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Thursday, January 6, 2022 — The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court invites you to the Virtual Opening of the Law Year 2022 on Tuesday, January 11 2022, at 10 a.m. Join Her Ladyship, The Hon. Dame Janice M. Pereira, DBE, LL.D., Chief Justice and other distinguished speakers from the Inner and Utter Bar across the OECS, as […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 06, 2022 (SKNIS): Deputy Chief Education Officer, Lisa Pistana, is calling on parents and guardians to stress the importance of wearing a face mask to their child/children who are preparing to return to school this month. Health authorities advise that wearing a face mask covering the nose, mouth and chin, particularly […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 06, 2022 (SKNIS): As the fourth wave of COVID-19 infections continues across the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, William Hodge said that safety is the main priority. On the January 5, 2022, edition of SKNIS’s ‘Working For You’, officials from the Ministry of […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 06, 2022 (SKNIS): The decision to reopen schools in St. Kitts and Nevis on January 10, 2022, or to delay the reopening will be guided by science and communicated in the coming days. That’s the word from the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, William Vincent Hodge, who appeared on […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 06, 2022 (SKNIS): The Federal Ministry of Education in St. Kitts and Nevis is providing psychosocial support for students and members of the education fraternity who are experiencing psychosocial effects as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Deputy Chief Education Officer, Lisa Pistana, said that everyone is feeling the effects of the global health […]

FAO’s benchmark index of food commodity prices in 2021 averaged sharply higher than in 2020 January 6, 2022  – Rome, Italy – World food prices fell slightly in December as international prices for vegetable oils and sugar fell significantly from lofty levels, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations reported today. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 133.7 points […]

Cruise Schedule UpdateWednesday 5th January, 2022Dear Stakeholders, Please note the Seabourn Odyssey will not make its scheduled call to St. Kitts on Thursday 6th January, 2022 at South Friar’s Bay.  Please note the following revised cruise schedule for the remainder of the week: Thursday 6th January, 2022:Aida Diva – Port ZanteEnchanted Princess – Port ZanteStar Flyer- Basseterre […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, January 05, 2021 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – In recognition of his productive and sterling work – from keeping his citizens and residents safe during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to his efforts of ensuring the Federation’s economy remains resilient – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris has […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 05, 2022 (SKNIS): Twenty prison officers benefited from a refresher training course that sharpened their skills in several areas. The course ran for two weeks in December. The first week focused on senior officers, and basic grade officers (junior officers) attended the second week. Areas covered during both weeks included an overview […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 05, 2022 (RSCNPF): The Police are investigating an incident in which several persons entered the Federation via Nevis illegally on January 02, 2022, on a vessel that ran aground at Bath Village. Later that same day, seventeen (17) nationals of Haiti comprising eleven (11) males, four (4) females and two (2) juveniles were taken into Police […]