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Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 19, 2023 (SKNIS): Members of the public received greater insight into the technical specification of the houses to be built by East Coast Housing Development and their capacity to withstand natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes. The public at the NHC Housing Fair Oflyn Rogers, Technical Manager of the National Housing […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 19, 2023 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis continues its drive to regularize lands so that “Kittitians could enjoy their right to land and empowerment to such.” This was according to the Honourable Dr. Joyelle Clarke, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment, during the Prime […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 19, 2023 (SKNIS) – During the Prime Minister’s Press Conference on Thursday, May 18, 2023, Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Development and Gender Affairs, Senator the Honourable Isalean Phillip provided an update on the ongoing restructuring process of the Poverty Alleviation Programme (PAP). “The restructuring process for the poverty […]

Mario Lubetkin, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, visited Belgium and Spain to strengthen the organization’s work with parliaments. He also met with European Union representatives to follow the EU-CELAC summit’s advances. May 19, 2023, Santiago de Chile- A call to redouble efforts to improve food and nutrition security was […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 19, 2023 (SKNIS) – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, under the leadership of Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, has taken a calculated approach towards strengthening the Federation’s voice on the international stage, all in the interest of further development the country into a sustainable island state. Prime Minister […]

Global ceremony at FAO resonates with call for the adoption of agricultural practices that protect these tiny animals and their enormous impact on our planet 19/05/2023 Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) marked today World Bee Day 2023 with a global ceremony in which participants emphasized the importance of promoting sustainable agricultural […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 19, 2023 (SKNIS) – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, underthe leadership of Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, has taken a calculatedapproach towards strengthening the Federation’s voice on the international stage, all in theinterest of the further development of the country. “We live on an island that currently […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 19, 2023 (SKNIS): With the growing demand for entry into St. Kitts and Nevis via InterCaribbean Airways (ICA), the St. Kitts Tourism Authority has once again negotiated a settlement with the Airways to increase aircraft capacity from a 30 to a 50-seater, starting the fourth week of May. The service from the […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 19, 2023 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) –The Rt. Hon. Dr Denzil Douglas, Foreign Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis while attending the two-day 26th Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR). In a series of bilateral engagements in the margins of the COFCOR meeting, Foreign Minister Rt Hon. […]

Thursday, May 18, 2023 — According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) hypertension or high blood pressure is when the pressure in the blood is too elevated/high (greater than or equal to 140/90 mmHg).  While common symptoms include severe headaches, chest pains, dizziness and blurred vision, many persons with hypertension will be asymptomatic (i.e., presenting no symptoms or […]