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Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 16, 2021 (SKNIS): The Small Business Development Centre (SBDC), within the Ministry of International Trade, is using the week of November 15-19, dubbed Global Entrepreneurship Week 2021, to highlight the importance of entrepreneurship to the overall growth and development of St. Kitts and Nevis. The theme for this year’s week-long observation is, “Building Forward Better: Creating Equality and Equity through Entrepreneurship”. In an address to officially declare the week open, Minister of International Trade, Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Labour, the Honourable Senator Wendy Phipps stated that entrepreneurship is key to socio-economic development, job creation, national competitiveness and wealth…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, November 16, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The music, traditional dances, culinary arts and fashion – some of the attributes that encapsulate the rich and proud history of St. Kitts and Nevis – were on full display today, Tuesday, November 16, at the Federation’s National Day ceremony at EXPO 2020 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The National Day ceremony, which was carried live on the social media platforms of the St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service (SKNIS) and ZIZ Broadcasting Corporation, was attended by Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris and…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – The Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis (DBSKN) congratulates Delonte Lewis on his award, Most Outstanding Youth Diplomat 2021 at the World Youth Model United Nations (WYMUN) 2021 Simulation Conference last weekend in Istanbul, Turkey.Delonte Lewis, a third-year student at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus Jamaica, who is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s in International Relations, thanks the DBSKN for funding his experience.“Gratitude is given to the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis for providing me with the necessary funding to attend this seminar. DBSKN on its 40th-anniversary celebrations continues to ensure…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (November 16, 2021) – The following is a notice from the Ministry of Tourism in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) regarding a street closure in Charlestown. The Ministry of Tourism wishes to advise the general public that Prince William Street in Charlestown will be closed to all vehicular traffic from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday November 17, 2021. The closure will be to facilitate the arrival of the cruise vessel Seabourn Odyssey to Nevis and the effective dispatching of “Travel Approved” taxis. We apologise for any inconvenience this closure may cause. For further assistance kindly contact the Ministry of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 16, 2021 (SKNIS): Dr. Javeim Blanchette, Featured Speaker at the 2020-2021 Susanna Lee High School Scholarship Programme Awards Ceremony, shared what he termed as the four key ingredients for inductees to adopt if they are to be successful in life. Dr. Blanchette, an alumnus of the Susanna Lee High School Scholarship Programme, introduced four ‘Ds’ that are unavoidable on the road to success. “One of the first things you need to be successful is a dream. Having a dream is very important. On the road to success, you can consider a dream to be the car, it…

BASSETERRE (16th November, 2021): St Kitts welcomes AIDAperla inaugural call to the island today, November 16, 2021 at 08:00am. Celebrity Equinox and Explorer of the Seas are also both docked at Port Zante today, November 16, 2021. This is the first time since March 2020 that there are three cruise ships docked at Port Zante, a major milestone for cruise recovery in St. Kitts.The arrival of three cruise ships on Wednesday also adds to an epic week of daily cruise calls for St. Kitts. For the first time since March 2020, St. Kitts is also slated to receive daily cruise calls this…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, November 16, 2021 (MMS-SKN) — In what looked like an outside chance to get into the final four in the 26th edition of Constituency Number Seven Dr the Hon Timothy Harris Domino League, Sylvers Domino Club took less than an hour Monday evening November 15 to get in. In the process, they dislodged a former champion team Lodge Domino Club and a highly rated Phillips Domino Club. At the end of the final segment in the single round of play of the Federation’s longest running domino league on Tuesday November 9, all teams had completed their schedule of play with the…

Dear Tourism Stakeholders, Below is the updated flight schedule as of Monday 15th November, 2021. Air Canada – AC1730 YYZ-SKB/ AC1731 SKB-YYZ Weekly Sunday service: December 19th to April 24th, 2022. AA MIA-SKB 318 Daily service: November 10th, 2021 excluding November 16th, 22nd, 23rd, 25th and 30th.2x Daily Saturday and Sunday service: December 18th to January 2nd 2022. AA CLT-SKB AA-1701 Weekly Saturday service: December 18th to April 2nd, 2022. AA JFK-SKB AA-2210 Weekly Saturday service: November 20th and November 27th, 2021.Weekly Saturday service: December 18th to April 2nd, 2022. British Airways- BA2157 LGW-SKB/ BA 2256 SKB-LGW Weekly Sunday service: November 11th to March 24th, 2022.Weekly Thursday service: November 11th to March…