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San Jose, June 8, 2022 (IICA) – Gillian Goddard, an activist who founded an organization that has empowered farmers in Trinidad and Tobago and elsewhere in the Caribbean, was recognized by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) as one of its “Leaders of Rurality of the Americas”. The “Soul of Rurality” award, as it […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 7, 2022 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation): Thursday, 2nd June, 2022 saw the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis and the Government of the Republic of Benin. The Embassy of Saint Kitts and Nevis in Havana welcomed His Excellency Boniface Vignon of the Republic of […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 04, 2022 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation):The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Aviation is pleased to advise the public of the launch of a fellowship programme called the Irish [Ireland] Fellows Programme for Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The fellows programme, fully funded by the Irish Government under the auspices […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 04, 2022 (SKNIS): Minister of Sport, the Honourable Vincent Byron is working to ensure that cricket fans in St Kitts and Nevis are able to witness home games of the local Patriots franchise, the defending champions of the Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 Tournament (CPLT20). At a Cabinet Press Conference on Wednesday […]

The COVID-19 pandemic is not over. The Ministry of Health is confirming that there is an increase in the number of persons identified with COVID-19 virus. Over the last two weeks, May 20, 2020 to June 3, 2020, 144 cases of COVID-19 were added to the tally bringing the total number of confirmed cases to […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 03, 2022 (SKNIS): Child protection advocates in St. Kitts and Nevis gathered at the CUNA Caribbean Conference Center on Thursday, June 02, 2022, to review Draft Statutory Rules and Orders (SR&O) for the Probation and Child Welfare Board in relation to the New Horizon Rehabilitation Centre to determine the exact functioning of […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 3, 2022 (SKNIS): Minister of Public Infrastructure, the Honourable Eugene Hamilton, during his address at the Cabinet Press Conference on June 1, 2022, stated that the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis intends to construct desalination plants in Basseterre and Key’s Village, along with drilling for a new well in Cayon. […]

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, June 03, 2022 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Persons residing in rural-east St. Kitts now have easier access to fresh, locally grown produce following the official opening of the Bourryeau Community Vendors Market, located at the Bourryeau Strip (adjacent Fraites’ Bakery). The vendors market was opened on […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 03, 2022 (SKNIS): The National Gender Equality Policy and Action Plan 2022-2027 of St. Kitts and Nevis was fully operationalized following an official launch at a brief but significant ceremony at the Credit Union Conference Center (CUNA) on Wednesday, June 01, 2022. “This historic launch of the policy is testament to […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 03, 2022 (SKNIS): The Department of Youth Empowerment’s youth-centric activities and networks, along with the department’s efforts to promote sustainable development and caring for the environment, made it an excellent choice to partner with Government House to help coordinate the planting of 70 Trees for the Queen’s 70th Jubilee Initiative. The initiative was […]