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Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 02, 2020 (SKNIS): Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris has called for discipline on VAT Days and has urged shoppers and suppliers of goods and services to practice physical distancing, to wear masks, and to exercise good hand hygiene.Prime Minister Harris was at the time speaking at his monthly press conference on December 01, 2020. He said that as usual, the security forces will be on full alert to maintain law and order.“We really want to have the best behaviour on VAT Day,” he said. “The overcrowding, the rushing, and all those ill-advised behaviour will not…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 02, 2020 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to advise that Mrs. Rodina M. Reid has been appointed Honorary Consul for Saint Kitts and Nevis in Jamaica. Rodina Reid was born in Saint Kitts, and while pursuing undergraduate studies at the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Cave Hill Campus in the early 1970s, she met Jamaican Gregory Reid, and married him in 1975. Since relocating to Jamaica, Mrs. Reid has been involved in a plethora of voluntary work, from mentoring of students at UWI to serving in the Organization for the Upliftment…

The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) and the Civil Service College are launching a new professional development programme aimed at new Government Ministers. The ‘From Backbencher to Minister’ programme is designed to equip new Ministers with the skills and tools to perform their roles more effectively. The new five-day programme, to be hosted in London, UK from 12-16 July 2021, combines classroom engagements with experiential learning and will walk new Ministers through their responsibilities, identifying the skills necessary for effective leadership of government departments. Topics covered by the programme will include ‘Communicating a Minister’s Priorities’, ‘Managing a Minister’s Private Office’ and…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, December 2, 2020 (MMS-SKN) — Mathematics continues to be a problem subject for many of the secondary school students in the Federation, but Minister of Education the Hon Jonel Powell has given a commitment that his ministry will continue to work hard to secure students’ success in the vital discipline. “From the results returned, Mathematics continues to pose a problem for too many of our students in all of our secondary schools,” said the Hon Powell. “I therefore give a commitment that the Ministry of Education will continue to do everything in its power to secure the success…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 01, 2020 (SKNIS): Officials from the Ministry of Environment and Cooperatives will be featured on the popular government radio and television programme “Working for You” on Wednesday, December 02, 2020. The special guests will be Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment and Cooperatives, Ms. Sharon Rattan, and Conservation Officer in the Department of Environment, Cheryl Jeffers. The panel will discuss the work of the Ministry including the goals and expectations for 2021 and expound on how we can be better stewards of the environment. Additionally, the work of cooperatives and their importance will be underscored. …

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 01, 2020 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has made a decision to cancel the $11 million debt owed to the Federation by LIAT, the Caribbean Airline.Prime Minister, Dr the Honourable Timothy Harris, said that the debt relief was made following a request by the liquidator. According to its Facebook Page, LIAT is currently under administration and is being restructured following a decision by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda to reorganize the airline.  Prime Minister Harris said that the decision considered the “ill health” of the regional carrier. He added that it also reaffirms St.…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 01, 2020 (SKNIS): On Thursday, December 03, 2020, St. Kitts and Nevis will observe the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which is an observance designed to promote the full and equal participation of persons with disabilities in all aspects of society and development.Anthony Mills, a member of St. Kitts and Nevis Association for Persons with Disabilities (SKNAPD), said that the differently-abled community often faces many hardships due to a lack of support infrastructure and systems.While appearing on the November 25, 2020, edition of the radio and television programme Working for You, Mr. Mills, who is a former president…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 01, 2020 (SKNIS): The Caribbean region in general and St Kitts and Nevis in particular, have made significant progress in reducing the incidence of AIDS and its related deaths, says Minister of Health, the Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett.The Minister was at the time addressing the nation on World AIDS Day 2020, which is being celebrated under the theme “Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Resilience and Impact.”She noted that the number of people dying of AIDS-related deaths has decreased by almost 50 percent from 11 thousand in 2010 to 6,900 in 2019. During that same period, the Region has also seen…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 01, 2020 (SKNIS): Advocacy promotes equality, social justice, and inclusion, as well as human rights. As such, members of vulnerable groups in St. Kitts and Nevis are advocating for policies of inclusion and empowerment.“We have to look at doing things differently. We have to ensure that we put policies in place and not just at social and gender affairs level but we have to look across the different ministries,” said Anthony Mills, member of St. Kitts and Nevis Association of Persons with Disability (SKNAPD), during the November 25 edition of ‘Working for You.’ “Social Security and the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 01, 2020 (SKNIS): The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis joins the rest of the world in observing World AIDS Day on December 01, 2020, under the global theme: “Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Resilience and Impact”During her December 01 address to commemorate the day, Minister of Health, the Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett, said that St. Kitts and Nevis engages in the observance every year to “bring attention to the HIV/AIDS epidemic; endeavour to increase HIV/AIDS awareness and knowledge; speak out against HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination, and make the clarion call for an increased response against the disease.”Minister Byron-Nisbett…