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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 […]

SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVISSTATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS No. 49 of 2021COVID-19 (Prevention and Control) Regulations, 2021In exercise of the powers conferred by section 25 of the COVID-19 (Prevention and Control) Act No. 16 of 2020, the Minister in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer makes the following Regulations:[Published 30th December 2021 – Extra-Ordinary Gazette No. […]

Dear Tourism Stakeholders, In recent communication with multiple sun destinations following the emergence of the Omicron variant, representatives of Air Canada Vacations sent the following statement regarding a service suspension to St. Kitts that I share with you below: The Travel Industry has once again been faced with unforeseeable circumstances and further exasperating this; the […]

January 3, 2022 – Bridgetown, Barbados – Tuna and tuna-like fishes, most notably the yellowfin and Atlantic sailfish make up about 70 percent of the reported catches in Grenada. With an estimated 2 550 tonnes of fish caught annually, fisheries play an important role in the Grenadian economy, providing employment and income, food and food security, while also […]

Introduction Secretary General (SG) — Louis Almagro LemesAssistant Secretary General (ASG) — Nestor Mendez His Excellency, Ambassador Lynn Raymond Young, Coordinator of the CARICOM Caucus of Ambassadors, Permanent Representative of BelizeHer Excellency: Vice Chair — Lou-Anne Gaylene Gilchrist, Permanent Representative of St. Vincent and the GrenadinesDistinguished Permanent Representatives and Alternate Representatives Good Morning. I thank you […]

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 3, 2022- In a brief virtual inauguration ceremony held on Monday 3rd  January, 2022, the Permanent Representative of St. Kitts and Nevis to the Organization of American States (OAS), H.E. Dr. Everson Hull officially assumed the Chairmanship of the OAS Permanent Council, until March 31, 2022. The new Chair, H.E. Dr. Hull in his maiden address […]