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San Jose, 14 January 2022 (IICA). Argentinean veterinarian Manuel Otero will officially begin his second term as head of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) on Monday, January 17, during an event that will be attended virtually by ministers of Agriculture of Latin America and the Caribbean and international officials. An unprecedented dialogue with Africa, […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 14, 2022 (SKNIS): Owing to the ongoing fourth wave of COVID-19 infections across the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, schools have remained closed until January 24, 2022, with the exception of Early Childhood Centres and fifth form students only. During the January 12, 2022 NEOC COVID-19 press briefing, Medical Chief of Staff […]

BASSETERRE (14th January 2022):This week twenty-one (21) local businesses received grants from the United Nations Development Programme – Future Tourism project, which aims at retooling, upscaling and digitizing small business operations. The grants allotted to a total of EC$287,550. The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME’s) included the following businesses: agro-processing, arts and crafts, beauty and […]

Professor Houssin, Members and Advisors of the Emergency Committee, dear colleagues and friends, My best wishes to all of you for a Happy New Year. I hope that 2022 will bring us closer to ending the acute phase of the pandemic. 2021 gave us many reasons for hope, as science provided us with more tools […]

Thursday 13th January, 2022Dear Stakeholders, Please note the Anthem of the Seas, Braemar and Seabourn Odyssey will NOT make their scheduled calls to St. Kitts on Friday 14th January, 2022.  Please note the revised cruise schedule for period Sunday 9th January to Saturday 15th January, 2022: Friday 14th January, 2022: No ship Saturday 15th January, 2022 :Norwegian Epic – Port Zante Viking […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, January 12, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris sat down with His Excellency Dr. K. J. Srinivasa, High Commissioner of the Republic of India to St. Kitts and Nevis, for a round of talks focused on […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 13, 2022 (SKNIS): Court-connected mediation is likely to be an increased option for persons with a minor legal dispute following the opening of the Sir S. W. Tapley Seaton Court Annex and an increase in trained mediators. Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, the Honourable Vincent Byron Jr., […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 13, 2022 (SKNIS): As the fourth wave of COVID-19 infections continues across the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, health officials are positively optimistic that the current wave will subside soon. Speaking during the January 12, 2022 NEOC COVID-19 press briefing, Medical Chief of Staff at the Joseph N. France General […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 13, 2022 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis’ rising cases of COVID-19 are influenced by the Omicron variant which is milder than the original COVID-19 strain and other variants including the Delta variant. To date, health authorities have identified the Lambda and Omicron variants as the two variants in circulation in the […]

January 12, 2022 – Bridgetown, Barbados – The quiet residential area of Upper Renfrew in St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, is home to Indies Greens, the island’s only aquaponics farm and training centre, which combines aquaculture and hydroponics to produce fish and vegetables at the same time. This unique farm and training facility was established in 2016, to […]