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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, January 26, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris has personally thanked Reverend Hilton J. Joseph for his years of faithful service and strong leadership as a clergyman to the people of St. Kitts and Nevis. Thiscomes as Reverend Joseph, who now serves as the Superintendent of the Moravian Church St. Kitts Conference and as Pastor of the Zion and Bethel Pastorate, has accepted a call to serve as the pastor of the Spring Gardens Moravian Church in Antigua, effective March 01, 2021. ReverendJoseph and Mrs. Joseph…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, January 25, 2021 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has designated Thursday 28th January 2021, as a National Day of Prayer to give God thanks for his goodness and providence over the past year, and for guidance and protection in the year ahead.The Antioch Baptist Church in Lime Kiln, Basseterre, has been identified as the official church for the National Day of Prayer where Government Ministers, Church Leaders, Permanent Secretaries, and Senior Government Officials will congregate for worship at 8:00 am. All churches in the Federation are expected to open their doors for persons to…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 25, 2021 (SKNIS): Basketball City in Basseterre is sporting a new look thanks to an expanded upkeep project implemented by the Department of Sports.The interior and exterior of the premier basketball facility were repainted, while the wooden bleachers were replaced with aluminium bleachers. Nearby trees were trimmed, and other general improvement activities were carried out.Minister of Sports, the Honourable Jonel Powell, surveyed the work at Basketball City on Friday (January 22, 2021). While there, he was greeted by Glenville Jeffers, President of the St. Kitts Amateur Basketball Association (SKABA). Mr. Jeffers thanked Minister Powell and the department…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (25th January, 2021)—The St. Kitts Electricity Company Ltd. is advising the public of scheduled maintenance outages for the week 25th – 29th January 2021. The scheduled maintenance outages are necessary to perform maintenance as a part of our ongoing efforts to improve reliability. DATE TIME AREA(S) TO BE AFFECTED Monday 25th January 2021 9:00am- 3:00pm Tabernacle Tuesday 26th January 2021 9:00am- 3:00pm Crab Hill Housing Project Wednesday 27th January 2021 9:00am- 3:00pm Crab Hill Housing Project 9:00am- 12:00pm Needsmust to Conaree Village Thursday 28th January 2021 9:00am- 3:00pm …

Each Year we celebrate our History and Heritage in the month of February and this is done through many programs and activities designed to promote, share and educate our people about the country’s history and heritage. This year, the Trust will be introducing a new feature to our History and Heritage Agenda entitled, “Who do you know?” This featured presentation will give a glimpse into the lives of ordinary persons within our communities who would have and continue to make contributions to the development of our country and to improve the lives of others.Each week day in February, an individual will…

The general public, in particular businesses who will be preparing forValentine’s Day and other events are hereby reminded that you arerequired to obtain an import permit from the Department of Agriculturebefore placing an order to import plant material. Imported live plants,cut flowers and branches, seeds and produce require an Import Permitfrom the Department and a Phytosanitary Certificate from the country ofexport in order to be permitted entry. Please note that these measures are necessary to prevent the introductionof foreign plant pests and diseases into the Federation of St. Kitts andNevis and we anticipate your cooperation in the interest of protectingplant…

In a ceremony held on Friday January 22nd, The Cable Company launched its ‘Community Centre Wifi Initiative’ which will see free, full-time wireless Internet (’wifi’) access installed in all sixteen (16) Community Centres across St. Kitts. The launch ceremony was held at the St. Johnston Community Centre, the first Centre to be outfitted with ‘wifi’, and attended by representatives of The Cable, as well as Minister in charge of Information Technology and parliamentary representative for the area, the Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett and Minister of Social Development and Gender Affairs, the Honourable Eugene Hamilton. In speaking of the company’s decision to…

Basseterre: St. Kitts, January 21, 2021: ​ Teachers from various primary schools in St. Kitts engaged in an interactive workshop aimed at examining the Language Arts Enhanced Curriculum that is currently undergoing technical review. Mrs. Amanda Edmead (Ag) Director of the Curriculum Development Unit (CDU), explained, that the Language Arts Workshop is part of a series of workshops that teachers will participate in during coming months. She added that the purpose of the Language Arts Workshop was to examine the curriculum and discuss ways it could be improved to facilitate ease of use amongst educators by fostering keen understanding of…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 22, 2021 (SKNIS): Minister of Tourism, the Honourable Lindsay Grant, says the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is expected to complete the ‘De Strip’ Project within a six month period.The Honourable Minister announced this during the Prime Minister’s Monthly Press Conference on January 14 where he said that he is hopeful that the area of the strip would be completed by the second half of 2021.“We had some delays with the strip because we are still in the process of working out what exactly we are going to do with the matter for the sewage at…

Yesterday, 21st January 2021, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) launched 2021 as the United Nations designated year for the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour; to bring awareness to the issue of Child Labour and to implement programmes designed to eliminate child labour. The programme will utilize a three-pillow approach to act, inspire and scale up the fact that children deserve their childhood. In the region of the Americas, the issue of ‘Child Labour’ is being addressed through the Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free from Child Labour, whose goal is to work towards the elimination…