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Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, February 6, 2023 [Press Secretary’s Office]: Mr. Kevin Jeffers has been recently appointed the Head of the National Land Sales Agency, formerly known as the Privatization and Commercialization Unit. Mr. Jeffers has served in government for twenty-three (23) years in various capacities within the Ministry of Agriculture and has extensive experience […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 06, 2023 (SKNIS): The Poverty Alleviation Programme (PAP) is undergoing key reforms that will strengthen the effectiveness of the social assistance programme as part of the government’s strategy to build a robust social protection system. In a national address on Sunday (February 05, 2023), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Social Development, […]

(Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 2, 2023):  Farmers from the Gideon Force Organic Farm paid a visit to  the Honourable Samal Duggins, Minister of Agriculture,  Fisheries, Marine Resources and Cooperatives on Tuesday, 31  January 2023.  During the meeting, the farmers were given the opportunity to  engage the Minister on several topics including organic  farming, training and […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 6, 2023 (SKNIS): The Order Paper has been issued for a sitting of the National Assembly to be held at the National Assembly Chambers, Government Headquarters, Basseterre, on Wednesday 8th February, 2023, at 10:00 am. Notice has been given. Six Bill will receive their first reading and two will receive their second reading. The […]

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My fellow citizens, nationals and residents. I greet you this evening to provide an update regarding ongoing reforms to the Poverty Alleviation Programme following the application process of 2022. At the close of the application process on December 30th 2022, over eleven thousand applications were submitted through the online application portal. Of the total applications received […]

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, 5thFebruary, 2023—The Department of Physical Planning, which falls under the Ministry of Sustainable Development, on Thursday, 2nd February, 2023, ended a three-day consultation at the NEMA Conference Room, on the update of the National Physical Development Plan (NPDP). It was last revised in 2006 and speaks specifically to the use of lands […]

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, 5th February, 2023 – The National Ozone Unit (NOU) within the Department of Environment continues its project work on the Montreal Protocol with student data collectors. The Montreal Protocol, to which St Kitts and Nevis is party, addresses Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and is a landmark environmental agreement that controls the […]

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, 3rdFebruary 2023—The Department of Environment entered the second phase of communication activities for the Invasive Alien Species (IAS) Project by engaging Agricultural Experts. The project aims to control what is considered invasive species or organisms that pose a threat to the environment like the green vervet monkey, brown rats and wild tamarind. […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 05, 2023 (SKNIS): The installation of Her Excellency Dame Marcella Liburd, GCMG, JP as the fifth Governor-General of St. Kitts and Nevis, and the first female to hold this important position, was described as a “significant milestone that has been long in coming.” Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew expressed […]