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Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 13, 2023 (SKNIS): Fifteen soldiers from the St. Kitts-Nevis Defence Force (SKNDF) and five from the St. Kitts and Nevis Fire and Rescue Services (SKNFRS) are better prepared to respond to catastrophic events after completing an advanced Search and Rescue course on Friday (January 13, 2023).The training was organized by the SKNDF and facilitated by members of the Florida National Guard under a State Partnership Exchange Programme. Sessions during the January 09 to 13 workshop included theoretical and practical exercises based on various real-world events. The participants explored advanced techniques used during structural building searches and…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (13th January 2023)—The St. Kitts Electricity Company Ltd. Is advising the public of scheduled maintenance outages for the week 16th January– 20th January 2023. The scheduled maintenance outages are necessary to perform maintenance as a part of our ongoing efforts to improve reliability. DATE TIME AREA(S) TO BE AFFECTED Monday 16th January 2023 9:00am-3:00pm New Road Housing Extension, Carifesta Housing, Douglas Commercial & Douglas Development Tuesday 17th January 2023 9:00am-3:00pm Keys East Housing Project Wednesday 18th January 2023 9:00am-3:00pm Dolphin Rise, Halfmoon Customers in these communities can expect an interruption of supply between the hours stated. Please note that the electricity supply may be interrupted later and restored earlier than the scheduled times. SKELEC apologizes…

Basseterre, Saint Kitts, 12th January, 2023 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) – On January 11th, 2023, Saint Kitts and Nevis had the honour to host its first Ambassadorial visit of the New Year in the company of Her Excellency Mrs. Ute König, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany. This visit comes at the peak of the Federation’s highly successful tourism season, with the Ambassador paying a courtesy call on the Rt Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, Minister of Foreign Affairs et al, while on private holiday aboard the Royal Clipper Cruises. The Honourable Minister first acknowledged the long-standing friendly relations between Saint Kitts…

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By Mario Lubetkin, Assistant Director General and Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, the conflict in Ukraine, climate change, and the general economic slowdown have brought the fight against food insecurity to the forefront of global public debate. Latin America and the Caribbean is not on the sidelines of this situation. Rising fertilizer and food prices, which are now above the levels of previous years, have inevitable effects on food security. If prices continue to increase, food production will also be affected, impacting the livelihoods of small-scale producers and family farmers. Latin…

The initiative focuses on capacity building and training within the Farmers Organizations for African, Caribbean and Pacific (FO4ACP) project framework12 December 2022, Castries, St. Lucia – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently collaborated with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) to roll out the implementation of the “Capacity Building and Training” for Farmers’ Organizations in St. Lucia under the FO4ACP Programme. The project which is funded by the European Commission thorough The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), attracted eight farmers’ organizations and stakeholders to its recent launch in St. Lucia. The aim…

The St. Kitts Tourism Authority will open at 10:30am Thursday, 12th January, 2023 to facilitate an internal staff meeting. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, January 11, 2023 [Press Secretary’s Office]: St. Kitts and Nevis, as with the rest of the region, is in the middle of the 2022-2023 Influenza (flu) season which typically occurs between November to March each year. As the concerns over the influenza, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), and the new strain of the COVID-19 rise, the Ministry of Health seeks to advise the public on ways to address the symptoms and prevent transmission. Influenza (flu) is an acute and very contagious respiratory tract infection caused by influenza type A (H3N2) and type B viruses circulating in all…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, January 11, 2023 (SKNIS) –Executive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr. Joy St. John met today (January 11) in Basseterre with the Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, and updated him on regional general public health matters with a particular focus on COVID-19. Dr. St. John received an honorary Doctor of Science Degree from the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, in October 2022 in part for her sterling contribution to navigating CARPHA’s effectual management of the Caribbean region’s public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. …

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, January 10, 2023 (SKNIS) –The Cabinet Ministers met under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, on Monday 9th January 2023 and made several significant decisions to improve the well-being of our people.The Cabinet commenced its first meeting of 2023 with an inspirational and thought-provoking message from Pastor Lincoln Connor of the Antioch Baptist Church. Pastor Connor also offered words of prayer to the Cabinet members and by extension the government and people of St. Kitts and Nevis.In keeping with the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party Administration’s COVID-19 Recovery Plan to reignite and empower small…