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16 March 2022, Basseterre, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis – The role ofEastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) Social Security Systems is critical to nationaldevelopment. Speaking on the second of a two-part interview, recently Retired Director of the AnguillaSocial Security Board, Dr Timothy Hodge and Acting Deputy Director ResearchDepartment, ECCB, Shernnel Thompson, discuss the roles […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 17, 2022 (SKNIS): For this year’s International Women’s Day, which was celebrated on March 08, countries around the world were encouraged to promote the campaign theme #BreakTheBias, a theme the Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett, Minister of Health et al, challenged women in St. Kitts and Nevis to continue. “I am calling on all […]

Washington D.C., 16 March 2022 (PAHO) – As COVID-19 vaccination continues to expand in the Americas, countries must continue to focus on the protection of the most vulnerable, such as the elderly, the immunocompromised, health care workers and other high-risk groups, Pan American Health Organization Assistant Director Jarbas Barbosa said today. “COVID-19 infections and deaths are […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 16, 2022 (SKNIS): A board member of St. Kitts and Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce (SKNCIC) has challenged companies in the Federation and across the Caribbean to embrace two key recommendations of the United Kingdom’s Hampton-Alexander Review. On the March 15 edition of Leadership Matters, Natalie John, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 16, 2022 (SKNIS): The National Gender Equality Policy and Action Plan 2022-2027 will be fully operationalized in the coming weeks when it is laid in the Federal Parliament of St. Kitts and Nevis. The policy guides the day-to-day operations of the Department of Gender Affairs as it works to empower men, women, […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 16, 2022 (SKNIS): The Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett, Minister of Health et al, publicly saluted hardworking and pioneering women in St. Kitts and Nevis who have contributed to nation-building. “While we recognized the women in leadership across the world on International Women’s Day (March 08), we must also remember the women in our […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 16, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Fresh on the heels of the observation of International Women’s Day 2022, the Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, has said that the twin island Federation has a rich and storied history on the […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 16, 2022 (SKNIS): International Women’s Day 2022 was celebrated globally on March 08, 2022. In the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, women leaders were honored for their invaluable service in various areas of socio-economic life. During the March 15, 2022 edition of ‘Leadership Matters’, Minister of Social Development and Gender Affairs, the […]

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. In a judgment released yesterday, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) allowed the appeal in the Guyanese case of Marcus Bisram v The Director of Public Prosecutions [2022] CCJ 7 (AJ) GY. The Court ordered that Bisram be released, but it noted that he may be re-arrested and charged again if fresh […]

Basseterre: St. Kitts, Tuesday, March 15, 2022:​ Schools across St. Kitts commemorated Commonwealth Day with a series of activities on Monday, March 14, 2022. Both the Dieppe Bay and Newton Ground Primary Schools held a mini educational concert about this day under the universal theme “Delivering a Common Future.” The Principal of the Dieppe Bay […]