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BASSETERRE, St Kitts, 21st February 2023 – Minister of Environment, Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment, Hon. Dr. Joyelle Clarke, will lead a delegation to the 7th Global Environment Facility (GEF) Assembly that will be held in Vancouver, Canada, from 22nd -26th  August, 2023. Members of the delegation are Dr. Marcus Natta, incoming GEF political focal point, Lavern Queeley, the […]

The Police responded to a report of a house fire in Wades Garden, St. Kitts, that was received shortly before 3AM on August 21st, 2023. Upon arriving at the scene, a residential building was observed to be ablaze. The St. Kitts and Nevis Fire and Rescue Services (SKNFRS) extinguished the blaze after which, ninety-one (91)-year […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, 21st August 2023 – The Department of Environment (DOE) issued another warning on 14th August 2023 to the public, highlighting that it is an offence to remove sand from ghauts and beaches without a permit from local authorities. The DOE was made aware that several operators have been engaging in illegal practices including regularly removing […]

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, 21stAugust 2023 – Communications Officers in the Ministry of Environment, Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment received brand new communications equipment from the OECS Commission on 15th August, 2023 at the Solid Waste Management Corporation. The brief handing-over ceremony came at the close of a two-day regional communication training workshop facilitated through the Biodiversity Support for […]

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, 21stAugust 2023 – The Government of St Kitts and Nevis, through the Ministry of Environment, Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment, will participate in the 23rd Forum of Ministers of Environment in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) from the 23rd -26th October 2023 in Panama. The Forum is made up of 33 countries across Latin America and […]

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, 21stAugust 2023 – The Government of St Kitts and Nevis, through the Ministry of Environment, Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment will participate in a webinar series focusing on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement which covers climate change mitigation, adaptation, and finance. The series will take place on the 22nd, 24th and 29th August, 2023, and […]

The Ministry of Ecclesiastical and Faith-Based Affairs in collaboration with the Christian Council, the Evangelical Association and the Seventh Day Adventists on both St. Kitts and Nevis will host a breakfast meeting for all Pastors within the Federation on Thursday, August 31, 2023, from 8:30 am to 12 noon at the Conference Room at the […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Friday, August 18, 2023) — The Government of Canada is pleased to announce that Canadian officials will be in St. Kitts and Nevis from Friday, September 15 to Saturday, September 16, 2023, to carry out biometric processing for persons wishing to obtain visas. As part of the visa application process, nationals from St. […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 18, 2023 (SKNIS): The groundwater supply found at the newly drilled Cayon site exceeds preliminary expectations. The supply was discovered by the Bedrock Exploration Development Technologies (BEAD) St. Kitts Ltd. which began drilling in the latter half of July this year.   Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis the Honourable Dr. […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, August 18, 2023 (SKNIS) – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, under the leadership of Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, has taken several prudent steps that have steadily led to the stabilization of the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis and the St. Christopher and Nevis Social Security Fund.  […]