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Basseterre, St. Kitts (March 4th, 2022)— The St. Kitts Electricity Company Limited hosted several activities in recognition of World Engineer’s Day celebrated globally on Friday March 4th2022. The activities began on March 2nd2022 with a special one-hour edition of Power Talk, the company’s bi-weekly radio program, discussing the theme World Engineer’s Day: Build Back Wiser­­– Engineering the future. This extended edition of Power Talk featured Jonathan Kelly, SKELEC’s Engineering Manager; Keane Mark, SKELEC’s Maintenance Engineer; Xia-Xiang Claxton, Quality Engineer, Surrey Paving; and Tonya Bartlette, Manager, Nevis Water Services Department. The celebratory activities continued on March 3rd and 4th with a school tour. SKELEC…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 04, 2022 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis proudly welcomed the commencement of theComprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) Audit of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Nevis Disaster Management Department (NDMD) that will enhance the Federation’s readiness to reduce the risks and loss associated with disasters. “We are indeed delighted to bring the process of our Comprehensive Disaster Management Audit that will be driven by the valuable contributions of your subject matter expertise and experience,” said NEMA’s National Disaster Coordinator, Abdias Samuel, during the National Stakeholder Consultation held at the St. Kitts Marriott Ballroom on Friday, March 04, 2022. …

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 04, 2022 (SKNIS): The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is one step closer to implementing its recycling initiative following the launch on Friday, March 04 at the Solid Waste Management Corporation Conference Room. “The overall outcome of this project seeks to establish a recycling system to improve efficiency and increase the amount of waste recycled by twice the amount. Setting this systemic framework will be a foundational pillar to create efficient and collaborative pathways among our stakeholders and ultimately result in more environmentally-responsible actions from all of our citizens,” said Minister of Environment and Cooperatives, the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 04, 2022 (SKNIS): Director of the Energy Unit in the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Dr. Bertil Browne said the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is moving towards having 100 percent renewable energy, with the first step being the new solar farm deal and having a wind farm deal on the horizon.  Dr. Browne said in an interview at the Energy Unit’s Office that, “A Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) was signed between the St. Kitts Electricity Company (SKELEC) and Leclanche, which is an energy company based in Switzerland, and that Power Purchase Agreement is for twenty years where…

DATE: 7 March TIME: 11:00 a.m.VENUE: ACCRA Beach Hotel – BarbadosRockley, Bridgetown, BarbadosLINK: https://paho-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rRjSFqdbR0q55JqOCxHEQw Background The UN Agencies in the Eastern Caribbean have joined efforts and work collaboratively to support countries to tackle vaccine hesitancy related to COVID-19. From October 2021 to January 2022, the PAHO/WHO and ITU in collaboration with DIGICEL launched a public health communication initiative leveraging mobile networks to deliver relevant and reliable health information directly to customers phones. The campaign to disseminate practical information about COVID-19 prevention, COVID-19 vaccines, and recommended health safety measures targeted three countries namely Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, and St. Lucia. During…

March 2, 2022. The rising costs and limited access to high quality animal feeds are constraining factors for the development of the poultry and livestock sectors in the Caribbean and a threat to food security in the region. There is also a growing problem of managing organic waste from our farms, markets, restaurants, hotels and food manufacturers that create health, environment and climate risks. In examining solutions to these challenges, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Fera Science Limited, recently completed a survey of organic waste across Barbados, Jamaica, Grenada, and Trinidad and Tobago. The study assessed the potential of insect farming as a solution to the twin problem…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 03, 2022 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis, through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), is gearing up to participate in the 2022 Caribe Wave Tsunami Exercise, slated for Thursday, March 10.During the March 02, 2022 edition of the ‘Working for You’ radio and television programme, Planning Officer at NEMA, Mrs. Oureika Lennon-Petty discussed the importance of the Caribe Wave Tsunami Exercise to the Federation.“Caribe Wave is a regional tsunami exercise which is usually done in March, and basically Caribe Wave is used to test the early warning systems of the Caribbean region. Because in the Caribbean…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 03, 2022 (SKNIS): The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force, and in particular the Forensic Department, has had major successes in solving crimes. This is according to the Director of the Forensic Department, Latoya Lake-Marshall during her appearance on the virtual forum series, Leadership Matters, on March 01. In response to a question posed on the recent successes of the department, Mrs. Lake-Marshall said, “Based on the statistics, we have solved quite a bit of murders from 2018 to present via ballistics links from our lab [with our] comparison microscope led by our ballistics examiner.”“When I…