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30 March 2023, Basseterre, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis –Savings accounts, loans and credit cardsare some of the key facilities offered by commercial banks to the citizens and residents of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU). In the second of a two-part ECCB Connects programme, Baldwin Taylor, General Manager of Bank of Montserrat Limited, discusses key banking terms relating to loans and credit cards that persons should be familiar with. Taylor also serves as the Secretary of the Bankers Associations forAntigua and Barbuda and Montserrat, and the ECCU. Taylor defines collateral as the security that a bank will hold against a loan facility to allow the bank to recover the fundsloaned in the event of a default. He explained that thiscollateral can be in the form of cash, a bill of sale or a mortgage over a property. He deemed collateral to be very important as it is depositors’ funds that banks loan to customers. On the…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 30, 2023 (SKNIS) – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, since taking office in August 2022, has had to make several tough and prudent decisions to stabilize the country and protect the people of the Federation, particularly the most vulnerable in society.Speaking at his press conference earlier today (Thursday, March 30), Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew said, “We have taken the tough decisions, the prudent decisions to make sure that this country will once again become Number One. That is what we are striving for.” With respect to electricity in the country, Prime Minister Dr.…

Bioeconomy promotes responsible production and consumption of renewable natural resources, contributing to climate action and protecting biodiversity 30/03/2023 New York-“We must use existing biological resources more efficiently, and waste less, instead of relying on finite fossil-based resources”, the Director of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, told a high-level event held at the UN General Assembly to commemorate the first-ever International Day of Zero Waste. In a video message, Qu explained that as the world population is predicted to grow close to 10 billion people by 2050, there is an immense challenge to meet…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 30, 2023 (SKNIS) – The Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew used Thursday’s (March 30) press conference with his fellow Cabinet Ministers to assure the citizens and residents of the Federation of the Government’s commitment to ensuring the safety and security of all.“Your government along with the security forces, meaning the police, military, customs and others, are working assiduously to bring what we consider to be real calm to you the citizens, as we strive to eradicate this scourge from our society. You deserve nothing less and today we commit that…

The Ministry of Youth Empowerment is pleased to announce that nominations for the 25 Most Remarkable Teens 2023, are officially open from March 24-May 26. Forms are at all the high schools in St. Kitts, Ministry of Youth Empowerment office (3rd Floor, The Cable Building) and at the Department of Youth Nevis.

Basseterre: St. Kitts, Wednesday, March 29, 2023: Both primary and secondary schools in St. Kitts vied for the opportunity to be awarded the victor’s title in the Water Services World Water Day competition 2023. The schools competition, one of the activities held during the Water Services Week (March 19 – 28) focused on the global theme “Accelerating Change”. Primary Schools participated in the Door Decorating Competition while the secondary schools participated in the Social Media/TikTok competition.Addressing the participants and school representatives, Minister with responsibility for Water Services, Hon. Konris Maynard expressed the imperative for water conservation and the importance of…

The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) wishes to advise that the Department and its affiliate facility (Old Road Fisheries Complex) will be closed on Friday, 31st March, 2023 to accommodate staff-oriented, capacity building activities. Regular operations will resume on Monday, 3rd April, 2023. The Department apologizes for any inconvenience this brief closure may cause.

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 30, 2023 (SKNIS): A National Inter-faith Thanksgiving Service in Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of The University of the West Indies (UWI) was held in St. Kitts at the Wesley Methodist Church on Tuesday, 28th March, 2023.The theme for UWI’s 75th Anniversary is “Rooted Ready Rising”. The University of the West Indies, originally University College of the West Indies was established in 1948 to serve the higher education needs of the residents of the English-speaking Caribbean region.Several notable persons attended the Service including H.E. Dame Marcella Liburd GCMG, JP, Governor-General of St. Kitts…

Acute Gastroenteritis Over the past few weeks several children and adults in the Federation have been diagnosed with acute gastroenteritis (AGE). Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is a common infectious disease syndrome marked by irritation and inflammation of the stomach and intestines causing a combination of fever, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea. AGE is caused by many infectious agents or germs; however, the most common cause is a virus, but it can be caused by bacteria.This outbreak of AGE is not unique to St. Kitts & Nevis, but a similar trend is observed in several CARICOM member states. The Caribbean Public…