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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts and Nevis, May 31, 2023 (IMC Manager, DBSKN): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, in collaboration with the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis (DBSK-N), are thrilled to announce a groundbreaking initiative that will bring substantial relief to individuals with existing students loans with DBSK-N. Effective June 1st, the interest […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 31, 2023 (SKNIS) – A Guatemalan contingent, comprising Mr. Stuardo Ralon, the candidate for the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights, who is seeking re-election, along with Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Karla Recari and the Ambassador of Guatemala to the Organisation of American States (OAS), H.E. Rita Claveri de Sciolli met […]

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, May 31, 2023 [Press Secretary, PMO] – St Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, the Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew will meet with United States Vice President, Hon. Kamala Harris in the Bahamas next week. Dr. Drew will be among Caribbean Presidents and Prime Ministers meeting with Vice President Harris on Thursday 8th June 2023 in […]

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 29 May 2023.  Tobacco use remains a major public health concern in the Caribbean Region. There is no safe level of exposure to tobacco smoke. The use of tobacco products in any form harms nearly every organ of the body, irrespective of whether it is smoked, smokeless, or electronic.  Of all the forms of […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 30, 2023 (SKNIS): Her Excellency Ambassador Nerys Dockery, St. Kitts and Nevis’ Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) said that the Federation continues to embrace the efforts to abolish systematic racism. Ambassador Dockery made these remarks while addressing the Second Session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent (PFPAD) […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 26, 2023 (Department of Technology): Two officers from the Department of Technology, Mr. Julian Berry, Cyber Security Analyst, and Mr. Kevin Liddie, Systems Administrator are currently participating in an Information Security Policy Workshop taking place in Taiwan during the period May 24th to June 6th, 2023. L-R: MR. KEVIN LIDDIE; MR. JULIAN […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 30, 2023 [Ministry of Health] – The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Department at JNF General Hospital is proud to announce the commencement of a comprehensive training course on Pre-Hospital Emergency Care today, May 30, 2023. This course aims to enhance the skill sets of our dedicated EMS staff, enabling them to provide […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 30, 2023 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis’ Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Her Excellency Nerys Dockery is representing the Federation at the second session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent (PFPAD) from May 30 to June 02, 2023, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The overarching […]

Washington, DC, May 29, 2023 (PAHO)- While the percentage of the population using tobacco in the Americas declined from 28% to 16.3% between 2000 and 2020, novel products and misleading information from the tobacco industry, especially targeting young people, threaten to undo those gains. On the eve of World No Tobacco Day (31 May), the Director of the […]

Panama City, 29 May 2023 (IICA). Regional agriculture authorities and researchers meeting in Panama agreed that bioinputs are a tool to boost sustainable productivity in agriculture in the Americas, given that they contribute to overall health, generate new economic opportunities in rural areas, as well as increase decarbonization, environmental sustainability and climate resilience. The first Pan-American Bioinputs […]