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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, June 30, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris has lauded the meritorious contributions of seven outstanding daughters of the soil who “laboured long and hard in the vineyard of public service” and as a result were […]

Buenos Aires, 30 June 2022 (IICA) – Five thousand students from 100 agrotechnical schools across Argentina will be trained in the use of digital technologies applied to agriculture. These schools are seen as strategic pieces in developing agriculture in the country’s rural areas and in fostering a sense of belonging to the countryside. In the context of a […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 30, 2022 (SKNIS): Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris said that St. Kitts and Nevis continues to report a reduction in the incidences of crime, with two (2) percent being recorded from January to June 2022. “I am pleased to report that we continue to experience […]

Thursday, June 30, 2022 — The business environment in the OECS region is being boosted by strengthening the voice of the region’s private sector. The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) through its Competitive Business Unit (CBU) with support from the European Union (EU) launched the Project for the Revitalisation and Sustainability of the OECS Business […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 30, 2022 (SKNIS): Deputy Prime Minister, the Honourable Eugene Hamilton, expressed the deepest appreciation on behalf of a grateful Federation to six nationals of St. Kitts and Nevis, whom he described as “outstanding models” to the nation. The six were officially presented the Companion Star of Merit on Wednesday (June 29, 2022) […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 30, 2022 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has announced three new measures designed to provide relief to consumers facing high electricity bills. The measures include a moratorium (hold) on arrears of electricity bills, a freeze on disconnection of electricity service, provided that consumers pay the current portion of their […]

Geneva/Washington DC, 30 June 2022 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Unitaid today launched a five-year, US$ 2.6 million partnership to scale-up regional and national efforts to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of Chagas disease. Chagas is a neglected tropical disease endemic to Latin America, where it kills more people than any other parasite-borne infection. The infection […]

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, June 30, 2022 (MMS-SKN) — The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis which through the St. Kitts Sustainable Destination Council of the Ministry of Tourism first participated in the ‘Plastic Free July’ campaign in 2017, is all geared up for this year’s participation under the theme ‘Be part of the solution – help end plastic […]

Washington D.C., 29 June 2022 (PAHO) – As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the Americas, with new infections increasing by 13.9% from last week, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Carissa F. Etienne has called for countries to prepare their health systems to address the long-term impact of post-COVID condition (commonly known as long COVID), […]

The St. Kitts and Nevis Site of The University of the West Indies Open Campus held a virtual Certificate Giving Ceremony on Wednesday, 22nd June 2022, for persons who completed professional development courses last semester,  Semester 2 of 2021/2022. The classes were held online with participants from St. Kitts, Nevis, Grenada, St. Lucia and Trinidad […]