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The rich and deep historical heritage and legacy of the Federationis being given a major boost as heritage stakeholders collaborateto identify appropriate sites for inscription on the UNESCO WorldHeritage List. Under the auspices of the Federal Minister responsible for Culture, Hon. Jonel Powell, andunder the administrative supervision of the St. Kitts and Nevis National Commission forUNESCO, an Ad Hoc Interdisciplinary Heritage Committee is being established. Its mandateis to document and recommend a list of heritage sites in St. Kitts and Nevis for submission tothe UNESCO Tentative List. This is a very necessary first step in the process aimed atselecting one…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 25, 2021 (SKNIS): The COVID-19 pandemic which has caused a major economic global downturn has also created an environment where countries are unwilling to trade with one another as they are more concerned with their own citizens.This was explained by the Director of Marine Resources, Dr. Marc Williams, during an exclusive interview with SKNIS on March 23 at the Greenleaf Farm where he said that because of this, the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has to produce its own food for its citizens.The way forward Dr. Williams said, is through aquaponics.Aquaponics as defined by the…

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (March 25, 2021) — The Ministry of Health in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) purchased a new state-of-the-art US$59,000 VITROS XT 3400 chemistry analyzer for the Alexandra Hospital’s Lab to assist in the speedy delivery of health care on the island. Hon. Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis and Minister of Health said at his monthly press conference in Cabinet Room on March 24, 2021, the new piece of equipment which has been installed and commissioned replaces an older model which broke down. “We acquired it last year but it has now been commissioned and the reason for…

March 25, 2021, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Board of Directors today endorsed a US$383 million programme for the 10th cycle of the Bank’s Special Development Fund (SDF), the programme devised to reduce poverty and inequality and transform the lives of citizens in its Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs). The SDF represents the principal pool of concessional resources available to the Bank to assist BMCs in addressing poverty, sustainable development, governance, capacity development, gender inequalities, environmental sustainability, climate change, disaster risk management, and regional cooperation and integration. Established in 1970, the Fund is a unique partnership among the…

In order to facilitate work currently being carried out at the East Line Bus Terminal on Wellington Road, the drivers of omnibuses who operate from the Terminal have been granted permission to revert to the area previously used for pick-ups/drop-offs. As a result of this, East Line Bus Drivers will temporarily be allowed to park along Branch Street and Johnson Street from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., after which only the upper portion of the road will be designated for buses operating after that time. The kind cooperation of the public is being solicited and persons are asked to seek…

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has congratulated the Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands Hon Charles Washington Misick and his Progressive National Party (PNP) on their resounding victory in the Territory’s recent General Elections. The Secretary-General also commented the citizens of the Territory for their determination to participate in the polls despite the on-going challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Premier Misick’s PNP won 14 of the 15 seats contested in the 19 February 2021 Elections. It captured nine of the ten Electoral Districts seats and all five of the At-Large seats. “Premier, your overwhelming victory indicates that you…

Brasilia, 25 March 2021 (IICA). The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), which operates in 11 countries of this continent and promotes agricultural transformation to increase the income of producers and improve food security, identified Brazil’s tropical agriculture model and its leadership in the export of soy and meat, soil recovery and reforestation, as possible areas for cooperation between Latin America and the Caribbean and Africa.The proposal was made by Fadel Ndiame, vice president of AGRA, during his participation in the International Tropical Agriculture Week, organized by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Company (Embrapa) and the Inter-American Institute for…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 25, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – After its successful readings in the National Assembly on Thursday, March 25, the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was unanimously passed, bringing St. Kitts and Nevis even more in line with best practices within the international financial services sector. TheBill was moved through the House by Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris. Inhis presentation, Prime Minister Harris said it was necessary for his Government to re-examine the nature of the Companies legislation and seek ways in which it could reasonably…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 25, 2021 (SKNIS): The St. Mary’s Biosphere Reserve serves three primary functions which are conservation, economic and human development, and logistical support, all of which are viable for a sustainable future, said Austin Farier, Senior Physical Planning Officer. “The main function is conservation and not only the conservation of biodiversity. It is the conservation of landscapes because within the St. Mary’s Biosphere Reserve there are a lot of areas of heritage value, historical value. These also need conserving,” said Mr. Farier during his March 24 appearance on ‘Working for You’. Mr. Farier touched on the aspect of ecological…