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Regional Integration and Diaspora Unit – (December 18, 2023) On International Migrants  Day, the world contemplates and celebrates the positive impacts migrants have made in their  adopted homelands. In her 2023 International Migration Day Address, Director-General of the  UN International Organization for Migration, Ms Amy Pope said, “People on the move are  powerful drivers for […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 18, 2023 (SKNIS) – Throughout the year, the Ministry of Agriculture has been putting the necessary mechanisms in place to ensure that poultry production in St. Kitts and Nevis, will play a more significant role in the agriculture sector going forward.  Agriculture officials reported earlier that poultry accounts for more than […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 15, 2023 (SKNIS): The Poverty Alleviation Programme (PAP) in St. Kitts and Nevis will transition and evolve into the Livelihood Improvement for Family Transformation (LIFT) programme. The upgrade, slated for 2024, is a direct response to the need to offer opportunities to genuinely empower beneficiaries, while addressing the numerous anomalies that […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 15, 2023 (SKNIS): The Poverty Alleviation Programme (PAP) in St. Kitts and Nevis will transition and evolve into the Livelihood Improvement for Family Transformation (LIFT) programme. The upgrade, slated for 2024, is a direct response to the need to offer opportunities to genuinely empower beneficiaries while addressing the numerous anomalies that […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 15, 2023 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Social Development and Gender Affairs will expand its online application and payment processes in 2024, as it seeks to improve efficiency in meeting the needs of the public. During the 2024 Budget Debate on December 14, 2023, Senator and Minister of State, the Honourable Isalean […]

 Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 15, 2023 (SKNIS):  During the 2024 Budget Debate in the National Assembly on December 14, 2023, Senator, the Honourable Dr. Joyelle Clarke, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Climate Action, and Constituency Empowerment, outlined a transformative vision for St. Kitts and Nevis, emphasizing sustainable development and social equity. “St. Kitts and Nevis […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 15, 2023 (SKNIS): Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, the Honourable Dr. Geoffrey Hanley, during the second day of the 2024 Budget Debate on Friday, December 15, 2023, announced the renaming of two schools in St. Kitts and Nevis as a tribute to prominent figures in education and leadership. In 2024, […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 15, 2023 (SKNIS) – While the Ministry of Agriculture is aggressively pursuing strategies and initiatives geared at boosting agricultural output in St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Samal Duggins said greater attention must also be placed on preventing or limiting post production losses.  “It is believed, Madam Speaker, that we lose […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 15, 2023 (SKNIS) – Attaining food security is one of the key pillars of the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis’ Sustainable Island State Agenda. In this regard, the Ministry of Agriculture has embarked on several ambitious and innovative projects aimed at reducing the Federation’s large food import bill by assisting […]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 14 December 2023 – Minister of Environment, Climate Action et al, HonDr Joyelle Clarke welcomed Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Honourable StevenGuilbeault to the St. Kitts and Nevis Pavilion at the UN Climate Conference in Dubai on 5 December2023. This meeting aimed to cement the growing relationship between both […]