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St George, Grenada, August 18th 2021 (IICA).: The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) officially launched the first Backyard Gardeners Network Initiative (BGNI) in Grenada with a practical training session on the elements in the backyard, which was facilitated by IICA in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Forestry. Under the IICA Regional Project ‘Soil-centric actions for strengthening food system resilience and promoting regenerative agriculture as a climate solution in the Caribbean’, the objectives of the initiative are to strengthen the technical capacity of community members for increased backyard production through a ‘backyard garden demonstration’ training, and strengthen the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 19, 2021 (SKNIS): Figures from the Ministry of Health in St. Kitts and Nevis have validated the effectiveness of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in protecting against the deadly COVID-19 virus. On Tuesday’s (August 17) edition of Leadership Matters, Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, Medical Chief of Staff of the Joseph N. France General Hospital, gave a breakdown of the confirmed cases of COVID-19 that have occurred since the start of the second wave in May 2021. “The analysis of the data in the current wave from May 19 to August 03 shows that of [the] 558 positive cases during that…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 19, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris used last night’s (August 17) edition of the popular programme, Leadership Matters, to update the nation on the progress of certain elements of the comprehensive second stimulus package that was announced by the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis in July to help mitigate the negative impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Harris said these initiatives, which include an Income Support Programme, fuel subsidy for passenger bus owners and financial support for households with children living with…

Basseterre: St. Kitts, Wednesday, August 18 th , 2021:​ Minister of Education, Honourable JonelPowell, expressed congratulations to Resident Ambassador of the Republic of China (ROC)Taiwan to St. Kitts and Nevis, His Excellency Michael Lin, on his promotion and subsequentappointment Ambassador during a courtesy call on Wednesday, August 18th 2021.“Ambassador it is a pleasure to officially congratulate you on your accession to the seat ofAmbassador of The Republic of China (Taiwan) to St. Kitts and Nevis. I am very happy for youon your promotion and I certainly expect that not only will we be able to maintain therelationship that we’ve had…

Basseterre: St. Kitts, Wednesday, August 18th , 2021:​ The Ministry of Education wishes toremind all teachers that the Annual Summer Workshop will start Monday 30 th August and rununtil Friday 03 rd September, 2021. Registration for the virtual workshops will be made available via an online platform on Monday23 rd , August and close at midday Wednesday 25 th August, 2021.All teachers MUST register online using the Ministry of Education’s Summer WorkshopRegistration form.More details and information will be made available shortly. -END-

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 18, 2021 (SKNIS): Jihan Williams, Registrar – Intellectual Property (IP) Office of St. Kitts and Nevis, said that it is important to protect Intellectual Property rights as they are valuable assets for any business and are critical to reaping the benefits from your creations. “It is important because protection equals control and once you protect something, once you protect your Intellectual Property rights you have the right to control how it is used when it is used, who could use it. You develop the terms and conditions of use,” said Ms. Williams, during her appearance on August…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 18, 2021 (SKNIS): A more easily transmissible variant of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus known as the Delta variant was confirmed in one of the samples that was sent abroad for genomic sequencing. This was revealed by the Medical Chief of Staff at the Joseph Nathaniel France (JNF) General Hospital, Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, during the August 17 edition of Leadership Matters. “Samples were sent off to CARPHA [Caribbean Public Health Agency] for genomic sequencing on July 28. The results returned over the last 24 to 48 hours confirmed the presence of the Delta variant in one of the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 18, 2021 (SKNIS): Health authorities in St. Kitts and Nevis are strongly encouraging citizens and residents to remain vigilant against the COVID-19 virus as the number of confirmed cases is rising daily. Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, Medical Chief of Staff of the Joseph N. France General Hospital, gave updated figures of the local COVID-19 situation on the August 17thedition of Leadership Matters. He reported that the Federation has now recorded 708 cases to date, with 590 recoveries, 115 active cases, three deaths and six persons currently hospitalized. “We continue to report daily positive cases and are beginning to…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 18, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – As St. Kitts and Nevis, like all nations around the world, continues to grapple with the economic fallout stemming from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris-led Team Unity administration is doing all it reasonably can to ensure the poor and neediest in society are not left behind. “We have launched a number of initiatives in recent months to provide relief, and to keep our people safe. The Team Unity Administration has been allocating available resources and employing varied measures to reduce…