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October 26, 2021 – Bridgetown, Barbados – Over 40 delegates from the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) Working Group gathered virtually from 20 to 22 October with one fish on their minds – sharks. The WECAFC delegates from member countries including, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Colombia, the European Union (Member Organization), Grenada, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States of America – and 9 partner organizations took part in the deliberations on the development of a Regional Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks in the WECAFC Area. It has been reported that over one-third of sharks are threatened with extinction globally and in the WECAFC waters which hosts 14% of the…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, October 26, 2021 (S.T.E.P.) – In observance of Blindness Awareness Month, universally celebrated in October, the St. Kitts (Basseterre) Lions Club held the annual ‘Journey for Sight’ walk on Saturday October 23 and presented two white canes to members of the St. Kitts Society for the Blind. The walk was not held last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ‘Journey for Sight’ walk which involved members and prospective members of the St. Kitts (Basseterre) Lions Club, and members of the St. Kitts Society for the Blind, started at 6:20 a.m. from the Cenotaph at the War Memorial in Fortlands. It was…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, October 26, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Speaker of the National Assembly, the Honourable A. Michael Perkins made a presentation to Ministers of the Federal Cabinet on the fourth day of the 2022 Budget Estimates Committee Meetings on Monday, October 25 at the Ministry of Finance Conference Room. The premise for Speaker Perkins’ presentation to the annual budgetary meetings was to propose a bold change to the operations of the Parliamentary proceedings in St. Kitts and Nevis “which would involve probably a little more separation of the way Parliament functions from the…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (OCTOBER 26, 2021) — The following is an announcement from the Ministry of Human Resources in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) regarding a vacancy in the Ministry of Communications. The Ministry of Communications invites suitably qualified individuals to apply for the post of Chief Labour Officer. OVERVIEW The Ministry is searching for a dedicatedleader to oversee the day-to-day administration of the Labour Department. The Chief Labour Officer will also be responsible for providing advice to employers, employees and the government, regarding employment related legislation. In this position, one will also investigate and/or supervise investigations with the main objective of settling labour…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 26, 2021 (SKNIS): The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is moving to establish a Production Expenditure Rebate Programme to boost the film industry in the Federation, said Minister of Entertainment, Entrepreneurship and Talent Development (MoENT), the Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett, during the media event at Kittitian Hill on October 23 where members of MSR Media Group along with the MoENT launched ‘Christmas in the Caribbean’ “MoENT is currently working closely with the Ministry of Finance to introduce an incentives programme in the form of a Production Expenditure Rebate Programme. Similar programmes have been used worldwide and recognized…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, October 26, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris will hold a press conference on Thursday, October 28 from 10:00am in the Conference Room at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Lime Kiln, Basseterre. Prime Minister Harris will use Thursday’s press conference to again update citizens and residents on a number of matters of national importance. The prime minister’s press conference will be carried live on Freedom (106.5) FM, Sugar City (90.3) FM, VON Radio (860 AM or 93.7 FM), WINN (98.9) FM,…

CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett has congratulated the Government and people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Forty-Two years as an independent nation, noting that the resilience displayed in overcoming the recent traumatic volcanic eruption in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic is a fine example of the people’s strength of character. Dr. Barnett’s congratulatory message to St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves also expressed CARICOM’s pride in the country’s election to the United Nations Security Council and the leadership exercised during its presidency. She also noted that CARICOM has benefitted greatly from St. Vincent…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 25, 2021 (SKNIS): Creatives, innovators, and entrepreneurs in St. Kitts and Nevis stand to benefit from a deepening relationship between the government and private sector partners as efforts to enhance the film industry gain momentum. The government has found a partner with English company MSR Media that is producing a romantic comedy called “Christmas in the Caribbean” starting on Friday, October 29, 2021. It marks the fourth film produced in St. Kitts and Nevis over the last nine months. At a press conference on Saturday, October 23, 2021, at Kittitian Hill, Minister responsible for Entertainment, the Honourable Akilah…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, October 25, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – St. Kitts and Nevis joined the global community in observing the 76th anniversary of United Nations (UN) Day on Sunday, October 24, 2021. UN Day is observed on October 24 every year since 1948. The observation marks the anniversary of the entry into force of the UN Charter in 1945. The UN Charter is the founding document of the non-partisan institution that has been working towards global peace and equality. Speaking on the occasion, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris said United…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (October 25, 2021) — History was made at the Alexandra Hospital in Nevis on October 16, 2021, when the first bilateral mastectomy and breast reconstruction surgery was performed on a cancer survivor. The procedure was successfully done by Dr. Patrick Meredith, a Plastic Surgeon from Switzerland affiliated with the Rejunoviva Medical Clinic on the island. October 21, 2021, Hon. Hazel Brandy-Williams, Junior Minister of Health in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) while announcing the landmark surgery described the procedure as an important one for health care on Nevis. “I am told that it is the first of its kind ever to…