assessments to inform MSP and MSP Protocol, including the preparation of relevant Terms…