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The Department of Community Development & Social Services wishes to inform the general public that the application process for school uniform assistance will be opened on Monday May 22nd 2023. Persons in need of assistance may apply between 8:30am and 3:30pm Mondays to Thursdays at any of the following Community Centers: Newtown, McKnight, Old Road, St. Paul’s, Tabernacle, Ottley’s Lodge and the Administrative Office on Victoria Road. Should visits to […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 12, 2023 (SKNIS): Cash transfers of $500 are continuing every month to qualifying citizens and residents as the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis provides support under the Poverty Alleviation Programme (PAP). Estimates on government expenditure for the PAP will run in the neighbourhood of $30 million to $40 million this year […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 12, 2023 (SKNIS): With much talk about former West Indian British colonies removing the British monarch as the head of state with the objective of advancing the process of full decolonization or independence, St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Terrance said that the people are the ones who will decide if […]

Saint Kitts and Nevis is pleased to participate in this meeting of the highest decision-making body of the Association of Caribbean States. Mr. Chairman and all other heads of government and delegation, I bring you cordial greetings from Prime Minister Dr Terrace Drew, who is unable to attend today’s august gathering. Through this intervention, I wish […]

Castries – Saint Lucia – 12 th May 2023 – Scores of students, mostly girls from across the fiveMember States of the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL)participated in the Directorate’s Girls in ICT 2023 Virtual Tech Talk and Training. The eventwas held on May 9 th under the theme ‘Digital Skills for Life’. Since 2011, […]

Each year, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) leads the global celebrations for International Nurses Day, which is held on May 12, the anniversary of the birth of nursing trailblazer Florence Nightingale. This year, we join our voices with the rest of the world to salute all nurses for their significant and invaluable service under […]

IICA Director General Manuel Otero; Secretary of Agriculture and Livestock of Honduras, Laura Suazo; and Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Marie-Claude Bibeau.Washington, 12 May 2023 (IICA) – Reducing gender inequalities and ensuring the participation of women in decision making creates tangible benefits for rural well-being and for agricultural resilience. This was the main conclusion of a debate […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 12, 2023 (SKNIS) –The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has newly procured 15 dialysis machines and recently secured the services of three medical specialists to better serve the people of St. Kitts and Nevis and enhance the operations at the Joseph N. France General Hospital. Dialysis is a treatment for people […]

It is my esteemed honour and privilege to recognize the contributions of all nurses in St. Kitts and Nevis on the occasion of International Nurses Day, which is celebrated on May 12th, the anniversary in remembrance of the birthday of Florence Nightingale. This an occasion to grow the profession through recognition and rejuvenation of the […]

BASSETERRE, SAINT KITTS, May 12th, 2023 (Press Secretary, PMO) – Saint Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance M. Drew has accepted an invitation from the New York-based Kittitians & Nevisians Association (KANA) to be the Guest Speaker at the 20th Annual Mother’s Day Gala.  The Gala, on Sunday 14th May 2023, is […]