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Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 17, 2022 (SKNIS): The establishment of the new Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Aging and Disabilities will significantly enhance programmes and protections for the targeted groups, often considered to be among society’s most vulnerable. The proposed budgetary allocation of $2.5 million for the Ministry’s operation in 2023, will allow assigned staff to get down to work on several urgent matters such as creating a special needs policy to improve conditions for the differently-abled and drafting an aging policy to enrich seniors lives while enhancing social protection. The staff will also prepare St. Kitts and Nevis’ initial report…

Montreal, Canada (17th December, 2022): The St. Kitts and Nevis’ Man and Biosphere reserve site in St. Mary’s (Cayon) received a highlighted level of visibility during the last few days of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal at a side-event organised by UNESCO to outline the scope and impact of the forthcoming biodiversity capacity-building support destined for the site under the UNESCO Earth Network initiative. As part of UNESCO’s Earth Network programme, designed to tackle issues related to biodiversity loss, ocean and land degradation linked to climate change, St. Kitts and Nevis was the only small island developing UN…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 16, 2022 (SKNIS): The overall health and well-being of athletes in St. Kitts and Nevis are a priority area identified by the government that must be improved for sportsmen and women to achieve their full potential. During his presentation to the Budget Debate on December 15, 2022, Minister of Sports, the Honourable Samal Duggins, said that training in physical, mental, and emotional health as well as proper nutritional guidelines will be addressed in 2023. “I am happy to say that apart from our monies budgeted here, our good friends from the Republic of Cuba have also agreed…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 16, 2022 (SKNIS): Staff at the New Horizons Rehabilitation Centre will undergo a series of training sessions in the coming weeks and be attached to various departments for additional practical experiences that will enhance their service at the juvenile correction facility. Individuals at the Centre were recently relocated to a temporary facility because of an environmental hazard at the building. “Fortunately, we don’t have too many young people at the Centre so we are focusing right now on the training of staff – old staff and new – and to [have] a deployment so that they can…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 16, 2022 (SKNIS): As the Government works towards making St. Kitts and Nevis a sustainable island state, Minister of Agriculture the Hon. Samal Duggins during his Budget 2023 presentation outlined the Ministry of Agriculture’s plans to guarantee food security in the Federation.“We do have an approach that directly addresses food security and lowering our prices amidst all the challenges we are facing globally because we cannot ignore the fact that many of the challenges are beyond our control, but if we frame things properly and we put things into the right perspective and drive the production cost…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 16, 2022 (SKNIS): Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Marine Resources et al, the Hon. Samal Duggins, during his budget presentation on December 15, 2022, outlined a number of plans that are in the pipeline to strengthen the functioning of the Department of Agriculture and improve crop production.“In the Department of Agriculture, there is so much hope, so much prospect for the future. And that hope is largely hinged on our efforts toward climate-smart agriculture and this is not just a fancy term. In St. Kitts and Nevis, we are approximately 104 square miles, not enough land space…so…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 16, 2022 (SKNIS) – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, through the Ministry of Tourism, intends to inject additional funding into the St. Kitts Music Festival so that the 25th edition of the annual event will truly be an experience like no other.While making her presentation on the 2023 National Budget on Thursday, December 15, Minister of Tourism, the Honourable Marsha Henderson said plans are already being made for the staging of next year’s event.“Today, the St. Kitts Music Festival is a world-class event anticipated by many around the world. Plans are already afoot for the 25th anniversary…

BASSETERRE, ST KITTS, December 15, 2022 (Press Secretary’s Office)- The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis extends great appreciation to the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) for their generous donation of over US$3 million to the Ministries of Agriculture, Fisheries and Marine Resources, Cooperatives, Entrepreneurship and Creative Economy.Ambassador, His Excellency Michael Chau-Hong Lin made the presentation in a short handing over ceremony held at the Prime Minister’s Office on Wednesday afternoon 14th December 2022.Prime Minister, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew and the Minister responsible, the Honourable Samal Duggins both expressed sincere gratitude for the continued support from the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 15, 2022 (SKNIS): Minister of Agriculture et al. the Honourable Samal Duggins, while lending his support to the Appropriation Bill (2023), 2022 on day two (2) of the debate (December 15), pledged St. Kitts and Nevis’ commitment to CARICOM’s 25 percent by 2025 Agenda which is aimed at reducing the regional food bill. “Madam Speaker, we have adopted a more measurable goal, a goal that we have not adopted alone. As members of CARICOM, we have bought into the 25 by 25 Agenda where we have agreed across CARICOM to invest in our people so that…

15 December 2022 – St. George’s, Grenada – The Food and Agriculture Organization of theUnited Nations (FAO) recently conducted a five-day technical training workshop in Grenada onthe production and management of small ruminant livestock for 40 participants comprising oflectures and field sessions. The training which was held from November 7 to 11 2022 wasorganized by the Ministry of Agriculture World-Bank funded OECS Regional AgriculturalCompetitiveness Project and conducted by Dr Gabrielle Young, a Livestock Support Managerbased in Jamaica. The participants included extension officers, livestock officers, 4-H students,livestock farmers and agro processors, and aimed to increase capacity of extension officers andsmall ruminant…