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St. Catherine, Jamaica, 15 November 2022- As the intensifying impacts of climate change continue tothreaten water and food security in Jamaica, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UnitedNations (FAO) together with the Government of Mexico and Government of Jamaica are taking steps toensure farmers have the tools and expertise to be climate- resilient. As […]

(Sharm EL Sheikh) The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) andthe Barbados Water Authority (BWA) today signed, at the CARICOM Pavilion atCOP27 in Egypt, a Subsidiary Agreement in relation to the USD $50 million Reduce,Reuse, and Recycle for Climate Resilience Wastewater systems (3R-CReWS) projectrecently approved by the Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) at […]

The Government of Canada is pleased to announce that Canadian officials will be in Saint Kitts and Nevisfrom 05 to 07 December 2022 to carry out biometric processing for persons wishing to obtain visas. As part of the visa application process, nationals from Saint Kitts and Nevis must provide biometric information(fingerprints and a photo) when […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, November 17, 2022 (SKNIS) – The Ministry of Small Business and Entrepreneurship as part of its Global Entrepreneurship week 2022 celebrations held a CannaBiz panel discussion on November 16, 2022. During the panel discussion, Attorney General the Hon. Garth Wilkins spoke to the existing laws that deal with the regulation of Cannabis […]

BASSETERRE, ST KITTS, NOVEMBER 17TH, 2022: The criminal matter, COP v Larry Vaughn. The prosecution of Criminal matters is guided by a two staged test. The first being whether there is sufficient evidence to meet the charge and the second being whether it is in the public’s interest to take the matter to trial. Upon […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, November 17, 2022 (SKNIS) – The Ministry of Small Business and Entrepreneurship is tasked with transforming the economic landscape of St. Kitts and Nevis by helping to create more businesses and offering support to business owners. During the Prime Minister’s Press Conference with the Cabinet at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort Ballroom on […]

Basseterre, St Kitts – The St Kitts and Nevis Olympic Committee (SKNOC) is sending a male Beach Volleyball Team comprising of Mr Clerique Ward and Mr Zendai Richards to the inaugural Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Beach Games that will be held in Santa Marta, Colombia, over the period Saturday 19th to Saturday 26th November […]

In one of his first speaking roles as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, theHon. Geoffrey Hanley, this week addressed education ministers of UN Member States,education experts of international organisations and private stakeholders at the UNESCO- organised World Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education (WCECCE), held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. In a pre-recorded statement […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 16, 2022 (SKNIS):  Effective from Tuesday, November 15, 2022, vehicular traffic exiting Port Zante from the Sands Complex end can now turn left into Basseterre, providing easier access to the city centre, especially for tour and taxi operators.   This was according to the Honourable Marsha Henderson, Minister of Tourism, during a […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 16, 2022 (SKNIS): The 2022-2023 cruise season will see thirteen ships making their maiden voyage to St. Kitts, a clear signal of recovery in the tourism sector and cruise officials’ growing confidence in the destination’s tourism product. To date, four cruise vessels have made their inaugural calls. They are the Seabourn […]