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The Women in Politics Leadership Institute is back and ready to lead transformational change in theEastern Caribbean and Barbados! The Regional Organization for Women in Leadership is pleased toannounce the hosting of the third annual WIPLI program, sponsored by the US Embassy, Bridgetown.The program will provide training to 25 promising female leaders from Barbados and […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 21, 2022 (SKNIS): Several persons from across various government ministries and departments, legal and medical practitioners, as well as civil society in St. Kitts and Nevis, attended a one-day (July 21) workshop aimed at addressing and dealing with gender-based violence in the Federation. Virgil Jeffers, Director of the Department of Gender […]

Chairmanship of the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) will be transferred to the Honourable Philip J Pierre, Council Member for Saint Lucia, during the official Handing Over Ceremony on 22 July at the Golden Grove Ball Room, Harbour Club Hotel, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. Prime Minister Pierre will succeed the Outgoing Chairman, the Honourable Joseph Easton Farrell, Council Member for Montserrat.   The […]

Director-General stresses the importance of FAO’s first-ever Science and Innovation Strategy in achieving new levels of productivity, quality, diversity, efficiency, and environmental sustainability 21/07/2022 Rome – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today underscored the critical contribution of science and innovation to the transformation of agrifood […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 20, 2022 (SKNIS): The Republic of China (Taiwan) donated an Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting 6×6 Panther to the St. Kitts and Nevis Fire and Rescue Services (SKNFRS) on July 19, 2022 at the Basseterre Fire Station.   Taiwan’s Ambassador to St. Kitts and Nevis, His Excellency Ambassador Michael Lin stated that “This new fire […]

San Jose, 20 July 2022 (IICA) – Ministers and representatives of more than 20 countries of the Americas endorsed the proposed update to the Medium-term Plan (MTP) of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). The MTP will serve as a roadmap to guide the actions and priorities of the agency specializing in agricultural and […]

The St. Christopher Air & Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA) wishes to advise and provideguidance to fishers at/around areas governed by SCASPA, namely, Cruise Pier 1 and 2,the Deep-Water Harbour in Bird Rock and the Basseterre Ferry Terminal: During the period of Monday – Friday 7:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. fishing activities arestrictly forbidden due to […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 20, 2022 (SKNIS): The emergency response capabilities of the St. Kitts and Nevis Fire and Rescue Services (SKNFRS) unit based at the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport were boosted on Tuesday (July 19, 2022) following the donation of a new state-of-the-art fire tender. The modern Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting 6×6 Panther […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 20, 2022 (SKNIS): The popular Summer Residential Camp kicked off at the Beach Allen Primary School on Monday (July 18, 2022) after a two-year hiatus as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The seven-day camp experience is designed to help develop youth between the ages of 8 and 16 years into […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, 19th July, 2022 (Ministry of Social Development and Gender Affairs): Five teenagers – three girls and two boys – proudly walked across the stage at the Ottley’s-Lodge Community Centre on the evening of Thursday, July 7th, 2022. The event was the first ever Graduation Ceremony for the youth of the New Horizons Juvenile Rehabilitation […]