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FAO and the Fisheries Division are working together to support local seamoss Farmers to increasetheir production of seamoss in the country.December 22, 2022 – Bridgetown, Barbados – Across the Caribbean, seamoss, the algae more popularlyknown as Irish Moss, has long been a staple in tasty homemade and commercial blended juices, manypurported to have energy inducing […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 21, 2022 (SKNIS): “With all this rainfall that we have had recently, why don’t we capture it in large storage tanks and prevent it from running away to the sea through our ghauts?” It’s a question that many people have asked over the years as water shortages have increased over the past […]

The Ministry of Creative Economy will be hosting a street festival along the Bay Road on December 24, 2022. In order to allow the organisers to set up for this event then clear the area after it is held, the section of road between College Street and Fort Street will be closed to vehicular traffic […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, December 20, 2022 (SKNIS) – In his wrap-up of the 2023 Budget, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, highlighted a number of improprieties that point to the clear mismanagement and poor financial state of the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis under the former Dr. Timothy Harris-led […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, December 20, 2022 [Press Secretary’s Office]: The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is accelerating its Digital Transformation Agenda. The initiative was commemorated on Tuesday 20th December 2022, at a Signing Ceremony for the Digital Identity Authentication Project chaired by the Director (Ag) in the Department of Technology, Ms. Ophelia […]

The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) wishes to advise that the Department and its affiliate facilities (Basseterre & Old Road Fisheries Complex) will close at 12 noon on Wednesday, 21st December, 2022. Regular operations will resume on Thursday, 22nd December, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. The Department apologizes for any inconvenience this brief closure may cause. […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 20, 2022 (SKNIS): After a period spanning four days, from the presentation of the Budget Address 2022 by the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, to the rebuttal by Leader of the Opposition, the Honourable Mark Brantley, and debates by parliamentarians except for the member for St. Christopher 7, […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 21, 2022 (SKNIS): Accountability and transparency will continue to be a hallmark of the Government. During his Budget presentation in the National Assembly on December 19, 2022, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, the Honourable Garth Wilkin, reiterated that the Government will manage the resources of the state in a prudent and responsible manner. […]

The Department of Agriculture wishes to advise that the Department and its affiliate facilities (Public Market, Abattoir, Tabernacle Outreach Centre, Fahies Outreach Centre, Agro-processing Centre and Needsmust Farm) will close at 12 noon on Wednesday, 21st December, 2022. Regular operations will resume on Thursday, 22nd December, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. The Department thanks the public […]

The General Public is advised that the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Marine Resources will be closed from 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 21st December, 2022. Regular operations at the Ministry will resume on Thursday, 22nd December, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. The Ministry apologizes for any inconvenience this temporary closure may cause. The post NOTICE OF […]