Archive for February 1st, 2023

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 31, 2023 (SKNIS): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is reporting that the hard-hit St. Kitts and Nevis economy from the COVID-19 pandemic is recovering and that the cost of living crisis is improving. However, the report pointed out that although “the outlook is positive, risks are somewhat tilted to the downside” with […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 01, 2023 (SKNIS): History was witnessed on February 01, 2023, in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis when the first female Governor-General was sworn in in the person of Her Excellency, Marcella Liburd JP, during a brief but significant ceremony at Government House. Her Excellency Liburd, who succeeds His Excellency Samuel […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 31, 2023 (SKNIS): The Cabinet Ministers met under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister, The Honourable Dr Terrance Drew, on Monday, January 30th, 2023, and made several significant decisions to improve the well-being of our people. Following a 2-month window where the general public, including non-governmental organizations and civil society organizations, were […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 30, 2023 (SKNIS): A delegation of 14 people from the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis benefited from an energy efficiency and renewable energy workshop which was held in Barbados from January 16 to 20, 2023. Persons who travelled to this workshop came from the Energy Unit, SKELEC, NEVLEC, and the […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 31, 2023 (SKNIS): The work of the Rehabilitation Programme at His Majesty’s Prison (HMP) will be enhanced following the donation of a laptop and a commitment for future support from MoneyGram. The company’s Managing Director, Damion Hobson, recently presented the donation to HMP’s Rehabilitation Officer, Virgil Hodge, noting that he was […]

The Ministry of Social Development and Gender Affairs wishes to provide to the general public an update on the application process for the Poverty Alleviation Programme. At the close of the application process on December 30th 2022, of the total applications received from across St. Kitts and Nevis, 9,094 applications were fully completed and accepted […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 31, 2023 (SKNIS): Kittitians and Nevisians from all walks of life are invited to the historic installation ceremony of the first female Governor-General of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, Her Excellency Ms. Marcella Liburd JP at Government House on Saturday, February 4, 2023, at 4:30 pm. The installation of […]

Washington, DC, 31 January 2023 (PAHO) – Dr. Jarbas Barbosa was sworn in today as the new Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), pledging to work in partnership with member states to end the pandemic and ensure that the region’s health systems recover stronger than before. He will take office on 1 February 2023. […]

Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, January 31, 2023 [Press Secretary’s Office]:  Her Excellency Ms. Marcella Liburd JP will be sworn in live tonight [Tuesday 31st January 2023] at 11:50pm at Government House, Springfield, Basseterre, St. Kitts as the Governor-General of Saint Kitts, and Nevis. This is a historic moment for our Federation as she will be the […]

Havana, Cuba (31st January, 2023) – On 26th January 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs et al, the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas arrived in Havana to attend the Congress on the New International Economic Order (NIEO), which took place during the V International Conference for World Balance “With all and for the good of all,” Dialogue of Civilizations. At […]