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Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 23, 2022 (SKNIS): Commander of the St. Kitts and Nevis Defence Force (SKNDF), Lieutenant Colonel J. Anthony Comrie, has assured the public that men and women in the organization will remain focused on executing their duties of protecting the twin-island Federation during the festive season and in the new year. “I want to assure the nation that the St. Kitts and Nevis Defence Force will continue its drive for improvement in every facet of our knowledge of the security environment and our interaction with citizens, residents and visitors,” Lt. Col. Comrie said at the SKNDF Christmas…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 23, 2022 (Department of Labour): The Department of Labour wishes to express its profound gratitude to the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan), and to recognize the outstanding contribution to women’s empowerment and development through its aid and collaboration with the Small Enterprise Development Unit, Small Business Development Centre and Ministry of Social Development and Gender Affairs. We are especially mindful of the far-reaching, insightful and impactful contribution to empowering women within our Labour market.Congratulatory wishes are further expressed to the winners of the Elite Award Competition held on 21st and 22nd November, 2022. Women entrepreneurs pitched their businesses…

The St. Kitts Tourism Authority will be closed Friday, 23 December 2022, at 3:00 pm. The office will resume regular working hours Wednesday, 28 December 2022 at 7:30 am. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

PRESS RELEASE Registration Deadline for the Poverty Alleviation Program set for 12 noon on Friday December 30th 2022 The Ministry of Social Development and Gender Affairs wishes to advise the general public that it is has become necessary to establish a registration deadline for the Poverty Alleviation Program. To date, there are eleven thousand, four hundred and eight five (11,485) applications of which eight thousand, nine hundred and fifty (8,950) are fully completed and submitted for verification. Each application will undergo a three-step verification process related to the eligibility criteria for the Poverty Alleviation Program, namely: In an effort to…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 22, 2022 (SKNIS) – Soldiers of the St. Kitts and Nevis Defence Force (SKNDF) were today (December 22) saluted for their bravery and dedicated service in ensuring and maintaining the peace and security across the twin-island Federation.The commendation to the officers was given by the Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew when he delivered remarks at the annual SKNDF Christmas Luncheon.“I take this opportunity to say thank you for your dedicated service on behalf of our beloved Federation. We, the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party administration, honour the sacrifices you make to…

The Improving Environmental Management through Sustainable Land Management inSt. Kitts and Nevis Project is being implemented under the auspices of the Ministry ofSustainable Development with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as theImplementing Agency and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) asthe Executing Agency. The project is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF).Under the project, Civil Servants of St. Kitts and Nevis are invited to apply for Scholarshipsto pursue a Master’s Degree at any accredited university of their choice. Six (6) fully fundedscholarships will be awarded for programs that commence in 2023. Scholarships shall notexceed two…

FAO and the Fisheries Division are working together to support local seamoss Farmers to increasetheir production of seamoss in the country.December 22, 2022 – Bridgetown, Barbados – Across the Caribbean, seamoss, the algae more popularlyknown as Irish Moss, has long been a staple in tasty homemade and commercial blended juices, manypurported to have energy inducing capabilities and a range of health benefits. A superfood, widely soldin its liquid and dried form, the strand-like algae thrive in Dominican waters, although it is also importedfrom other Caribbean countries. Over the past years, the Commonwealth of Dominica has worked hard at developing the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 21, 2022 (SKNIS): “With all this rainfall that we have had recently, why don’t we capture it in large storage tanks and prevent it from running away to the sea through our ghauts?” It’s a question that many people have asked over the years as water shortages have increased over the past several years. In a statement on the Water Supply delivered by the Minister of Public Infrastructure, the Honourable Konris Maynard, on December 19, 2022, during the Budget Debate, he said that capturing additional rainfall is not a silver bullet. Firstly, Honourable Maynard explained that when…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 20, 2022 (SKNIS) – In his wrap-up of the 2023 Budget, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, highlighted a number of improprieties that point to the clear mismanagement and poor financial state of the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis under the former Dr. Timothy Harris-led Administration.“The Bank was in a bad state of affairs. They had no audit of the Bank for about two to three years and when you asked why the bank is not audited, they said ‘well COVID’. All the other banks are audited in St. Kitts…